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Night photograph of an open-air ritual hall hung with tassels and red fairy lights. On the left, a long altar draped in white cloth holds brass plates, a silver vessel, lamps and scattered flowers, with a broom and coconuts in the foreground. Several white-clad priests stand near the altar. Two figures sit on raised seats in the centre: one on an ornate red-and-gold throne and another on a cream chair, both wearing white and red. In the right foreground, a large group of women and girls in orange and red saris sit on mats, many gazing up toward the seated figures with palms together. A row of children in white dhotis and orange garments sits at the front.

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October 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA night photo of an outdoor stage hall at a Chandi Homa event, lit by red string lights in the background and hung with red and orange decorative tassels. A figure in white clothes with a light head covering sits on an ornate red and gold throne, with a second empty cream armchair beside it. In front, a priest in white is seated at a low ritual platform draped with white cloth, with brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, red powder offerings, a broom-like bundle and coconut on the platform. A large audience in white and light clothing sits on the floor to the right, filling the dark hall.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor homa ceremony under a open canopy strung with green leaf garlands and hanging colourful cloth banners. A person in a white robe and white head covering sits on an ornate red and gold throne at the upper left, with a microphone-style setup nearby. In the centre, a square fire pit lined with white stone is surrounded by two priests in white dhoti with bare upper bodies and rudraksha-style neck garlands, seated on mats and performing offerings. Brass lamps, silver vessels, brass plates of grains and flowers, and a red cloth-wrapped bundle sit on the orange cloth. Several rows of seated devotees in orange, red and white clothing fill the middle and background, with a tall decorated structure at the right.2010-10-16Night-time outdoor ritual under an open tin-roofed pavilion with a smoky haze. A man in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a red velvet throne at left, with a lit oil lamp beside him. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth stands centre, raising a ritual object near a low stone platform covered with brass vessels, flowers, fruit and offerings. Behind him a tall gilded kalasha-topped pillar and a deity murti stand by a seated figure in white. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and saris fill the floor at right and in the foreground, with several standing observers near the back. Coloured cloth tassels and red wires hang from the roof.2011-10-05October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-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.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 10 20162016-10-10Night outdoor satsang under a tin-roofed pavilion with smoke rising. A figure in an orange saffron robe and orange head covering sits on a gilded, high-backed throne draped in red cushions, with a red floor rug beneath it. a person: a seated figure in saffron with an orange turban-style head covering, seated on the throne as the central focus. Seated devotees in red, orange and white, several women wearing garlands and flower adornments, sit on the floor to the left. A standing white-clad priest in a dhoti stands at the throne's side. A tall brass lamp stand and a copper pillar with ornaments stand in the background, and a tiered brass lamp is at right. A rectangular puja platform with brass vessels and flower petals is at right, with white-robed people behind it. Some devotees are seated in rows along the right. A hanging decorative cloth with yellow fringe hangs from the left ceiling.2011-10-05