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A festive indoor Guru Purnima scene with a seated man in a rust-red shawl and long dreadlocked hair, wearing gold armbands, earrings and a gold necklace, smiling as devotees in white dhotis and saffron-toned clothing offer food and flowers. Heaps of red, yellow and white garlands and metal plates of offerings sit before him, and a woman in an orange sari with gold jewellery smiles nearby. A backdrop poster reading Guru Purnima hangs on the left wall, and a large floral garland decorates the right edge. a person: the seated man's dreadlocks, gold ornaments and rust-red shawl are the prominent cues, shown in the role of the seated guru receiving offerings.

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A ritual offering scene at a hall with red curtains and a banner showing a seated figure. Large garlands of yellow and white flowers and red blooms with banana leaves frame the foreground. A person with long dark hair, a reddish-orange cloth, gold armlets and a gold necklace sits on a red-cushioned seat, holding a silver plate with white offerings toward a heap of flowers and a coconut. Seated devotees in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and attendants in cream and gold clothing stand and sit around. Several women in red and green saris and jewellery clap and raise their hands. The seated person in orange is a.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19A photo of a seated figure on a red cushioned throne receiving offerings during a Guru Purnima celebration. The seated man has long dark hair swept back, wears a deep red-brown shawl over his bare upper body, gold armlets and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and holds a small silver dish of grains. Devotees crowd around him, including a woman in a white and gold sari and men in white shirts and dhotis. A large garland of red and white flowers and fruit lies on the throne, a golden deity murti sits at the lower edge, and a banner nearby shows a portrait labelled "Gurupoornima". Probable Swamiji cues present: long swept-back hair, ornate gold adornments and a rudraksha necklace with a shawl, in a throne-seated role receiving offerings.2016-07-19A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a rust-brown wrap, gold armlets, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, holds a steel bowl of rice toward a large decorated offering. Nearby, priests in white dhotis and yellow shawls with rudraksha malas attend the altar, and a devotee in a red sari stands before a gold-coloured vessel. The offering is heaped with red, yellow and white flowers and green leaves, and tall garlands of marigold and rose line the right edge. Several people stand in the background, and the setting appears to be a temple-style hall with a red curtain.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19A photograph of a ceremonial offering scene inside a hall. A seated figure on a red cushioned throne wears a brown-red cloth, a long necklace of large beads, gold bangles and has long dark hair piled high, with a crown-like ornament visible. Several devotees in orange, white and cream clothing lean in from the left, presenting garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, fruit and offerings, while a gold ceremonial object sits in the foreground. Tall pillars wrapped in white and red flower garlands line the right edge. The setting suggests a guru offering or puja at an ashram.2016-07-19A photograph of a Guru Purnima offering at a temple-style dais decorated with dense garlands of yellow, white and red flowers and green leaves. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style bead garland and heavy gold necklaces sits on a red cushion, smiling as he receives a stainless steel plate. Two women in orange and cream saris stand before him holding a steel bowl and a flower-decorated tray, and a third woman in an orange sari sits in the foreground. Behind them a golden deity murti and orange and red decorative banners fill the background. a person by ornate gold necklaces, long hair and bead adornments, seated centrally on a dais as the offering is made.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19A seated figure with long dreadlocked hair wrapped high on the head, wearing a gold necklace of yellow and white flower garlands, a golden armlet and a rust-coloured shawl, extends his hands over a tray amid heaped marigolds and red and orange flowers. Yellow and white flower garlands hang on a pillar at left. Behind him, women in white and orange saris, some with rudraksha malas, stand in a hall with maroon curtains and a standing air cooler; a man in white shirt and dhoti stands at right. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and receiving offerings, with the qualifying cues of dreadlocked hair, gold garland and rust-coloured shawl.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a rust-red cloth, heavy gold necklaces and gold armlets, sits on a red cushioned throne in front of a wall of yellow marigold garlands and green leaves, smiling as he reaches out his hand. A man in a white shirt with an orange-and-red shawl holds out an offering tray of flowers and a bowl toward him, while several women in saris and devotees stand nearby. A white floor fan, an air-conditioner grill and a gold deity figure are visible in the background.2016-07-19