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Night photo of a large outdoor crowd gathered around a raised stage at a ceremony. Two priests in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand at a golden ritual altar, one pouring from a small bowl, with a lit lamp and yellow-orange flowers before them. A man in white sits cross-legged on the platform beside the altar. Behind them a large flat-screen monitor shows the live ceremony, and a camera rig on a tall stand records it. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis and women in colourful saris fill the foreground and background under bright floodlights and string lights.

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November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night-time outdoor ceremony with a large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white dhotis and shirts, many with white shawls. Strings of lights and tall floodlights illuminate the scene. A camera crane arm reaches over the crowd. In the foreground, a priest in white and a man in a yellow-green shirt stand near ritual trays of offerings and flowers. In the centre, a robed figure in saffron/orange sits on a raised platform surrounded by people in white, with ritual items spread before them. A large video screen on a stand shows the ceremony for the crowd. Trestle tables with equipment are at right.2011-11-10Night photograph of a large outdoor homa ceremony with a rectangular brick fire pit at centre, filled with fire and surrounded by brass pots, banana-leaf offerings and golden trays. A bald man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at the left, hands pressed together in prayer, beside a priest in white dhoti. On the right, a robed figure in orange holds ritual items near a large garlanded deity murti with yellow marigold garlands. A dense crowd of devotees in white and coloured clothes fills the background, with a tripod-mounted camera and a monitor showing the crowd at the lower left. Lamps and a gathered crowd indicate a fire ritual; the visible fire pit with offerings is the homa setting.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Night-time photograph of a very large outdoor gathering with a dense crowd of men in white and light-coloured shirts and dhotis standing and watching a stage area. Bright floodlights on tall poles and a string of lights illuminate the scene; a banner reads AS MEDIA. In the foreground, a monitor shows a live feed of a crowd, and seated figures in orange and white clothes sit on a raised platform at left, one woman in white near a microphone. A table with items is at right.2011-11-10Night outdoor event with a crowd of devotees and volunteers in white dhotis and shirts. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a gold-trimmed throne decorated with large garlands of green, yellow and purple flowers, extending a hand to a devotee who kneels and offers something. A shaved-headed attendant in orange stands behind on the throne platform. A monitor on the left shows a live feed, and bright floodlights light the scene. In the foreground a woman in a blue blouse and a woman in a red sari with flowers in her hair stand among the crowd, and a silver plate sits near the front. a person cues: orange robes, orange turban and ornate gold-trimmed throne, seated as the central figure.2011-11-10A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white dhotis and saris, gathers at night under strings of lights for a ritual. In the foreground, several priests sit on a cloth-covered platform before a fire pit and offerings: plates of fruit, bananas, coconuts, flower garlands, brass vessels and a lit oil lamp. A seated figure in an orange-red cloth and a shaved-headed priest in white perform the ceremony, while a man in a white dhoti sits to the left with hands joined. Behind them a golden shrine-like throne is draped with a pink cloth and an orange cloth. A photographer with a tripod films the scene. Several people in the crowd stand with palms pressed together.2011-11-10Night outdoor ritual before a large crowd of devotees, many dressed in white, with some women in saris. In the foreground, priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron cloths perform a puja, one holding a lit oil lamp over offerings of fruit, betel leaves, flowers and sweets arranged on banana leaves and brass plates. Behind the offerings, a golden ornate platform holds a pink-draped object, and a woman in a red-and-orange top sits with palms joined. A cameraman with a tripod films at left, and strings of lights hang overhead.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10December 08 20112011-12-08 +1 copies