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A photograph of a Guru Purnima ceremony in which a seated figure in a deep maroon-brown garment, with a red and white flower garland and gold necklaces, smiles while devotees bow and touch the feet of the seated figure. A man in white with a red shawl bends forward with his hands clasped on the seated figure's feet, and a woman in a dark top and bangles reaches in as well. Behind is a throne decorated with yellow, red and white flowers and a golden deity figure. On the left a man in white with a rudraksha mala presses his palms together in prayer, and at the right edge another woman is partly visible. Several devotees are seen from behind in the foreground.

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July 22 20132013-07-22July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31July 22 20132013-07-22Devotees gather around a seated guru on a gold-and-cream throne in a decorated hall during a Guru Purnima satsang. The seated man wears a rust-red robe, a beaded necklace of wooden beads and a brown rudraksha-style mala, and smiles as a woman in a white sari extends her hands to him. Nearby, a man in an orange shirt, a shaved-headed man in saffron and white, and several women in saffron-red and white garments hold out offerings and devotion items. Behind the throne stands a large floral backdrop of yellow, orange and red marigold garlands, with a gold deity murti beside it and a gold carved pillar on the left. Two standing fans and a wall air conditioner are visible.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a seated man in a brown-orange ochre robe draped over one shoulder, wearing a heavy gold multi-strand necklace, a gold pendant with a temple motif, gold bangles and a red bindi, smiling with eyes closed. He sits before a large throne backdrop heavily decorated with bands of yellow marigolds, red and white roses, purple flowers and green leaves, with a golden lion-like carving at the top. In the left foreground a person in a white garment with an orange-patterned shawl faces him, reaching toward him. A pale drum or cymbal rim is visible at lower right. The scene resembles a Guru Purnima bhiksha offering, with the seated figure an appearance-based a person on a flower-decorated peetha.2013-07-22A 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.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22