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A seated figure on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold backrest raises a silver trident-topped staff toward a shaved-headed young man in red and yellow robes who kneels or bows before him. The seated figure wears an orange-brown turban, heavy gold chains, a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and an orange-brown garment with gold border, with white markings on the arm. Behind them, a row of red stone steps is filled with seated devotees in white and orange-red clothing, and a red and white banner hangs on the building. Other people are seated devotees on the steps. A white cloth and an orange cloth lie on the throne platform.

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A photograph of a seated guru on a red and gold throne receiving an offering during Guru Purnima at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. The seated figure wears an orange turban, a long gold and rudraksha mala, gold bangles and an orange garment with a yellow border, and smiles while extending a hand toward a young monk in maroon robes who holds a silver trident-topped staff and a white cloth bundle. Behind them, seated devotees in saffron and white clothing line red-tiered steps, a bald man in orange and women in orange saris watch. Swamiji (probable) appears on the throne, with long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and a rudraksha mala, matching the page's description of a bhiksha offering to the Guru.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor ceremony on a red-carpeted stone staircase. A seated man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a heavy gold necklace with rudraksha beads and gold bangles, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne cushioned with orange pillows. A woman in orange robes and glasses, with wet hair, kneels close and holds a silver ceremonial staff toward him. Behind them a crowd of men in white dhotis and women in saffron sarees stands on the steps, some with hands folded. a person appears as the seated figure; the presence of a throne and being honoured are not themselves identifying cues.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor 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.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Outdoor Guru Purnima ceremony on red-carpeted steps. A man in an orange turban and saffron-orange cloth sits on a gold-and-red throne, wearing a rudraksha mala, heavy gold necklaces and gold bangles, and extends his hand to receive an orange cloth offered by a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and shawl. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with a white-marked forehead watches with folded hands, and rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls fill the steps. a person: the seated man in orange with rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and turban matches the page's a person claim. The scene is a bhiksha offering, with the giver presenting cloth to the Guru.2013-07-22