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A photograph inside a temple hall in front of a large floral backdrop of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. A smiling person in a red and white flower garland, a flower crown with pink and gold ornaments, red and white garlands, and a rust-brown wrap stands centrally, with gold bangles on the arms. a person: long dark hair, a flower crown and ornate garlands are visible cues, and this figure is receiving a devotee's offering. Nearby, a shaven-headed priest in an orange-brown wrap with a white forehead mark and beaded necklaces stands beside a gold kalasha. Several devotees in the foreground, including a bald man in white and women with dark hair, lean in to offer items to the garlanded figure.

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July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a seated guru figure in a flower-decorated throne setting at Guru Purnima. The central person wears a red and orange garment, a long multi-strand garland of white, red and yellow flowers, a decorated headpiece with colourful pompoms, and gold bangles; they smile while accepting an offering of a small white item from a devotee in white clothes at the left, hands pressed together. Behind them stands a priest with a shaved head, white forehead markings and saffron cloth with a bead necklace, beside a golden vessel. The throne is backed by a large floral arrangement of yellow, green, red and purple blossoms.2013-07-22A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate throne-like seat, wearing a white and red garland and a patterned zebra-print shawl over a brown garment, with gold bangles and necklace, smiling as he receives a hand gesture from a man in front. Behind him a large floral arrangement of yellow, white, red and purple flowers forms an arch. To the left a young man in white dhoti and shawl wears a long rudraksha mala and stands beside a devotee in white shirt with palms pressed together. A brass hanging lamp with red flowers is visible at top left. A figure at the seat's side is seated, and devotees surround the throne. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a gold necklace, rudraksha-style garland and a shawl, matching the event at Guru Purnima.2013-07-22A photograph of a seated figure at a ceremony, wearing a large crown-like headdress decorated with bright floral garlands in yellow, green, red, purple and white and bold circular ornaments in pink, orange and blue. Red and white flower garlands hang over the chest. A bald priest in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha-style beads stands at left beside a golden pot-like vessel, reaching toward it. The background is dark with hanging brass fixtures and a red floral decoration. The seated figure is smiling with eyes lowered, and the image is blurred.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22July 31 20152015-07-31A smiling figure seated on a throne-like chair decorated with a large floral backdrop of yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves. He wears an orange-brown turban, a brown-orange robe, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with gold bangles on his wrists. A woman in a green patterned sari with white flowers in her hair kneels before him with folded hands, and a bald man in a white checked shirt sits at the right edge, seen from behind. A golden lion-like carved armrest is visible at the left. a person is seated in the centre, receiving devotees during a Guru Purnima bhiksha offering.2013-07-22A photograph of a ritual scene at a temple shrine. A central seated figure with a tall black swept-up hair crown, white sacred ash on the forehead, a gold necklace with pendant, rudraksha mala beads and a red-orange cloth is smiling and wears a long garland of yellow, red and multicoloured flowers. Beside them, a bare-chested attendant in a white vibhuti-marked tilak and blue dhoti pours or applies water, and a devotee in white kneels in front. Behind, a large gold-framed arch of marigold garlands surrounds a seated deity murti holding a staff, with an additional garlanded figure in orange at right. Attendants and devotees are partly visible, and the setting is a stone temple sanctum with a rite of abhishekam in progress.2016-03-07January 06 20132013-01-06