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Night-time outdoor ritual with a large crowd seated on colourful striped mats facing a raised stone platform. A brass kalasha-style altar and a golden throne-like seat draped with white garlands sit at the centre, with a lit oil lamp and a small flame on the platform. Many devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, some with orange or saffron shawls, and a few wear yellow and red. In the right foreground, a large figure in a dark gold-embroidered shawl sits with his back to the camera beside a wooden bench. A priest in orange stands at the right edge, and a woman in white stands at the left. A lit screen shows an image in the background and string lights hang overhead.

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February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard with a lit fire pit in the centre, a golden kalasha-like vessel and a golden throne canopy with a red and gold seat. Many seated devotees in white and saffron clothing, some with red shoulder cloths, sit on mats facing the ritual stage. Priests in white dhotis stand near the fire and offerings. On the right, a bronze deity murti draped in a dark gold cloth sits on a wooden stand. Lamps and a lit backdrop are visible behind the stage.2016-02-22 +1 copiesNovember 13 20152015-11-13Night-time ritual in an open ashram courtyard before a golden deity murti on a raised stone platform, lit by oil lamps on brass stands. A bare-chested priest in a rust-red dhoti stands at the murti, and another attendant in orange garments stands at left near a brass plate of offerings. At right a woman in red-orange sits on an orange throne-like seat beside a golden peetha. Around thirty devotees sit on mats in the foreground, many in white dhotis with gold borders and others in orange, facing the platform. A screen at the back shows a lit image, and a banner at upper left shows a painted figure beneath string lights.2015-11-13Night-time ritual at an open-air temple courtyard. A sacred fire burns on a raised stone platform at left, beside a golden deity murti decorated with garlands and a gilded canopy. Seated devotees in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls fill the foreground, many with red-bordered shawls, facing the ceremony. A seated figure in orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne with a red-and-gold canopy, and standing priests in white and orange attend nearby. Stone pillars and a tree frame the scene.2016-02-22 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual on a raised stone platform before a large seated audience sitting on striped mats. A priest in white dhoti stands near a golden canopied throne with red cushions, beside a golden seated figure in an ornate shrine. A central fire pit burns with flames before the platform. Several men in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloths assist, and one man in an orange cloth gestures toward the fire. A gold-framed shrine with a deity murti sits to the left, with a red and gold umbrella at right. Many devotees in white, orange and yellow clothes sit facing the homa, and a camera operator in white stands at the left edge. A plain description of a fire ritual with devotees; a visible fire pit with offerings suggests a homa.2016-02-22 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesA night-time outdoor ritual at an open courtyard temple, with an ornate golden palanquin-style altar holding a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. A tall lit oil lamp stands before it, and a lit kalasha-like vessel sits nearby. Many people sit on a striped multicoloured mat in rows: some in saffron and orange robes, others in white dhotis and shawls, and several children. In the foreground, a dark-stoned seated figure in a gold-bordered shawl faces the scene. Priests in orange and white stand near the altar, and a woman in white stands at left, appearing to conduct the puja or aarti. No readable name or event title is visible in the scene.2016-02-22Night ritual at an open temple pavilion. Several priests in saffron and orange dhotis stand at a raised platform with a gilded deity murti under an ornate arch, holding a lit oil lamp and a small fire. In the foreground, rows of devotees sit on the floor, many in white dhotis with gold borders and others in orange saffron clothing. A person in orange sits on an orange-cushioned chair to the right, facing the ritual. A banner on the left shows a world map with a portrait and lights. The scene is lit by flames and lamps, with smoke in the air.2015-11-13Night-time homa at an open-air outdoor shrine. A central fire burns in front of a gold arched altar decorated with marigold garlands and deity images. Several saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads, sit cross-legged on an orange cloth before the fire. A white-clad priest with a white head wrap sits on the left, tending the ritual. On a raised platform to the right, a person in an ornate orange robe and gold-trimmed cushioned chair sits with a companion in a saffron garment beside them. Seated devotees in white clothes with red sashes face the altar in the foreground, and a colourful rangoli design is on the ground. A pedestal fan and a sound system are visible at the right.2013-10-15