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May 26 20152015-05-26November 04 20132013-11-04October 27 20142014-10-27May 26 20152015-05-26July 09 20132013-07-09A nighttime outdoor ritual at an ashram. Seated devotees in white and orange-saffron clothes with red shawls fill the foreground, facing a raised platform. On the platform, a priest in orange robes sits before a lit fire pit with offerings, while other attendants in white dhotis stand at the left. Behind them stands a golden canopy shrine decorated with flower garlands and a deity murti, with a tall kalasha-like ornament and lamps nearby. The scene is lit by warm lamps and overhead lights.2014-10-27July 09 20132013-07-09July 09 20132013-07-09July 04 20132013-07-04May 26 20152015-05-26A photograph of a temple-style ritual hall with orange-painted walls. In the centre, a richly garlanded deity murti stands behind a platform, decorated with marigold and other flower garlands. Before it, a priest in white dhoti and a shawl performs abhishekam or puja while a fire burns at the front with offerings. Nearby a young man in a white dhoti tends the flame and a woman in a yellow sari stands beside the platform. On the right, a seated woman in orange-brown robes and a gold necklace sits on an ornate chair. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes, some with red or saffron shawls, face the altar and listen or meditate. The copyright text and archive credit are overlaid on the upper right, but no clearly identifiable a person is visible.2013-07-09October 03 20142014-10-03