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Outdoor ritual under a white canopy with red and orange pole trim and strings of prayer flags. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and bare chests stand holding white fan-like whisks and a bundle of leaves, while a man in an orange-saffron garment stands at left. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit before long steel-topped tables laden with brass oil lamps, kalasha-type vessels and offerings on banana leaves. A film camera on a crane arm and tripod records the scene. Crowds of seated participants fill the foreground and back of the tent.

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July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor ritual scene under a white canopy with red banners and banana leaves. Several men in plain white dhotis and shawls with gold-bead necklaces stand in a row, one in an orange-saffron cloth ringing a bell and another holding a brass vessel. Along a long steel table in the foreground, women in saffron and yellow saris sit beside brass lamps and plates. A video camera on a tripod records the proceedings. Crowd members sit in the background among trees.2012-07-03Outdoor satsang or ritual gathering under a white tent with orange and green striped pillars and a row of multicolored bunting. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and gold necklaces stand and wave white fans or whisks over long rows of seated devotees, many in white. A saffron-robed man with a bare upper body and beaded necklaces stands at center. Long metal tables with brass plates and leaves hold offerings, and a cameraman on a tripod films the event. Banana plant stalks flank the foreground. Women in white and cream saris sit at the right edge.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor ritual under a white canopy with orange and multicolour bunting strung along its poles. A fire burns on a tray beside a banana-leaf plant, with a brass vessel and lamps on the ground. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and beaded necklaces stand and sit around the fire, one holding a small object near it. A seated woman in white rings a brass bell while others in white saris sit at long metal tables among rows of devotees. A standing man in an orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti with a beaded necklace stands at the centre, with a cameraman filming from behind a tripod. A green-and-orange cloth covers a platform at the right edge. Roughly 40 to 60 people are visible, mostly seated.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremonial gathering under a white canopy with orange pillars and a strip of multicoloured bunting. Several men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas wave large white feather fans called chamaras over the seated assembly. On the left a man in white holds a fan raised high; in the centre a bald man in white with a gold-bordered cloth and beaded necklace stands holding a fan; to the right a man in saffron-orange cloth with a mala stands among other fan-bearers. Rows of seated devotees in white and women in saris sit at long metal-topped tables, with banana plant stalks and brass plates and lamps in front of them. The setting looks like a satsang or puja ceremony.2012-07-03