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Outdoor ritual on a rocky hilltop at dusk, with a row of shaven-headed young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls seated on a pink cloth and mats. They hold small ritual items and work at brass pots, bowls, lamps and a conch-like vessel laid out before them. A woman in an orange sari stands at right, and a large crowd in white ceremonial clothes sits and stands behind them under a tent canopy with strung triangular pennants and wooden poles. A date stamp in red reads 24 12 2005.

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December 25 20052005-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 25 20052005-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 25 20052005-12-25 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering under a tented canopy with a row of colourful prayer-flag bunting, seated on a pink cloth on sand and rock. Several shaved-headed men in saffron/orange robes sit at the front beside brass plates, flower petals, fruit and small offering trays. Behind them, a large crowd of devotees in white clothes sits on the hillside and stands on rocks above, with a woman in orange at far right wearing a garland. The scene suggests a puja or arati at a hilltop site. Dark banners with printed imagery hang from poles. Count of visible people is large but partially hidden, so the range is 21-100.2005-12-25Outdoor arati ceremony on a rocky hilltop under a canopy strung with colourful triangular bunting. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand in a row, raising lit oil lamps and brass aarti vessels toward the sky, while one wears a rudraksha mala and a bell is held in hand. Leaf-plate offerings with flowers and fruit sit on a pink cloth below them. Behind them a banner shows a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Seated devotees in white clothes, some with folded hands, fill the foreground, and a crowd stands on the rocks at the upper left.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 25 20052005-12-25Outdoor ritual arati on a rocky hilltop under a large tan canopy with colourful pennant bunting. Several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes stand in a row raising bells and lit oil lamps, several holding small brass bells, while white-clad devotees sit on pink and blue mats in front of trays of flowers and offerings. Behind them a crowd watches from the rocks, and a banner with portraits hangs from a pole. At far right, a seated figure in orange robes wears a long garland of beads and a rudraksha mala, with a small brass vessel and offerings before them. The scene resembles a pavala kundru arati.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 25 20052005-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 25 20052005-12-25 +1 copies