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A seated figure in ceremonial dress receives devotees at a Guru Purnima event, framed by a large floral arrangement of yellow marigolds, green leaves and red and white roses shaped into a decorative arch. The seated figure wears a white and orange garland, rudraksha and gold necklaces, gold bangles and a dark brown shawl draped over the shoulders, with a bare upper body. Several people kneel and stand close in front, including a man in white and a woman in a white sari with rudraksha beads who smiles. A shaved-headed priest with a white forehead mark stands behind, and a girl in white watches from the doorway. A devotee in white receives or offers something from a tray at the seated figure's hands, consistent with bhiksha offering, and garlanded wall decorations frame the doorway.

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