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Night 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 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening ritual inside a tented pavilion with striped red-and-white walls and pink fabric draping. In the foreground, several devotees in orange turbans and orange cloths sit on colourful striped mats facing a raised platform. On the platform a fire burns in a brass homa kund, with brass kalasha vessels, a brass lamp stand and a silver ceremonial umbrella nearby. Behind it stands a decorated deity murti on a tiered stepped altar with fairy lights overhead. A figure in dark dress and long hair stands at the left of the platform, another in saffron-coloured clothing stands near the silver items, and a small screen on the right shows the fire. Cameras on tripods record the proceedings.2017-09-07 +1 copiesEvening ritual under a draped tent canopy with string lights. A fire burns in a raised square fire pit at centre, with brass lamps on either side. Behind it, a white-and-red striped tiered platform holds a decorated deity murti. Several people in orange clothing sit on striped mats facing the fire, most wearing orange headbands; some are bare-backed with orange cloth wrapped around the waist. On the right, a camera on a tripod and a screen show a video. At the far right, a few seated people in white and orange clothing attend. On the left, a woman in a dark garment with a tall crown or headdress stands near a silver ornamented palanquin-like canopy, brass pots and a ceremonial fan. a person candidate not visibly identifiable from appearance.2017-09-07 +1 copiesJanuary 16 20162016-01-16January 16 20162016-01-16Outdoor evening ritual at a temple courtyard with a large deity murti decorated with yellow and white flowers and garlands on a raised platform at the right. Dozens of saffron-robed and maroon-robed young students sit cross-legged on paving stones facing a low wooden altar and a fire pit with oil lamps. At the altar, several people in red garlands and white dhotis perform puja, one wearing a pink turban. Behind them, a wooden seat with orange cushions stands empty beside a lit shrine with a lamp, and strings of flags and marigold garlands hang overhead. Students in maroon with gold-trimmed shawls sit in the foreground, many with shaved heads.2014-10-03March 03 20182018-03-03July 20 20172017-07-20Night photograph of a large seated gathering of devotees in an open courtyard at an ashram. In the foreground, rows of young men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans sit on mats, many with hands folded in anjali, some wearing rudraksha malas and tilak. A woman in a white sari sits at the right front. Behind them, many more people in white and saffron stand and sit, with a red-and-white garland at left. Strings of multicoloured lights hang overhead, and a tiered lamp-lit structure glows in the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2017-09-28October 03 20142014-10-03October 02 20142014-10-02