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Outdoor ceremony beside a stone-edged water tank at a temple complex. A seated figure in a red-orange turban and ochre robe, with ornate gold necklaces and bangles and white markings on the forehead and arms, rests a hand on the bald head of a kneeling, bare-chested young disciple in maroon and gold cloth. The seated figure holds a long ceremonial staff with a silver top. Behind them stand saffron-robed devotees, some with rudraksha malas, and a crowd in white on stone steps and terraced seating under red and white bunting. A gilded throne with red cushions occupies the left foreground.

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July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A seated figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe with a gold-yellow edge wears layered rudraksha-style beads and gold bangles. He raises a long silver-tipped staff over the shaved head of a young boy in a maroon robe with a yellow border, who wears a gold earring and stands bowing before him. Behind them, many people in orange and red robes sit and stand near a green water pool with stone steps and a red-cushioned throne. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has a turban, saffron robes and ornate beads and gold ornaments, consistent with the page's Guru Purnima context. Other monastics in orange and white robes watch from the background, and a white-clad crowd sits on tiered stands beyond the pool.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor photo at a temple-style courtyard beside a water tank with stepped stone ledges. A seated figure on an ornate gold-backed red throne wears an orange-red turban, gold necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and white-marked forehead and arms; with an extended hand he offers a ceremonial staff topped by a silver finial toward a young shaved-headed boy in a maroon sleeveless top and yellow-trimmed cloth, who holds folded saffron cloth. Behind them, seated and standing devotees in orange and white clothes watch, and a few stand on the steps in white. Red bunting and a red brick building are visible above. The moment suggests a guru-offering ritual with devotee offering, with saffron-clad devotees and a large crowd in the background.2013-07-22A seated figure in orange and ochre robes, wearing an orange turban, gold necklaces and bangles, and white markings on the forehead and arms, raises a hand to bless or touch the shaved head of a kneeling young boy in a maroon robe with yellow trim. The boy has his palms joined in devotion. The seated figure sits on a red cushioned throne with gold trim and holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with a finial. Behind them, rows of people in orange and red robes sit on terraced steps beside a large water tank, with more devotees in white on the upper steps.2013-07-22A photo at an outdoor ceremony beside a pool with stepped terraces. A seated man on a red throne with an ornate gold frame wears an orange-brown turban, a gold necklace, gold armbands and bangles, and white markings on his forearm and chest; he holds a silver trident-topped staff and reaches to drape an orange cloth over a shaved-headed young boy in maroon robes with yellow borders. Other saffron-clad devotees, some in white, stand and sit on the steps behind, with more people crowded near the water.2013-07-22Outdoor ceremony beside a large pool with tiered red-brick seating. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange-red turban, layered gold necklaces, gold bangles, and an orange robe with white markings on the arm; he extends a hand toward a trident held upright, and a folded orange cloth is presented by a shaved-headed boy in maroon robes with yellow trim. a person: the seated figure's appearance (orange turban, gold ornaments, throne) matches the page's description. Around them, shaved-headed and robed devotees in maroon and orange sit and stand, and more people line the seating in the background.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22