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Indoor temple-style ceremony under a white tent with a striped floor mat. A man in a rust-brown robe and white-and-pink flower garland stands centre, hands at his sides, a gold necklace on his chest. Beside him a younger man in saffron-orange dhoti holds a tall gold pole topped by a multicoloured fringed umbrella canopy. Behind them a woman in a red sari holds a brass tray. Seated devotees in white dhotis, some bare-chested with sandalwood marks, face the front; others stand with hands folded in prayer. To the left a red-draped table holds flowers, brass vessels and a deity murti. Gold-painted shrine panels and a decorated arch fill the background.

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December 02 20162016-12-02Photo of a large white tented ritual hall with hanging red, yellow and blue tassel decorations and fans overhead. Two bare-chested men in white dhoti sit at a red-draped puja platform with flowers, a brass vessel and offerings. A standing man in a long brown-saffron robe and a gold necklace with a white flower garland holds a fringed rainbow-striped parasol above a second man in orange cloth; a person candidate wearing a shoulder-length dark hairstyle and a ceremonial gold necklace stands at the front, with ornate decorations and a golden deity shrine behind. Rows of seated devotees in white cloth sit on colourful striped mats, some with folded hands, and standing crowd members watch from the back and left. Looks like a satsang or ritual gathering.2016-12-02A photograph of a ritual procession inside a large white-tented hall with gold-coloured temple panels behind. A bearded man with long swept-back hair wears a rust-brown garment, a white and pink flower garland, a gold necklace and gold armbands, and walks at the front; the man beside him in an orange dhoti holds a tall gold pole topped by a multicoloured fringed umbrella, and a woman in a red sari walks nearby. Seated devotees in white dhotis with sandalwood marks fill the foreground, while others stand with hands folded. A red-draped altar on the left holds yellow flowers, brass vessels and a plate, and a large deity murti is visible at the back. a person cues: the bearded figure in the brown garment has long swept-back hair, a flower garland and gold necklace, which fit the page's description of the event.2016-12-02 +1 copiesPhoto of a large ritual hall during a Rudra Abhishekam-style ceremony. A man with long dark hair and a full beard stands centre-left in a rust-brown robe with a white and pink flower garland and gold armbands. Beside him a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti holds a tall golden ceremonial umbrella with a multicoloured fringed canopy. A woman in a red sari and a man in a white dhoti stand nearby. Seated devotees in white and bare-chested participants fill the foreground, and a red-draped altar with yellow flowers and brass vessels sits at left. A golden shrine and a decorated deity murti on a richly ornamented palanquin-style platform appear in the background, with a crowd of onlookers behind.2016-12-02August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03December 12 20162016-12-12Night ceremony in a decorated tent hung with coloured paper lamps and streamers. In the foreground, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and orange turban stands on a red-and-green striped mat, wearing a long multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a ceremonial staff. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body holds a silver-handled staff, and a white ceremonial parasol is raised above the group. Rows of seated men in white dhotis with red headbands sit on striped mats, and a silver-canopied scene with ornate murtis and attendants in white is visible at the back.2016-12-12Evening procession on a red carpet under an ornate multicoloured canopy with tasselled fringe in red, yellow, blue and orange. A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment with a white flower garland and a gold pendant walks centre, one hand on a long golden pole that supports the canopy. Behind him a dreadlocked young man in orange-saffron cloth and rudraksha beads walks alongside another person in orange. A man with bare upper body and white painted markings stands left beside a golden bull figure, a deity murti with a green garland at its base. Women in rust-red and white saris with beaded necklaces follow, one holding a phone. A cameraman films at left and devotees sit along the route with palms pressed together.2017-10-01A procession on a red-carpeted stage under a pavilion with red fabric walls and an ornate canopy overhead. In the centre a bearded man in a maroon-brown dhoti and a dark maroon turban walks forward, wearing a thick gold necklace, a large pendant, a white and pink garland and gold armbands; the figure is a probable Swamiji on the basis of the distinctive turban, gold ornaments and garland. To his left a young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks ahead. Behind them, figures in white dhotis with gold borders carry a tray of yellow and red flowers and a staff, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands with palms joined. Devotees in white and in casual clothes watch from the sides.2016-12-03A procession on a red carpet under a large ornate canopy with red, gold, blue and orange tassels. A bearded man in a rust-red robe, white and red flower garland, gold necklace, gold waist belt and gold armlets stands barefoot holding the canopy pole, with a saffron-clad attendant with long dreadlocks and tilak behind him. To the left a man in white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha mala, holds his hands together. Devotees sit and kneel along the carpet edges, and a camera operator appears at left.2017-10-01December 03 20162016-12-03