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Night ritual outdoors under a corrugated roof at an ashram-style pavilion. A priest in an orange-red turban and bare torso, wearing an orange-red dhoti sash, stands center holding a brass tray of flowers and offerings toward a row of seated girls. Five or six girls in colourful silk pavadai-style skirts and blouses sit on a raised stone platform wearing white and multicoloured flower garlands. A bright fire burns in a stone fire pit at right beside a large painted deity figure with a crown and an ornate colourful statue of another deity. Seated devotees on the left, some bare-chested, wear white and orange cloth. A world-map banner hangs above, and rangoli designs decorate the ground.

Night-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof with a large sacred fire pit burning at right. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and a matching orange-red turban stands at centre-left, holding a plate of offerings toward a row of young girls seated along a low ledge. The girls wear marigold garlands, colourful silk pavadai-style skirts and blouses in pink, green, purple and yellow, and some have name badges pinned to their garlands. Several boys and men sit on the ground at left in orange and white cloths, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas. Behind the fire, large painted deity murtis, one elephant-headed and one crowned, are decorated with flowers. Strings of mango leaves and marigolds hang overhead, and a world map banner is visible at top.

A crowded indoor hall with a red curtain backdrop and colourful patterned pillars. A long-haired figure in orange robes and an orange shawl sits on a white throne-like chair with white cushions, receiving a devotee. A young man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands behind him holding a plate. Devotees in white and orange shawls gather around, including a woman in a multicoloured sari. On a white cloth in front are rudraksha malas, small booklets, framed pictures and sweets. The figure in orange has long hair and wears orange clothing with rudraksha beads, though the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the seated figure is described by role only.

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A seated figure on a gilded throne with a tiger-skin cover and red cushions receives padapuja from women seated on the floor. The seated figure wears a red and saffron robe, a long garland of gold-toned beads, bangles and a white forehead mark, and their bare feet rest on a tray. Women in white, orange and red garments with rudraksha malas kneel around silver trays holding pink flowers, a floral arrangement, small oil lamps and offerings. Hanging brass bells, a brass lamp and gold-toned ornaments surround the throne, and a video camera on a tripod stands near a dark stone wall. The figure's appearance is consistent with a person given the saffron-red attire, rudraksha-style beaded garland, and throne setting, though the image is not clear enough to be certain.

A homa fire ceremony in an indoor hall with a tiled floor and a white tent canopy with orange drapes at the right. A fire blazes in a brick fire pit decorated with red and white rangoli, and a priest in a red-orange dhoti and red headwrap bends over it, feeding it. A man at left in an orange turban, red and orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland stands with hands folded, with several people in white and red-orange shawls behind him, many with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass oil lamps stand at right and a brass vessel sits beside the pit. Around 20-30 people are visible, many in white. The standing man has distinctive turban, garland and ornate clothing cues, but his identity is uncertain.

Outdoor evening homa at an open-air ceremony. In the lower right a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti sits before a flaming fire pit with yellow marigold garlands and offerings beside him. Around the fire, women devotees stand and make offerings: a woman in a red embroidered outfit with a red shawl extends her hand toward the fire, a woman in white with an orange shawl and forehead band holds an offering, and a woman in black with a blue scarf stands nearby. A woman in pink and a woman in white with an orange forehead mark stand behind them, and a banana plant and a dark deity murti stand in the background.

A seated group of young boys and men in orange robes and pink-red waist sashes sits on the floor of a hall, many with white vibhuti bands on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several boys have their palms open or hands joined in prayer before small brass plates and a lamp on low white platforms. Behind them, a larger crowd of seated devotees in white and red garments watches, and a golden shrine canopy stands at the back of the room. Two boys wear round glasses. The scene looks like a satsang or meditation session.

Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated roof with a large yellow-and-white draped cart nearby. A large deity murti seated on a throne with a crown, garlanded with white and yellow flowers, stands at centre-left, while a figure in white robes sits before it. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and bare upper bodies sit around a stone homa pit with a brass vessel and sprinkle or tend offerings. One youth in red-and-orange cloth with white ash markings on the arm sits at lower left. A decorated temple vahana or chariot base with lion figures and marigold garlands stands at right, and a Hindu temple structure appears behind.