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Indoor ritual in a large tent hung with orange-and-black patterned cylindrical banners. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange cloth draped over his shoulders raises a metal pot toward a seated figure. A devotee in orange robes bows low with folded hands before a brass vessel and a golden ornamental seat garlanded with white and red flowers. Behind them several orange-robed priests sit on a mat, and rows of people in white clothing sit on the floor watching. A cameraman in an orange shirt stands near the back, with a framed portrait and decorations on the rear wall.

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Evening photograph inside a decorated tent at an ashram gathering. In the foreground a long-haired man with bare upper body and orange cloth draped over his lower body sits on a golden peetha-like seat with garlands of white and red flowers. Facing him, a shaved-headed man in orange robe with a red shawl stands with palms joined in anjali, with a sacred ash mark on his forehead. Behind them seated devotees in orange and white, and many white-clad people sit on the floor in rows. A man in white with an orange shawl holds a camera. Hanging orange and patterned banners decorate the tent ceiling, and a kalasha and brass puja items sit near the seat. The long-haired man's appearance matches the page's a person reference only partially, so identity is uncertain; the visible seated figure is described by role.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11Indoor tented hall at an evening Guru Poornima event. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari sits with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a gilded deity figure draped in white and garlands, with a white flower garland at the lower left. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit nearby, some with shaved heads and rudraksha malas. A photographer in white kurta with an orange shawl stands and holds a camera. Behind, a large audience in white clothes sits on the floor in rows. Brass pots and oil lamps are set on a low table, and tall orange and multicoloured fabric banners hang from the ceiling. The painted backdrop shows a deity image.2006-07-11A photograph of a festive hall decorated with white canopy, hanging orange and black embroidered banners, and marigold garlands. A long-haired man with a bare upper body wearing an orange shawl stands on a gold-and-floral throne-like seat, pressing his hand to the head of a shaven-headed man in orange robes who kneels before him. Other orange-robed men sit around, and bamboo rods with orange tassels stand near them. Rows of seated people in white clothes fill the background, and a standing man in white with an orange shawl holds a camera. Kumkum-marked brass vessels sit on a mat in the foreground.2006-07-11A photo from a Guru Poornima ceremony inside a large tent decorated with hanging orange and multicoloured cylindrical banners. A long-haired man with a bare upper body and orange cloth draped over his shoulders presses his palm to the forehead of a shaven-headed devotee in orange robes who kneels before him. The devotee holds a bamboo-like staff during the blessing. Behind them, rows of people in white clothes sit on the floor, a cameraman in white stands on a raised platform, and a brass lamp and puja items sit on a cloth in the foreground beside a garlanded golden seat. Fresh flower garlands in yellow, white and red hang on the left.2006-07-11Evening ceremony under a white tent hung with orange and multicoloured embroidered banners. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange cloth, bare-chested with an orange shawl, stands before a large garlanded golden deity murti and holds up a ceremonial staff with orange tassels. A bald man in orange kneels with palms joined in namaskar, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands near a camera on a tripod. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly in white, fill the hall. Brass pots, lamps and offerings sit in the foreground beside a woman in a white sari, and a fan stands at the left. Background portraits and a painted banner are visible. Looks like a puja or satsang during a Guru Poornima gathering.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11Evening Guru Poornima event in a large tent-like hall lit by warm lamps, with orange bunting and tall bamboo poles hung with orange flags. A man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth and an ornate gold-and-white floral seat, sits on a raised throne-like seat (peetha) decorated with white and orange garlands and a golden nandi-style base; he smiles and rests his hand on the seat. In front, a woman in a white sari with a red border kneels and bows her head toward a low wooden platform, possibly offering reverence or padapuja. Seated monks in orange robes and devotees in white fill the floor behind, and a cameraman in white stands at right. Several other people are visible in the background.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11A flower-decorated throne with a red cushioned seat and garlands of white jasmine and orange marigolds stands on a stage. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a beaded necklace sits on it, reaching out to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt who bends forward. Beside them a robed attendant in orange holds a metal pitcher, and another in orange holds a brass bowl. Along the right, rows of shaven-headed sannyasis in orange sit with bamboo staffs topped with orange flags, with brass lamps in front of them. Orange and patterned cloth hangings hang from the ceiling, and a videographer with a camera stands at the left edge.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11