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October 10 20162016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10A 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.2013-09-13Night 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.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard. A priest in an orange turban and orange-gold dhoti stands at left holding a silver tray of yellow flowers and fruit. Beside him a man in a white dhoti holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings. Several young boys sit in a row on a raised platform strewn with yellow marigold petals, wearing white and orange garlands, sacred ash and orange or blue cloths. A devotee woman in a white sari with garland sits in the background. Brass vessels and a red kalasha-like pot rest on the platform, with flower garlands hanging from the roof.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10November 20 20132013-11-20October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 10 20162016-10-10January 01 20122012-01-01November 25 20132013-11-25