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A photograph of a seated figure on a decorated throne smiling and receiving devotees during a Guru Purnima bhiksha ceremony. The seated person wears a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a red and white garland with yellow flowers, gold necklaces and gold bangles. Behind the throne stands a large floral backdrop of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. A bald priest with white tilak and an orange-brown shawl stands behind a golden kalasha-style pot. Several devotees in the foreground, including a man in a yellow shirt and another in a checked shirt, sit with their backs to the camera. a person (saffron-brown dress, long swept hair, rudraksha-style garland and gold ornaments) is the seated figure, and the scene shows a devotee-offered bhiksha.

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