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Night outdoor ritual on a covered open-sided platform. A bare-footed man in saffron-orange robes, with a wrap draped over his shoulders, stands in front of a red upholstered throne with gold trim. Beside him, a man with shaved head in orange dhoti and sacred thread holds a brass tray of red flower petals, and at the right edge another attendant in orange holds a second tray of red petals. A third man in a blue dhoti with gold border stands behind near the throne. A brass vessel and an oil lamp sit at lower right, and a shallow water basin is in the foreground. Red circular hoops and dried banana leaves hang from the roof beams. A sign on the wall reads in Kannada with a 'MEET the Master' poster and 'Satsang' text.

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December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31Evening outdoor ritual on an orange-floored platform under a corrugated roof with paper garlands. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, a heavy gold necklace of beads, gold armbands and an orange dhoti-style garment with a gold border stands at right of centre, holding a silver tray of offerings toward a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border who receives it with both hands. Behind them a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes stands, and to the right a red-and-gold ornate chair sits near a brass oil lamp. A sunken square fire pit with a copper vessel is in the foreground, and two more orange-robed men with rudraksha malas stand at the far right. A banner on the left reads satsang and Meet the Master, with photographs and a phone number, behind them. The long-haired figure in orange and gold matches the page's a person reference, but appearance alone is uncertain, so the candidate is described only by role and adornments.2011-10-26December 31 20112011-12-31A man stands barefoot on an orange-tiled stage under a corrugated metal roof at night, wearing a saffron-orange shawl with fringed ends over an orange robe and dhoti. His hair is swept back, he has a red tilak mark on his forehead, and his hands are pressed together in front of his chest with eyes lowered. Behind him a red upholstered chair with gold carved frame and legs stands on the stage. A wall board carries posters and Kannada text, with potted plants and hanging green fruit nearby.2011-12-31October 05 20112011-10-05Night-time ritual scene at an outdoor stage with string lights and a backdrop of framed photos and a painted deity murti at left. A figure in orange robes with a shaved head sits cross-legged at a stone platform, feeding a flame into a silver bowl of offerings. Behind him a priest in white dhoti and shawl sits before a microphone beside a tall brass oil lamp, and another white-clad attendant stands further back. At right, a man in orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits on an ornate red-and-gold throne with curved arms, smiling. Brass bowls, a red kumkum dish and a bowl of offerings sit on the platform.2011-10-03October 05 20112011-10-05