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June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJanuary 03 20152015-01-03January 04 20122012-01-04A seated guru in a brown-orange robe with gold borders sits on a golden throne-like seat decorated with garlands of red and yellow flowers. He wears layered gold necklaces, a red and yellow flower garland, gold armlets and bangles, and smiles as a man in a white shirt cups his hands and offers something toward him. Behind the seat, a monk in saffron cloth with a white forehead mark stands beside a large golden kalasha-style vessel, and a bald attendant in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala kneels at left. A woman at right, in a dark top, sits near the guru's feet. Ornate flower decorations fill the background.2013-07-22Outdoor ghat scene at a riverbank with a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, long dark swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and layered pearl and bead necklaces, with ornate silver-and-gold chair or throne behind. An elderly man in white dhoti with bare upper body kneels and bows at the seated figure's feet, hands pressed together, while standing saffron-robed attendants holding ceremonial silver staffs and a silver-tipped fan surround the seat. A grey-haired man in white and a turbaned elderly man in a waistcoat watch nearby. Water and wet ground suggest a riverside ritual of padapuja-style reverence.2013-02-13Outdoor Guru Purnima ceremony on red-carpeted steps. A man in an orange turban and saffron-orange cloth sits on a gold-and-red throne, wearing a rudraksha mala, heavy gold necklaces and gold bangles, and extends his hand to receive an orange cloth offered by a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and shawl. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with a white-marked forehead watches with folded hands, and rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls fill the steps. a person: the seated man in orange with rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and turban matches the page's a person claim. The scene is a bhiksha offering, with the giver presenting cloth to the Guru.2013-07-222015-July-302015-07-30July 22 20132013-07-22A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a gold ceremonial necklace sits on a red-cushioned golden throne, extending his hand to receive a small white offering from a young man in a white shirt and glasses on the left. A red beaded headband and a vertical tilak mark are visible. Standing behind him are two men in orange garments with gold necklaces, one with a shaved head, and another man in a green checked shirt in the background. The setting is a temple interior with a gold ornate backdrop.2012-05-08A seated man in an orange-red turban and saffron-red robe with gold trim sits on a gilded throne, wearing a long layered gold-bead necklace and rudraksha mala, with gold armbands and bangles. Before him a man in a white shirt kneels and holds the seated man's bare foot in both hands, performing padapuja. Behind them stands a bald man with vibhuti on his forehead, wearing thick glasses and a rudraksha mala over a saffron robe. Two more people in saffron and white stand at the back, and a brass oil lamp rests on the right. A dark red backdrop fills the background.2015-10-13June 26 20142014-06-26July 14 20132013-07-14