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A photo of an outdoor ceremony beside a green-water pool with red-brick buildings and tiered red seating behind. A figure with a swept-back orange turban, ornate gold necklaces and gold bangles sits on a large gold-framed red throne, holding a silver trident aloft with one hand. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and young boys in red and maroon robes with rudraksha malas sit or stand, and a devotee in saffron bends forward offering a saffron cloth at the throne's base. Behind them, people in white clothes stand with hands folded along the steps, and a crowd sits on the seating. a person: the seated figure wears a turban, gold necklaces and saffron clothing, matching the page's Guru Purnima satsang context; the figure is seated on a throne, which alone does not establish identity.

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Outdoor 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.2013-07-22Outdoor ceremony at a stepped poolside courtyard. A man seated on an ornate golden throne with red cushions wears an orange-brown turban, a gold necklace, rudraksha mala beads and gold armbands, and holds a tall ceremonial staff with a silver top while reaching toward a kneeling devotee in orange robes. The devotee, shaved-headed with a bare upper body, kneels in front of the throne; a bald man in glasses and orange robes stands nearby. Behind them, rows of saffron-clad devotees and white-clad attendees sit on red steps beside a water pool, with red bunting and a red building in the background.2013-07-22Outdoor ceremony beside a pool with greenish water. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange-brown turban, heavy gold necklace with rudraksha beads, gold bangles and an orange-brown cloth draped over his body; he extends his hand toward a young shaved-headed boy in maroon robe and gold border who holds an orange cloth bundle, while a red-robed and orange-robed crowd of boys, girls and women gathers behind, some holding a silver staff topped with a trident-like finial. Several people behind wear orange and maroon robes and white-clothed figures stand on a balcony above. A man in a turban and rudraksha necklace as a centre figure; a seated man in orange turban receives an offering in a traditional ceremonial setting.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.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Photograph at an outdoor ceremony beside a pool, showing a seated figure in an orange-brown turban and orange-brown robe with heavy gold necklaces, bangles and white forehead markings, holding a long silver staff with one hand while a young shaved-headed boy in a maroon robe and maroon sash receives folded orange cloth from the seated figure's lap. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees and young shaved-headed children in maroon sit in rows, with a few white-clad people standing on a tiered stone bank above the water. The seated figure's appearance and presentation suggest a person seated on a red throne-like cushion, giving a cloth offering as a bhiksha-style ritual.2013-07-22A photograph of an outdoor ceremony at a temple-style pool with stepped red seating and a crowd of white-clad and saffron-clad devotees behind. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange turban, a heavy gold necklace, gold armbands and a saffron wrap, with white sacred markings on his forehead and arm; a shaved-headed child in a maroon robe kneels to receive an orange cloth offering from him. a person in an orange turban and heavy gold ornaments, seated on a throne and receiving an offering from a child devotee. Other devotees in orange and maroon robes stand nearby, and a silver trident-like staff rises beside the throne, with the water pool behind.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22