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Outdoor ceremony under a large tent with red and white draped fabric and striped poles. Several saffron-robed priests stand in a row behind a long white-covered table, holding brass bells and ritual implements; the nearest priest on the left is bald and wears beaded necklaces. Several other priests wear garlands of beads and hold bells. Behind them, seated and standing people in white ritual clothes and yellow garments watch, and some hold oil lamps on the table. Offering plates sit on the table in front. No single figure is identified as a person, as the scene shows only robed priests and attendees.

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Photograph of a festival ritual under a white and blue draped tent at an outdoor event. Four young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style bead garlands stand at a long metal table, ringing handbells and raising brass lamps or instruments. Seated in front on a red mat are men in white kurtas with yellow shawls and women in yellow saree-style garments, with rows of brass oil lamps (deepas) and vessels arranged before them. Audience members in white and light clothing sit and stand behind a railing, with speaker boxes hung on the tent poles.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor ritual scene under a white canopy with red and white draped fabric behind. Several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand on a raised platform performing aarti, holding brass oil lamps with flames and bells; one lifts a lamp high. Seated and standing devotees in white clothes and a crowd of onlookers fill the foreground, with a few hands folded in prayer on the right.2010-01-01Outdoor ceremony under a white tent with red and white drapes and marigold garlands. Four sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand on a red-skirted stage, each raising a lit brass aarti lamp toward the front. The man on the far right is bald and holds a lamp in one hand and a garland-draped vessel in the other. Rows of seated devotees in white and pastel clothing fill the foreground, with more people seated on the right stage. Stacked black speakers and a striped pole stand at the side. Several dozen people are visible in total, so the count is best stated as a range.2010-01-01July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a ceremonial event under a white tent canopy with a red stage. Several young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in a row, some holding bells and ritual objects. In front of them, seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls play percussion and sit before rows of brass oil lamps (aarti lamps) and small brass vessels on low tables. Devotees in white and orange fill the seating area beneath white draped side walls, with a camera on a tripod at right. The scene suggests a puja or aarti performance during a gathering.2009-07-07January 01 20182018-01-01July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor ceremony under a white tent with blue-and-white patterned side panels. Five standing men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands stand in a line behind a long white-covered ritual table, holding ceremonial implements and facing the altar. Seated devotees in white and red clothing fill the foreground, and marigold garlands hang on the right beside brass ritual vessels. Possibly a puja or yagna; no clear a person candidate is visible among the standing figures, and the view is partial.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01