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A large hall filled with seated devotees during a ritual event. In the foreground, four young men in orange-saffron dhotis and orange shawls stand at a long table draped with a striped multicolour cloth, raising lit oil lamps (aarti) with both hands; several wear beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas, and some have hair wrapped in headbands. Behind the table, a row of seated devotees in white and mixed clothing sit on the floor with brass plates, offerings and small lamps. Overhead, yellow and gold draped fabric lanterns and red curtains line the ceiling, and a large screen shows an image at the back. Many people fill the room, most sitting cross-legged in rows.

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A large hall during a ritual, with a line of saffron-robed devotees standing at left holding lit lamps aloft beside tall colourful striped mats along the floor. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a saffron dhoti, a red beaded rudraksha necklace and white ash markings on his chest, raising a lit oil lamp in both hands. Seated devotees along the right wear saffron and white, with rudraksha malas, many holding brass lamps and offering trays. A small lit tree-shaped lamp stand and wall posters with photographs are visible in the background, along with projection screens.2017-03-18January 03 20162016-01-03A large open-air tent hall filled with seated devotees on colourful striped mats during a ritual abhishekam. Many men sit bare-chested in white dhotis with hands raised or folded in prayer. At the front, a red-draped altar holds brass vessels, yellow flowers and offerings, and gold-decorated deity murti and a kalasha stand behind it. Priests in white dhotis attend the altar, and hanging lanterns and banners decorate the ceiling. Several hundred people are visible.2016-12-02November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesLarge indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, with several monastic participants in saffron/orange robes and ceremonial garlands in the front rows. Brass plates, small oil lamps, flowers and kalasha-style offerings are arranged on orange and red mats before them, indicating a group puja or satsang. Pink walls display several framed portraits and a dark wall hanging, and a cameraman stands at the left edge filming. The room is bright with red curtains along the back wall.2012-01-01Indoor photo inside a large white tent with a red carpet and hanging colourful tassel decorations. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a topknot and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, wearing an orange dhoti, golden waist ornaments, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, stands with hands joined. Several other men in matching orange robes and topknots stand in a row along the edge of a metal counter, and a cameraman on a tripod films the scene. A large audience of seated devotees, many in white, fills the hall.2016-05-21A large outdoor tent at a festival, hung with red and gold drapes. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand in a row, arms raised, holding ritual lamps and objects aloft, performing an aarti. A bald man at right in an orange dhoti raises a brass lamp. Behind them, a large crowd of devotees in orange and red sits on the floor behind metal barricades. Gold-coloured temple-style decorations stand on the stage, and a camera on a tripod films the scene at right.2013-12-27December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesMay 20 20162016-05-20Outdoor tented festival hall with a white canopy and large crowd seated on the sides. Five men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in a row at the front, each raising a lit lamp with a brass bell or ghanta in the other hand during an aarti. Long white-covered tables hold brass ritual vessels, marigold garlands and oil lamps. Seated devotees in white and yellow dhotis sit before them, and a few women in red and orange saris are visible in the foreground.2009-01-01May 21 20162016-05-21July 07 20092009-07-07