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Close view of a Guru Poornima puja altar decorated with orange and white flower garlands and red roses. At the top, the lower body of a person in orange robes stands behind the altar, with a red and orange flower garland hanging from the upper edge; only the robed legs and feet are visible. In the foreground, a silver kalasha-style vessel holds white flowers and a green leaf, with a mango leaf and a turmeric-coloured coconut-like offering. Silver trays hold bananas, pineapples, apples and a flaming oil lamp, and a tall silver lamp stand with a rooster-topped finial is wrapped in white flowers at right. The setting is a ritual celebration of Guru Poornima at an ashram.

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A padapuja ceremony in progress on a decorated stage. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes is visible only from the waist down, with bare feet resting on a silver tray with flower petals and a red cushioned platform. Garlands of white jasmine and orange and red roses drape the stage. In the foreground, a silver kalasha-style vessel filled with white flowers and a green leaf, alongside pineapples, mangoes, red apples and a brass lamp with a flame. A tall silver lamp stand stands on the right. The feet of the seated figure are being honoured with flowers, indicating a padapuja offering.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07December 24 20092009-12-24Close photo of a pada puja ritual in progress. A seated figure in orange and gold silk garments wears a white jasmine garland with a red, green and white tassel, positioned above a silver tray on a red cushion. Brown hands pour water from a silver vessel, and a worker's hand reaches toward a silver puja setup. Foreground objects include silver pots and jugs, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, bananas or grapes in a bowl, a silver bucket with floral relief, and incense sticks in a container with leaves. Gilded carved furniture frames the scene.2006-12-27Close-up photograph of a polished silver kalasha, a ceremonial pot with an engraved, bulbous body, topped with mango leaves and a coconut wrapped in turmeric-yellow cloth. A white jasmine garland drapes down the pot's side, and grass stalks rise from the top. Behind it, blurred figures in orange and saffron robes sit near a gold-toned backdrop, with yellow and white marigold garlands and flower offerings in the foreground. No faces are clearly visible, so no person can be identified.2013-12-25A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head turban, hands pressed together in namaste, on a decorated ceremonial throne with carved wooden lions' feet. Long garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red flowers hang from the shoulders and neck. Before the throne is a silver peetha or pedestal holding red and yellow flowers, with a ceremonial sword and a staff beside the seat. Behind, a second attendant in orange robes and white dhoti stands near a red and gold ceremonial umbrella, with bananas and brass vessels in the foreground. The setting resembles a puja or Guru Purnima ceremony, with floral decorations on the throne and a dark backdrop.2004-07-022004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02December 27 20062006-12-27January 15 20162016-01-15July 07 20092009-07-07A seated man in saffron robes sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions at a stage decorated with flower garlands, marigolds and a large tree-and-rock backdrop. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a floral garland, and a trishul stands to his left. Two attendants in saffron sit on the stage floor, and two women in saffron and red sit to the right. Brass lamps, fruit, pineapple and a silver bowl of offerings sit before the throne, and carved deity figures appear at the top. a person is the central seated figure, shown in saffron robes with rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland on a golden throne.2009-07-07