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A photograph inside a temple-style hall at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam during Guru Purnima satsang. A seated man on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion wears an orange-brown turban, rudraksha-like red and white garlands, a gold necklace and armlets, and wrapped brown-orange robes; he is smiling and his feet are bare. Swamiji (probable) cues: swept-back hair under the turban, ceremonial gold necklaces and saffron-toned clothing, with the throne and garlands marking him as the honoured guest. Around him, devotees sit with hands folded in anjali, including a woman in a white sari with blue border on the left and a man in a purple shirt. Silver bowls of offerings and flowers sit before the throne, with brass lamps and bells hanging above and a flower-garlanded backdrop. A bald priest in orange and a bearded man in white also appear.

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