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Evening outdoor ritual at a camp with red and white striped fabric walls and marigold garlands. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and garland folds his hands in namaste beside a woman in teal and orange shawl. Along a row of ornate gold-trimmed low tables, saffron-robed sannyasis in orange turbans sit before small brass plates holding oil lamps and offerings, as devotees in yellow, teal and pink clothing stand and watch. Several people hold up phones. Visible people: about ten to twenty.

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Evening ceremony in a red-and-white tented pavilion decorated with marigold garlands. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, beside a woman in a teal and orange sari with a red bindi. Along the right, several people sit at brass ritual tables holding small lamps and plates, and in the lower right a figure in an orange turban and orange robes sits smiling at one of the tables. A person in a red kurta takes a photo on a phone. The orange-robed figure is a sannyasi-style devotee; no identity is stated from appearance.2016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06Indoor ceremonial camp at the Shuddhadvaitam event in Ujjain. In the lower foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits behind a brass puja tray holding a small flame, while devotees with garlands kneel and fold their hands. A man in white shirt and garland stands with palms joined, and a woman in an orange-red and teal sari also joins hands. Behind them, saffron-robed sadhus and women in colourful saris sit before brass offering trays and kalasha-like vessels under a red-and-white tent with orange marigold garlands on the poles. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible. The seated figure in orange with a turban and mala is a probable match for a person in an appearance-based sense, though the face is not visible enough to confirm.2016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06Evening meal service in a tented pavilion with a red-and-white striped wall and marigold garlands. Along a long row of brass thalis, a man in a pink kurta leans forward serving food, while a woman in a cream sari with folded hands stands at the left in front of him. Several people in saffron and orange clothing sit at the table, including a figure in a saffron turban with long dark hair in the foreground, and a bald elderly man in orange at right. Steel tumblers, water bottles and plates line the tables; a plastic sheet and a few onlookers stand behind.2016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06A long red-walled initiation hall with a red carpet and marigold-garlanded poles. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged at low gold-and-patterned tables holding brass plates, small oil lamps and offering trays. A bald man in a white shirt with a lanyard bends over a table while a white-clad attendant hands over papers. A woman in a red sari with a blue lanyard stands at left. In the foreground a seated sannyasi in an orange turban and white garland with rudraksha and bangles receives a plate, and saffron-robed sadhus sit along the left side. The scene suggests a puja or initiation line in progress.2016-05-06Photograph inside a large tented pavilion at an evening initiation camp, with red and white draped walls and hanging marigold-style garlands on the poles. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in saffron cloth with a saffron head wrap and white jasmine garland sits before a brass tray with small lamps, while a man in a white shirt with a lanyard holds a small item over a decorated tray at a low table. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a red-and-orange sari stand near the ritual table, and saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sit or stand throughout the tent. Several people in saffron and white fill the background, one raising a phone. The scene reads as a Shiva deeksha initiation ceremony with an oil-lamp ritual.2016-05-06A photograph of a ritual event where a line of devotees in saffron and orange robes stand at low ceremonial tables holding oil lamps and small brass plates. In the foreground a woman in a yellow sari with a purple border sits with palms pressed together in namaste, while a man in a white shirt with a marigold garland and a bracelet also folds his hands. Behind them other participants wear white, red and green clothes, and one man bends forward offering a plate. At the lower right a figure in an orange turban and saffron robe with long dark hair sits at the tables, with oil lamps burning on the trays. Red walls and a small television mounted above complete the hall setting.2016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06