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Night outdoor ritual under a decorated canopy with colourful bunting and a sunburst design. Three priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies sit on an orange cloth facing a deity murti dressed with flowers in a pink-lined shrine. In front are brass trays of banana leaves, fruit and flower offerings, a metal vessel, and a dark-clothed woman in a cream sari with a red-orange shawl seated at left. Behind, a backdrop with a painted portrait and a satsang banner, with white-clad and saffron-robed attendees standing in the crowd under string lights.

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Night outdoor ritual under a decorated canopy with colourful bunting and a large floral emblem. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged before a brick-built fire pit (homa kund) with offerings, while a woman in cream sari with orange border sits at its side. Steel plates hold bananas, coconut, sweets and bundled sticks. Behind, a decorated deity murti sits on a raised altar and more white-clad priests and devotees in orange stand among the crowd. A backdrop banner reads satsang with a portrait. Lamps and garlands surround the ceremony.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style stage. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer, one with a shaved head. Beside them, a woman in an orange and white sari and a woman with a long braid in a cream sari sit on the ground before banana leaves holding offerings. A small golden shrine with a deity murti decorated in red and garlanded with marigolds stands on a brick platform with flower offerings and brass vessels. Behind them, a large banner shows a portrait of a man in an orange turban and a banner with Tamil text, a tripod camera, and several other people in white and orange clothing. Multiple people are visible in the background, and the scene is lit by lamps.2011-11-10Night outdoor satsang under a decorated canopy with colourful bunting and a banner showing a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and vibhuti on his forehead, beside Tamil text. Below, a golden stand holds a deity murti framed by an arch and flower garlands. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand and move near the stage; a woman in a cream sari and a girl in orange sit cross-legged in front, with a brass bowl, banana leaves, plates of offerings and a fire-pit style arrangement of sweets. A shaved-headed priest in white with orange shawl sits with hands folded in prayer on the right. A camera on a tripod records the scene.2011-11-10Night ritual on an outdoor stage with a homa-style fire pit of bricks in the foreground, lit by a small flame and set with banana leaves and offerings. A young man in orange robes and rudraksha beads leads the ritual, while a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl sits with hands folded in prayer beside another priest in orange. A woman in an orange sari and a woman in white with a braid sit in the front. Behind them, a golden-framed altar holds a deity murti garlanded with red and orange flowers, with a kalasha and brass plates nearby. Standing devotees in white and striped shirts watch from the background under bright lights and a glowing fire.2011-11-10Night outdoor ritual in front of a decorated deity murti on a golden pedestal, garlanded with marigolds. Several devotees sit on a mat in orange and white clothing: a woman in an orange top and maroon wrap bows with head down at left, a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with her back to the camera and a long braid, a man in orange holds his hands in anjali, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and tilak sits at right with palms joined. A standing priest in white holds a lit flame, possibly an aarti lamp, while a standing woman in an orange sari raises her arms. Brass vessels, a plate of bananas and betel leaves and marigold petals on the floor mark a puja setting, with a brick border and night lights in the background.2011-11-10Night outdoor ritual under a white canopy lit by stage lights. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and garlands sits playing a small hand drum beside banana leaves heaped with offerings. Behind a tiered mound of green-yellow sweets, two decorated deity murti stand garlanded in yellow-green flowers on a brass platform, with a lit oil lamp nearby. Several men and boys in white shirts and a woman in an orange sari stand behind a rope barrier, while a bald priest in an orange robe with a beaded mala sits at the right edge. A banner with Tamil text hangs behind the scene.2011-12-08November 10 20112011-11-10Night-time outdoor ritual on a green cloth-covered ground under bright floodlights. At centre, a seated priest in saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a kumkum-marked forehead tends a fire-pit built of stacked golden bricks, with a brass kalasha and banana leaves with offerings nearby. To his right, another priest in white dhoti chants with folded hands beside a white-robed figure holding a microphone. Left, a golden palanquin carries an orange-clad deity murti garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Behind, a large seated and standing crowd in white and yellow clothes watches, with a screen and string lights in the background.2011-12-20