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Photograph of a Guru Purnima bhiksha ritual in a hall. A figure in an orange turban, ornate beaded necklaces and gold jewellery sits on a decorated throne covered in garlands of yellow, red, white and green flowers, holding a ceremonial bell while devotees offer him brass plates of flowers and fruit. Around the throne, people in white ritual clothes and saris, some in red and purple, hold brass trays and bow or kneel with hands folded. Overhead hang flower garlands and brass lamps. a person is the seated figure, based on the orange turban, ornate garlands and throne cues; the people offering trays are devotees.

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