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A photograph of a Guru Purnima event in a hall with a decorated stage. A large ornate golden throne stands under a white and orange decorated arch with yellow flower motifs. On the stage, a man in saffron robes stands at the left, a woman in orange sari sits near the throne, and a seated figure in orange robes sits below the throne, with several people in white and orange clothing standing behind. Maroon curtains and colourful pillars frame the stage. A large audience dressed mostly in white sits on the floor facing the stage, and a small screen shows a close-up of a figure.

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A large crowd of devotees, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis with several women in white saris, sits on the floor facing a decorated stage. On a golden throne at centre, a figure with long hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a red shawl, with a beaded mala and gold necklace. Below him, a saffron-robed attendant sits near a silver puja vessel and flower offerings. Standing devotees in orange and white stand on the stage, and a small fan and a monitor appear at the edges. Ornate white-and-red stage arches with floral motifs frame the scene, with a rug and a person-style bird emblem in the corner.2008-07-17A photograph of a temple-style stage ritual. At the centre, a deity murti sits under a large flower-decorated arch with a golden crown-like canopy and garlands. A figure in orange and white, seated on a raised platform, performs a puja with hands folded before the murti. Several shaven-headed sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sit in front, one tending a flower-covered offering table. To the left, two women in white saris stand holding trays of flower garlands and an oil lamp, and a man in white stands behind them. Ornate umbrellas hang at the sides. Seated devotees in white occupy the lower foreground, with a white-clad elderly man in front of a flower-strewn altar.2006-01-01July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17A stage at a Gurupoornima celebration with an ornate white-and-gold throne-like canopy decorated with floral rangoli-style scalloped arches and colourful painted pillars. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands before the throne while devotees in white and cream clothes gather around, some in saffron shawls, with a man in white raising his arm near the centre. Garlands and flower petals lie on the stage floor. A video camera is visible on the right side. Several devotees in white, yellow and pink saris and white dhotis surround the altar as part of a puja or darshan.2008-07-17Photograph of a Guru Purnima puja on a decorated stage with a golden throne backed by an ornate rice-flour or grain arch with floral motifs. A figure in orange robes and a red-orange shawl sits on the throne with a garland, apparently in a seated ceremonial posture, while several saffron-clad helpers in orange and white stand and sit around, some holding a ritual implement and a lamp. Audience members in white kurtas and dhotis sit on the floor in front. A small screen shows the stage above a patterned yellow and blue pillar. a person seated centrally in orange and red with rudraksha-style garland, the appearance is not certain enough to confirm.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17December 25 20082008-12-25June 22 20092009-06-22