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Night outdoor event under a tin-roofed pavilion strung with multicoloured fairy lights. In the foreground a person seen from behind sits on an orange-cushioned chair wearing a rose-pink sleeveless garment, a gold-coloured waistband and a long white garland with pink flowers. Facing the stage, a row of girls in orange and red-orange dresses sit on the floor, alongside seated adults in white and pink-red clothes. On a raised flatbed cart, a decorated deity murti with an elephant-headed form in orange and red draping sits on a red-draped platform. Floor mats lie in the lower right corner.

Night outdoor event under a corrugated roof with string lights in the background. In the foreground, a person seen from behind wears a red-maroon garment and a white and pink flower garland, seated facing a stage. On a wooden cart-like platform stands a large Ganesha deity murti with an orange-and-red garment, a raised trunk and ornate headdress, set on a red cloth. Several rows of children and young people in orange and saffron clothing sit on the ground, and a line of people in white ritual clothes sits at the right. A tall ornamental lamp post stands at left. The scene suggests a Ganesha festival procession or celebration.

A night-time outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-style open pavilion. On a raised orange platform in the centre, a figure in orange robes with a white flower garland sits facing the assembly, while two attendants in orange stand beside him. Behind them a row of people in white dhotis and shawls stand with palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground, a large seated assembly of devotees in orange and red robes, many women with hair in buns and white flower garlands, face the platform. A brass lamp and an offering tray sit at the platform's base. At upper right a large deity murti with a flower-decorated face and garland is shown, and a fan and striped cloth appear nearby. a person candidate is a seated figure in orange on the central platform, identity uncertain from appearance.

August 25 2014

March 06 2016

2016-03-06 +1 copies

A night-time ritual on a raised stage with orange and yellow draped backdrop and a decorated deity murti area at right. A seated figure in a saffron robe with a white flower garland sits on an orange throne-like chair behind a low orange platform holding ritual objects. Several men in white dhotis and orange robes stand with hands folded in anjali, and a woman in a maroon sari stands at left. Rows of seated women in orange and maroon saris with white jasmine flowers in their hair face the stage, and several shaved-headed devotees sit at left. Brass lamps and flower-decorated altar items are visible.

March 06 2016

2016-03-06 +1 copies

Night-time outdoor satsang or puja at an ashram. On the left, a raised platform with a red and gold throne-style chair holds a seated figure in white with a shaved head and light body markings, while another seated figure in saffron-orange robes with white markings sits beside a white armchair; a figure in white with a garland sits at the edge. A man in a white dhoti and white shawl with maroon border, shaved head and white markings, bows forward holding a silver tray near the platform. Rows of seated devotees, mostly women and girls in red, orange and yellow saris and salwar, sit on mats facing the stage, some with palms pressed together. Colourful striped pillars and hanging decorations frame the stage.

A dimly lit hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-and-red bunting on the walls. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe and red shawl sits on a decorated wooden palanquin or throne with a golden lion-like finial, the seat draped with garlands of white and yellow flowers and a flower canopy above. The figure raises a hand in greeting. Around the palanquin, seated devotees in white clothes, some in orange shawls, sit on the floor, while standing men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris crowd behind, with a man in a white shirt and lanyard standing at the right edge. Swamiji candidate visible with long hair, orange robe and garlands, appearance probable.

Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style stage decorated with a large white-and-gold deity murti in the upper right, flanked by smaller figures and garlands, with a red-draped altar below. A young man in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders stands with his back to the camera, holding a small metal vessel near a raised orange altar. Seated on an orange cushioned seat at left is a man in red-orange robes and a garland. Rows of young boys with shaved heads in orange robes and girls in orange, blue and red dresses with flowers in their hair sit on the ground facing the stage. A woman in white with a red head wrap sits at right near offerings, and strings of lights hang overhead.

September 14 2017

Night-time outdoor ritual at an open-air pavilion lit by a single bright spotlight and drifting smoke. On the left, a row of women in saffron, red and purple saris with white and yellow flower garlands sit on a raised platform beside an ornate shrine with a deity murti under an arched white canopy. Facing them, a long line of devotees sit cross-legged on mats: bare-chested men in white dhotis wearing red-orange satsang beads and name badges, women in saffron saris, and children in saffron clothes, some with white flower garlands. A priest in an orange-yellow garment stands in the centre near a small table, and hanging red paper lanterns decorate the ceiling. The scene reads as a satsang or puja gathering. No identifiable a person figure is visible.