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A photo of a Guru Purnima puja at an ashram hall with garlanded pillars and hanging brass bells. A seated figure on a golden throne at right wears an orange-brown robe, a matching turban, a gold necklace and a red-and-white garland, and holds up one hand in blessing. Around him devotees in white and red clothes hold silver and brass plates of flowers and offerings, while a woman in a red salwar kameez at left presses her palms together. Several people sit on the floor in front, including a shaved-headed devotee with a white forehead mark and a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala. Flower petals and brass vessels are arranged on the floor, and a camera operator stands in the background.

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A seated figure on a gold-and-brown throne receives devotees on Guru Purnima at a temple-like hall. The figure wears a rust-brown turban, layered gold necklaces, bangles and a red and yellow garland, with a cloth-draped throne behind. Around the seat, devotees in white and red clothing, some wearing red shawls, hold brass and silver trays of offerings, flowers and oil lamps. A woman in red with hands joined prays, a bald man in white and a man with a rudraksha mala kneel at the front, and a bell and a ceremonial staff stand nearby. Garlands of marigolds hang from the ceiling.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22Photograph of a Guru Purnima puja inside a richly decorated shrine room. A man seated on a golden throne with a carved lion base wears an orange-brown turban, a saffron-toned dhoti, a red and yellow floral garland and gold necklaces, and holds his hands in anjali. Devotees around him hold brass plates of offerings and oil lamps; a woman in a blue-trimmed white sari and another in white sari stand at left and centre. Brass bells hang from above and a large deity murti covered in yellow, orange and red flower garlands stands at right. Silver bowls and brass kalasha-style vessels fill a round table in front of the throne, and a cameraman films the ceremony.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A ceremonial puja scene in a temple-like hall with dark stone walls and hanging flower garlands. On the right, a seated figure in a rust-brown and orange robe wears a saffron turban, layered gold chains and a multi-strand red and white flower garland, raising one hand in blessing. Surrounding him are brass bells, a brass lamp and a large gold-toned vessel, with a plate of flower offerings at his feet. Devotees kneel and stand in front: a woman in a red sari with palms pressed together, a woman in a white sari and blue blouse, several women in white saris holding silver thali plates of offerings, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, and a shaved-headed child in orange. A man in a purple kurta stands behind, and a few partially visible people stand at the back. This appears to be a puja with padapuja-style offerings.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A seated man in an ornate golden throne with a peacock-feather fan and gilded lion-head armrest receives padapuja from devotees kneeling around a round golden tray. He wears an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, a red and white floral garland, and a gold necklace, with gold armbands. Women in white and orange-red saris and a man in white kneel with brass thalis holding flowers, lamps and small offerings, washing or honouring his feet. Brass hanging bells and lamps hang above, with a black wall and a wall fan behind.2013-05-25Guru Purnima bhiksha ceremony in a richly decorated hall. A man seated on a golden throne with a golden lion-head armrest wears an orange-brown turban, saffron-brown robe and a red-and-white flower garland, with ceremonial gold necklaces. Devotees in white saris and white kurtas stand and kneel around him, holding brass and steel thalis of fruit, sweets and flower offerings, while others hold small brass bowls and lamps. Garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers hang behind the throne, and brass bells and lamps stand on a side table. A woman in a blue-trimmed white sari carries a thali toward the throne, and a woman in red sleeves reaches in from the right.2013-07-22A seated figure on an ornate golden throne draped with yellow, orange and white marigold garlands is being honoured by devotees in a dark doorway with brass hanging lamps. The seated person wears an orange-brown turban, layered gold necklaces, a red-and-yellow rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, and holds an orange-tipped staff, smiling. Around him, devotees offer silver and brass thalis of flowers and puja items. A woman in a red salwar kameez and a woman in white and blue stand at left with folded hands; a woman in a cream saree with a gold border holds a thali; a man in a purple shirt joins palms. A shaven-headed man in orange kneels at bottom left beside a man in white. a person (appearance cues: orange turban, layered gold and rudraksha adornments, ceremonial throne), seated in the centre-right. Gold lamps and bowls rest on the platform.2013-07-22 +1 copies