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A night-time photograph of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof hung with paper lanterns and colourful tassels. At the far end, a raised stage holds a decorated shrine with deity murti flanked by garlands, and a small fire or oil lamp glows before it while smoke rises. Several white-clad men stand near the stage performing a ritual. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls sit on mats in the foreground, facing the stage. A bright spotlight illuminates the scene. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

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October 10 20162016-10-10December 05 20162016-12-05A fire ritual inside a large decorated tent at Adi Kailasa, with a sacred fire burning in a rectangular brick homa pit surrounded by marigold garlands, brass vessels and flower-filled plates. Priests in white dhotis and saffron-orange sashes sit around the fire; one priest in orange cloth and a saffron head-wrap tends the flames while another in white kneels nearby. Behind them, a seated crowd of devotees watches from rows of cushions, and a gilded shrine with deity murti and kalasha decorations stands at the back under hanging colourful lanterns and strings of lights.2016-12-05 +1 copiesApril 16 20172017-04-16A large tented hall with a white ceiling strung with colourful hanging decorations and small lanterns. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men bare-chested in white dhotis with sacred threads, sit in rows on striped mats and a red carpet facing a distant stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits before a decorated altar with floral garlands and a deity murti under an ornate canopy, with attendants nearby. A large projection screen and a camera on a crane boom capture the scene, and a cameraman stands at the right. Some visible satsang or darshan-style assembly with ritual decoration.2016-12-05December 02 20162016-12-02September 09 20162016-09-09December 02 20162016-12-02Night-time ritual gathering under a large white tent decorated with hanging colourful paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped ornaments. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis, sit on striped and red mats facing a raised shrine area at the front. A red-draped altar holds fruit, flowers and offerings, and smoke rises from a ceremonial fire. Behind the altar, a large screen shows an image, and a decorated golden palanquin-style structure stands at the right. A few figures in white and one person in a dark jacket are visible among the crowd, with a green banana-plant ornament near the shrine.2016-12-02 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20162016-09-09October 10 20162016-10-10A large tented hall at night filled with hundreds of seated devotees, most men bare-chested in white dhotis with rudraksha malas, sitting on colourful striped mats. A central raised stage holds an ornately decorated shrine and a golden-clad figure seated on a throne amid garlands and plantain-leaf decor. Hanging paper lanterns, streamers and colourful pennant ornaments fill the ceiling. A camera operator on a tripod films at the front, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands on the left near the mats.2016-12-05