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Night-time ritual at an outdoor ashram pavilion lit by string lights. A man with grey hair and glasses, bare-chested with a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth, stands at a draped blue table holding a silver plate and offerings. Beside him, a bare-chested young man with white-painted forehead and arms wears an orange cloth and rudraksha mala. Another young man in orange with a long-haired topknot and ceremonial necklaces stands by a gold-and-red seat; a gold chair-like throne is at right. Devotees in orange clothing sit at the table, and a green plate of leaves rests on the cloth. A large golden makara-style ornament is in the left foreground. A green signboard reads part of a TV logo.

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January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Night photograph of a ritual at an open-sided outdoor pavilion with string lights overhead. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with brown border stands at a blue draped table, holding a silver vessel and lifting a plate of green leaves. Beside him a shaved-headed priest with white forehead markings wears an orange cloth, and a man in orange with a long swept-back hairstyle, white forehead marking, rudraksha mala and gold chain stands near an ornate golden throne. A kneeling woman in a red sari with gold border bows at the table, while a woman in a beige shawl stands beside her. Ornate gold carved lion figures and a brass kalasha are visible; devotees in orange and red line the background.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Night ritual scene at an open-sided pavilion with string lights overhead. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl with white ash markings stands at left holding a silver plate with an offering and a silver vessel, beside a large gold lion-headed carved pedestal. Behind a blue embroidered-cloth table, two saffron-robed sannyasis with white tilaka and beaded malas stand near a golden throne-like seat, one holding a small ritual item. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a mala bows with folded hands, and another woman in orange and maroon kneels beside her. Several onlookers in orange and pink stand in the background.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08Night-time ritual in an open hall decorated with multicoloured string lights. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with white ash markings holds a silver vessel over a green leaf offering on a blue cloth-covered table. Two shaven-headed young men in saffron cloth with white forehead marks sit beside a red and gold throne; the one on the right has long hair and holds a small object. A golden makara-headed ornament is at left. Devotees in saffron and yellow saris and a woman in a grey shawl bow forward with folded hands, and a blonde woman in a red and blue outfit reaches toward the offering. A green TV signage panel reads LIVE. The seated figures are priests or sannyasis; no one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08