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A seated figure in an orange sannyasi-style robe with long dark hair and a gold necklace sits on a gilded throne with a lion-like carved base decorated with white and red-yellow flower garlands. A woman in a white embroidered top, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, stands before him with palms joined in namaskar. Behind them, several men in orange robes sit in rows on the floor of a hall with orange-tipped bamboo poles, and a brass oil lamp stands at the lower right. a person's cues include long hair, orange robe and gold necklace, seated in the role of the teacher receiving the devotee.

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Evening Guru Poornima event in an orange-draped hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested except for an orange wrap and rudraksha-style beads, sits on an ornate golden peetha decorated with a golden lion-like figure and white and orange flower garlands, hands raised in blessing. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange wrap and ornate seated throne. In front, a woman in a white sari with a gold border bends low at his feet in devotion. Behind them, rows of saints and devotees in orange robes sit on the floor beside tall bamboo poles with orange tassels. A man in white stands at right holding a camera. Orange and white cloth hangs from the ceiling and an electric fan stands in the room.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11A photo of a ceremony at an indoor hall. A long-haired man bare-chested with an orange cloth draped over his lap sits on a raised seat at left, smiling, and places a rudraksha-style mala or garland around the neck of a young boy in a white shirt standing before him. Behind them, a row of orange-robed sannyasis sit on the floor smiling, some wearing rudraksha malas, and a seated man in white stands at right. Tall bamboo poles with small orange flags rise around the seating area, a golden lion-shaped object and flower garlands lie in the foreground, and brass oil lamps sit on a low platform. A ceiling fan and stage rigging are visible. a person is the bare-chested long-haired man with flowing hair, orange cloth and ceremonial adornments, presented as the central figure conferring the garland. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.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 20062006-07-11Photograph of a seated guru on a red-cushioned throne draped with white and orange flower garlands, his hands raised in a blessing gesture. He wears a saffron-orange robe and a gold necklace, with long swept-back dark hair; a shaved-headed devotee in white kurta with an orange garland kneels in front of him with palms joined, while a seated group of saffron-clad sannyasis sits behind. A golden bull (Nandi) statue with marigold and rose garlands sits on the lower left, and sheets of paper lie on the throne. Orange streamers hang on bamboo poles in the background and small oil lamps are on the floor. a person in the robed guru figure with long hair and saffron clothing and gold necklace, seated on the throne.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11In front of him a woman in a white sari with orange border and floral print stands with palms pressed together in anjali, and a white box is held at lower left by an unseen hand. Behind her, young boys and a woman in orange clothing stand near a doorway, and a brass oil lamp sits on the floor by the platform with a red-draped backdrop and a patterned banner hanging at the right.2006-10-21Indoor evening ceremony in an orange-draped hall with a row of seated saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees behind bamboo poles hung with red flags. A long-haired figure in an orange garment sits on a golden lion-shaped seat decorated with white, yellow and red flower garlands, holding a string of beads to the wrist of a kneeling man in a white shirt who bows low. A portrait and a small oil lamp appear nearby, and a desk fan stands at the right edge. a person: the seated long-haired figure with bare upper body and orange cloth matches the page's a person cue, though the appearance is only partially clear.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti, places his right hand on the head of a younger man in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange sash, who bends forward with his palms pressed together. The seated figure sits on a red cushioned seat beside a golden deity murti with white and red-yellow flower garlands, and orange-cloth-tipped bamboo poles stand in the background. Several saffron-robed men with shaved heads and rudraksha malas sit behind them, and small brass oil lamps appear at the lower right. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan ritual in a hall decorated with orange cloth and flowers. Probable Swamiji is the seated figure with long hair, saffron shawl and ornate seat, who is bestowing a blessing on the kneeling devotee.2006-07-11