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September 07 2017

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November 13 20152015-11-13October 08 20172017-10-08June 25 20152015-06-25Night-time ritual in an open ashram courtyard before a golden deity murti on a raised stone platform, lit by oil lamps on brass stands. A bare-chested priest in a rust-red dhoti stands at the murti, and another attendant in orange garments stands at left near a brass plate of offerings. At right a woman in red-orange sits on an orange throne-like seat beside a golden peetha. Around thirty devotees sit on mats in the foreground, many in white dhotis with gold borders and others in orange, facing the platform. A screen at the back shows a lit image, and a banner at upper left shows a painted figure beneath string lights.2015-11-13Night ritual outdoors under a striped tent draped with pink and fairy lights. In the foreground, a large group of seated participants in saffron-orange robes and orange head wraps face a raised platform holding a central fire pit with a bright flame and brass vessels. Behind the fire, a deity murti sits within a shrine with a decorated arched canopy, flanked by brass lamps. A figure in a dark robe stands at the platform's edge while another seated figure is in white near the front. Camera tripods and a monitor stand at the side, and a flower-filled brass bowl sits in the lower right corner.2017-09-07 +1 copiesA large hall with red drapes and gold-framed backdrop holds a seated figure on a gold throne at the far left, with a golden ornamented seat and a stage. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border stands among rows of seated young boys and girls in orange-saffron cloth, some with white sacred thread and body markings, seated on mats with brass plates, oil lamps and offerings. Another orange-clad person holds a lit flame or lamp near a central shrine lit with oil lamps. Framed photographs hang on the right wall. The seated throne figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2017-07-16Night outdoor homa under a corrugated roof. A sacred fire blazes at centre before a gold arched shrine with garlanded deity murti and marigold garlands. Around the fire sit about six shaved-headed young men and boys in saffron/orange robes; one boy wears a red-and-gold cloth, and a priest in white dhoti with a white headwrap pours offerings. Seated on a red and gold throne at right, a person in orange robes and long hair watches; a standing attendant in orange stands nearby beside a fan. Blue and pink cloths drape the altar, and a brass vessel and dried leaves lie in front.2013-10-15June 25 20152015-06-25August 08 20172017-08-08September 14 20172017-09-14A photograph of a discourse hall with a seated speaker on a low dais in front of a large screen showing a close-up of a figure in orange and white. In the foreground, a group of young men and boys in orange cloth wraps sit cross-legged on a white tiled floor, facing the stage; several have long braided or dreadlocked hair and bare upper bodies, and some wear necklaces. Two elderly men in white dhotis sit at the right near a steel stand. A camera on a tripod stands beside the stage, and red curtains, a wall banner and gold railings frame the room. Visible people: about 15 in the scene.2017-07-20October 03 20142014-10-03