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A seated man with a golden crown and white turban sits on a throne-like seat decorated with a large arch of yellow marigold garlands and red and white flower strings. He wears a red and white garland, gold necklaces and a white shawl, smiling as a man in a white shirt and gold-bordered white dhoti holds a golden spoon to his face and a woman in a white sari holds a painted bowl. Bells and a gold canopy hang above. a person: long hair, a crown and turban, ornate gold adornments and a garland mark the seated figure, who is receiving a ritual offering during a Guru Purnima celebration.

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July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a seated figure in a white turban and white shawl, with orange-brown garments, a red and white rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, smiling and raising a hand in greeting. The figure sits in front of a large arch of marigolds, roses and green leaves. Two devotees kneel or stand close: a man in white kurta bends forward with hands together near the flowers, and a woman in a cream sari holds a red mala and prayer beads. A young man on the left presses his palms together. Fresh leaves and flowers cover the seat. a person seated, identified by his distinctive saffron-orange garments, red and white rudraksha mala, gold necklace and long swept-back presentation; the devotees show darshan and puja.2013-07-22A photograph of a Guru Purnima puja at an ashram. A man in a white ritual shirt, seen from behind on the left, leans forward with cupped hands. Beside him a woman in a pale cream sari with a hair ornament and gold bangles stands at right, and another woman with folded palms is at far left. Centre, a seated figure wears a white and gold turban, red and white flower garlands, a gold necklace and gold bangles, and holds a brass plate. Behind them is a large arch of marigolds and red, white and purple flowers over green leaves. The scene is a flower-decorated ritual offering.2013-07-22A photograph of a seated figure on a throne-like seat decorated with a large arc of marigold, rose and yellow flower garlands and a golden deity figure above. The seated person wears a white and saffron shawl, layered red and white flower garlands, a jewelled crown, earrings, a nose ring and many bangles, holding a small brass vessel. A man in a white shirt and glasses leans in toward the seated figure with his hands extended, and a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha beads stands at left. Offerings in a silver tray appear at right, and flower petals lie on the seat.2013-07-22A smiling person seated under a large golden canopy, framed by a floral arch of yellow marigolds with red, white and purple flower bands. The seated figure wears a white turban, a white dhoti-style garment with a red-bordered wrap, a red and white flower garland, a gold necklace and gold bangles, and holds a golden ritual rod (danda) raised in one hand. A man in white clothes stands at left with his hand raised, and a partly visible person appears at lower right. Hanging brass bells and garlands decorate the ceiling. a person is seated centrally, identified by the white turban, ornate gold necklace and garlanded throne-like setting, though appearance cues are moderate.2013-07-22January 06 20132013-01-06July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph in a decorated temple-style hall with a deity murti seated on a golden throne draped in garlands of red, yellow and purple flowers. On the left a figure in an orange-brown sannyasi-style wrap, a saffron turban, a rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces stands smiling; the orange, turban and mala cues are distinctive, so this is Swamiji (probable). On the right a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a white jasmine garland and red flowers holds a yellow cloth bundle, and beside him a woman in a white sari with a jasmine garland and red flowers stands with hands together. A shaved-headed person in the lower left corner and a white-clad attendant at the far left are partly visible. A microphone stand and a tray of offerings appear near the throne.2013-07-18August 22 20152015-08-22July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a woman seated on a throne-like seat heavily decorated with marigolds, roses and jasmine garlands in yellow, pink, red, white and purple. She wears a white turban with a central ornament, a red-and-white garland, gold earrings and a small red bindi, and she smiles broadly. To her left a man in a white kurta wears a gold chain and a dark rudraksha mala and holds a green plastic basin. On the right a woman in a white sari watches, and a hand reaches in from the foreground while a cameraman is partly visible at the bottom. The scene suggests a devotional offering setting.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22