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Evening Guru Poornima event in a large tent-like hall lit by warm lamps, with orange bunting and tall bamboo poles hung with orange flags. A man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth and an ornate gold-and-white floral seat, sits on a raised throne-like seat (peetha) decorated with white and orange garlands and a golden nandi-style base; he smiles and rests his hand on the seat. In front, a woman in a white sari with a red border kneels and bows her head toward a low wooden platform, possibly offering reverence or padapuja. Seated monks in orange robes and devotees in white fill the floor behind, and a cameraman in white stands at right. Several other people are visible in the background.

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Evening Guru Poornima event in an orange-draped hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested except for an orange wrap and rudraksha-style beads, sits on an ornate golden peetha decorated with a golden lion-like figure and white and orange flower garlands, hands raised in blessing. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange wrap and ornate seated throne. In front, a woman in a white sari with a gold border bends low at his feet in devotion. Behind them, rows of saints and devotees in orange robes sit on the floor beside tall bamboo poles with orange tassels. A man in white stands at right holding a camera. Orange and white cloth hangs from the ceiling and an electric fan stands in the room.2006-07-11A seated figure in orange robes with long dark wavy hair sits on a golden lion-footed throne decorated with white and orange-red flower garlands, bare-chested with a shawl, smiling and extending a hand toward a kneeling woman in a white and red-bordered sari who bows with her face in her hands. Around them, saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a raised platform, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at right beside a camera. Orange flags hang on bamboo poles behind, with an oil lamp and brass vessels near the platform, under a white tent with hanging orange and patterned banners. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure on the throne, identified by long hair, orange robes and the throne setting.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11Photo of a ceremony on a decorated raised platform. A seated figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace sits on a throne-like seat draped with white and orange garlands, with a large floral-decorated backdrop behind. A devotee in white dhoti and shawl prostrates at the base of the platform among scattered petals and brass vessels. Around them, people in orange and saffron clothing sit and stand, some with shaved heads, and one man holds a long bamboo pole; a man in white stands at the left edge. a person: the seated figure in orange robes, long hair and a bead necklace on a garlanded throne, shown in an honouring ceremony.2006-07-11A seated figure in an orange sannyasi-style robe with long dark hair and a gold necklace sits on a gilded throne with a lion-like carved base decorated with white and red-yellow flower garlands. A woman in a white embroidered top, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, stands before him with palms joined in namaskar. Behind them, several men in orange robes sit in rows on the floor of a hall with orange-tipped bamboo poles, and a brass oil lamp stands at the lower right. a person's cues include long hair, orange robe and gold necklace, seated in the role of the teacher receiving the devotee.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti, places his right hand on the head of a younger man in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange sash, who bends forward with his palms pressed together. The seated figure sits on a red cushioned seat beside a golden deity murti with white and red-yellow flower garlands, and orange-cloth-tipped bamboo poles stand in the background. Several saffron-robed men with shaved heads and rudraksha malas sit behind them, and small brass oil lamps appear at the lower right. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan ritual in a hall decorated with orange cloth and flowers. Probable Swamiji is the seated figure with long hair, saffron shawl and ornate seat, who is bestowing a blessing on the kneeling devotee.2006-07-11A seated figure with long dark wavy hair, bare-chested under an orange-saffron shawl with ornate gold necklaces, sits on a gold-and-red throne draped with white flower garlands at a Guru Poornima event. A man in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste before him. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads sit in rows, many holding small items, beside tall bamboo poles topped with orange cloth and a brass oil lamp in the foreground. A projected portrait screen and a white tent-style hall frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, identified by the long hair, saffron shawl, gold ornaments and throne seating; the cues are appearance-based.2006-07-11