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December 27 20162016-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A festive outdoor tent with red canopy and draped red-and-gold hangings during a ritual gathering. On the left, a priest in a golden crown and orange-red cloth sits beside a silver-plated decorated stand (padapuja setting), garlanded with yellow, orange and purple flower strands. Around it, devotees sit on black cloth with brass thalis and small silver vessels: a woman in a red-orange saree and a woman in white with orange border offer items, a man in an orange shirt holds a plate, and an older woman in a white saree with red border and a woman in a blue-and-white saree with red shawl hold trays. A man in white stands at the back, and a cameraman with a tripod films the scene. Roughly twenty-five people are visible.2013-12-27A temple ritual photograph at a large pavilion. On the left, a woman seated on a silver-covered platform wears a gold crown, a tiger-striped orange-brown garment and a long garland of yellow, orange, pink and purple flowers, behind a silver Nandi-style figure. In front, a row of brass thalis holding offerings, oil lamps and small bowls sits on a golden table. Around it, several people in orange, red and white garments sit and perform puja, one man in orange with a rudraksha mala among them, while devotees in white and red sit in the background. Cameras on tripods and a red draped backdrop are visible.2013-12-27Large outdoor tent event with a dense crowd of devotees, many in orange and saffron clothing, seated on red carpet and white floor mats. In the foreground, a group of devotees sit with hands pressed in anjali at a low table holding brass thalis of oil lamps and offerings, with a large silver plate and yellow marigold garlands at the left edge. A man in white kurta at the top left and women in red and white saris, one wearing a rudraksha mala, are visible. Behind them a raised stage with monitor screens and a camera crane shows a central figure seated in orange near the stage. Red and orange drapery hangs overhead.2013-12-27December 15 20172017-12-15A red-canopied tent with white side walls hosts a devotional gathering. On the left, a figure seated on an ornate silver throne with a silver-and-gold crown, wearing a red and orange garment and a long multicoloured flower garland, is being honoured, with silver-framed backrest and marigold and yellow flower garlands draped over the throne. Around them, devotees sit on the floor in rows with hands folded in prayer or holding brass plates and vessels. A woman in a white sari with red border sits in the foreground, a bald man in a white shirt and orange shawl kneels to the right, and several others in red, orange and white clothing join in. Rudrabhishekam ritual setting.2016-12-27A satsang gathering under a red and white tent at the Bengaluru Aadheenam during a Rudrabhishekam event. A seated figure on the left wears a gold crown, a red and white garland, a gold necklace and an ornate silver throne, with marigold garlands draped around the seat. Around him, devotees sit on the floor facing him with hands folded in namaskar: a woman in a white and red sari with a red blouse, a woman in orange and gold, and men in white shirts and saffron or orange clothing. Marigold garlands hang on the back wall beside white draped cloth and red fabric. The mood is devotional and attentive.2016-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 15 20172017-12-15May 13 20132013-05-13February 08 20132013-02-08