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December 24 20152015-12-24February 19 20152015-02-19October 01 20172017-10-01Night outdoor ritual at a fire pit (homa) with a bright flame beside a yellow-edged square altar. A man with long dark hair, a red-brown garment, rudraksha-style beaded malas and armbands sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne on a multicoloured striped mat, hands folded. Around the fire, a woman in a red sari with a microphone and garlands speaks, and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti stands bare-chested with arms crossed. Behind them about a dozen devotees in orange and saffron robes and turbans stand in a group, some with garlands. Flower arrangements, brass vessels and a standing fan fill the foreground. Several devotees are visible in the background, roughly six to twenty people in total.2017-08-22Night-time outdoor ceremony with a central figure in saffron-orange dress and layered red-and-white beaded malas, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Behind him stands a dark wooden throne-like seat with carved frame and a trident-topped staff rising above it. Around him, men in orange and red robes with rudraksha malas and shaved heads stand attentively, one in white dhoti. At right, a figure in white cloth bows forward toward the seat, and a person wearing a blue-and-orange head wrap sits low in the foreground. Warm pink and purple lighting falls on the scene, with palm trees and distant lights behind.2015-12-24Night-time outdoor ritual. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron shawl over a sleeveless garment and a large red and yellow flower garland, with a red-orange tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair; he stands with palms joined. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange cloth holds a flower-decorated brass vessel. Two seated young people in orange garments with marigold garlands sit in front with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, a videographer operates a camera on a tripod, and several people in white and orange-brown clothing stand with hands pressed together. The ground is covered with a colourful mat. A small purple logo appears at top left. a person candidate appearance is sufficiently distinctive for a probable identification.2016-02-07August 02 20172017-08-02April 24 20132013-04-24Night-time outdoor ceremony under a dark sky with hanging circular rings and a string of green leaves strung across the top. A standing man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a turban and beaded necklaces stands with palms pressed together in front of an ornate red and gold throne. Beside him a man in orange robes holds a silver tray, and an elderly bearded sannyasi in orange-red cloth with white body markings and a turban holds offerings. Another man in white with a mala sits below near a fire pit with flowers, and a figure in white stands at the right edge. Two colourful painted pillars frame the stage, with women in red and pink saris seated at the lower left.2010-10-16 +2 copiesAugust 22 20172017-08-22May 27 20132013-05-27Night-time ritual in a dimly lit open pavilion. A man in an orange-red robe holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame at left. Seated at right on an orange-draped seat, a figure in orange robes wears a long white garland and a small head covering, with a silver vessel beside him. Two women in white saris with gold borders sit cross-legged in the foreground, one holding a small metal cup. A standing attendant in orange stands behind the seated figure. Brass lamps with flames, flower garlands and a kolam design of coloured powder sit on steps at right, with a ceiling fan and a few seated devotees in the background.2014-10-03