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An outdoor ritual stage under a grey tarpaulin canopy decorated with hanging green leaves and mango-leaf toran. Two painted pillars with floral and figurative designs flank the stage. On the raised platform sits an ornate golden throne with a framed painted portrait of a deity figure with a halo, placed against black drapery. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand on the sandy ground in front of the stage; one stands with arms folded, others walk near a white-painted square fire pit and mats. A red plastic chair sits at the right edge. Two men on the far side and a woman in the lower right corner are partly visible.

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July 16 20062006-07-16July 17 20062006-07-17Outdoor yajna pavilion with a raised stage draped in white and blue fabric, decorated with leafy garlands and a framed deity image on a white chair. Several people in white ritual clothes and saffron or orange garments move around square fire-pit stone platforms on mats. A woman in an orange sari and a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stand near the stage, while a cameraman in a light shirt films the scene. Bamboo poles, palm fronds and a parked silver SUV frame the open-sided tent. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in this scene.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 16 20062006-07-16November 09 20112011-11-09Photograph of a temporary open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, strung with paper garlands and banana-leaf or sugarcane stalks, with an earthen floor. A barefoot person in a saffron-orange cloth stands centre-right beside a small white ceremonial platform holding brass and copper vessels, a white cloth and a flame lamp. Around them men in white dhotis and shirts stand and move through the space. At left an elderly man with white hair and beard in white clothes stands beside a table of ritual items and a pot. Colourful painted panels and a decorated umbrella-like canopy with a red and gold design hang nearby, and loudspeakers are visible at right. The scene suggests a homa or yagna area with ritual preparations during a multi-day fire-offering event.2006-07-16Outdoor yajna pavilion with sandy ground, bamboo and palm-leaf framing, and round fire pits lined with white stone. A man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl stands at right, arm outstretched, beside a large dark backdrop bearing a sepia portrait of a smiling man wearing a yellow-orange turban and a rudraksha mala. A woman in an orange sari stands centre, and a man in white stands at left by a pit, with other figures in white further back near a white-draped stage and red plastic chairs. A water bottle sits on the ground at left.2006-07-17Wide view of a large open-sided pandal at an outdoor satsang with bamboo framing, hanging yellow leaf and flower garlands, palm fronds and tube lights overhead. A central seated figure wears an orange robe and sits on a raised platform before a white-draped low stool. Seated and standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the foreground, many bald or grey-haired, and several saffron-clad assistants in orange shawls sit near the dais. Colourful striped cloth banners flank the stage, where a row of women in green, blue and white saris stands at the back. A man in white stands at the left edge speaking or gesturing. The setting suggests a public discourse during a multi-day yagna event.2006-07-16July 17 20062006-07-17November 09 20112011-11-09July 16 20062006-07-16