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Large outdoor tented ritual gathering at night under white canopy with hanging lamps and colourful tassel decorations. A golden shrine and ornate deity murti stand at the back. A seated figure in saffron-coloured robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits on an elevated golden seat at left, a probable depiction of a person as a seated presence rather than a confirmed identification. A bare-chested elderly priest in white dhoti stands near a red-draped puja table laden with fruit, flowers and brass vessels. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and devotees sit closely on the floor, while a cameraman in white with a tripod films the ceremony at left. Brass lamps and a drum rest on the table.

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Night photograph inside a large tent hall hung with colourful paper lanterns and fans. Hundreds of mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis and sacred threads sit cross-legged on colourful mats and red carpets, facing a raised stage. On the stage, a decorated central shrine and deity murti are adorned with flowers, with lamps and smoke rising, while ritual attendants stand nearby. A large screen and a camera on a crane-like arm record the scene. Crowd size is clearly in the hundreds, well above the 100 mark.2016-12-05A 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 07 20162016-12-07December 02 20162016-12-02December 05 20162016-12-05Night-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 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20172017-09-26A large outdoor-style ritual hall during a fire ceremony. In the foreground, rows of seated men with bare upper bodies and white dhotis, some with sacred threads and rudraksha-style necklaces, face a raised golden throne-like seat draped with a red and gold cloth. Smoke rises from a fire pit at centre. A standing priest at upper left, bare-chested with an orange-saffron sash and white dhoti, holds a lit lamp. Red-clothed altar tables hold brass vessels, plates of offerings and garlands. A cameraman in white stands at right. Behind, a golden shrine with a deity murti and a large screen show a red-toned image. Ornate golden canopies and a decorated umbrella hang above.2016-12-07December 02 20162016-12-02A 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 copiesLarge outdoor tent ritual with hundreds of seated devotees on striped floor mats facing a red-draped altar with brass pots, flower offerings and a golden shrine. Men in white dhoti and bare upper body sit in rows; several priests in white stand at the altar performing abhishekam. Hanging colourful tassels and paper lanterns fill the ceiling. Several figures in white and orange dhotis sit in front, one in orange with a rudraksha mala. A deity murti and tall golden canopy frame the stage.2016-12-02