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December 07 2016

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December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 19 20162016-12-19November 26 20162016-11-26December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesDecember 19 20162016-12-19June 02 20172017-06-02January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor ritual on a red carpeted stage before tiered steps lined with rows of brass oil lamps and seated participants in white, orange and red clothing. In the foreground a young bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, a tall brass staff beside him. A second person in an orange garment stands at right. At left a gold-coloured throne base with a red cushion stands empty. Many seated devotees fill the stone tiers behind, some in white, some bare-chested. No clear appearance-based cues for a person candidate are visible.2016-12-17February 15 20172017-02-15Outdoor ceremony on a raised red-carpeted stage in front of tiered stone steps packed with seated participants in white and colourful clothing. A young male devotee stands centre-stage with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing an orange dhoti and bare-chested with beaded bracelets. Behind him to the right, another young figure in an orange garment stands. At the left edge a gold-coloured ceremonial throne or peetha is visible. Rows of small brass oil lamps line the steps, and a striped flag hangs at upper left.2016-12-17A photograph of an outdoor amphitheatre-style event on a red-carpeted stage before tiered stone steps filled with seated audience members in white and coloured clothing. In the foreground, a young male Gurukul-style performer in orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with sacred thread and beaded necklaces, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a brass ceremonial staff. A second performer in an orange sari-like garment stands at the right edge with arms raised. A gilded ornate throne or peetha sits at the left edge. Rows of black kalasha-style pots line the steps. Hindu devotional ritual setting.2016-12-17Outdoor ritual at a tiered stone amphitheatre with red-carpeted floor. In the foreground a bare-chested young male devotee stands with hands folded at his chest, wearing orange dhoti and rudraksha mala. To the right a second person in orange dhoti stands with back turned. Behind them, hundreds of seated audience members fill red-brick steps lined with rows of small brass oil lamps. Gold ceremonial seat or peetha is visible at left edge.2016-12-17