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A photograph inside a temple-like hall during a Guru Purnima celebration. A central figure seated on a golden throne with an ornate floral backdrop of yellow, red, white, green and purple garlands smiles broadly. He wears a saffron-brown garment, a gold necklace and a white flower garland, and a long dark hair swept back. Several people kneel and sit around the throne: a bald priest in orange robes at left, a man in a white shirt in the foreground, and women in teal, red and orange saris at right. A devotee in a white shirt with his hand on the throne base appears to offer respects. Gold kalasha and brass lamps hang in the background. The central figure has distinctive long hair, saffron attire and gold necklaces, consistent with the page's reference to a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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