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A photograph of a large indoor ritual gathering under a corrugated roof decorated with paper lanterns and leafy garlands. Seated on a red-cushioned dais in orange robes, a central figure holds a golden trident-topped staff while a woman in orange sits beside him. Other saffron-clad figures with rudraksha malas flank the dais, and a priest in white kneels before white-powdered offering trays laid with fruit, flowers and brass items. Behind, a golden kalasha and deity murti sit on a decorated stand. Hundreds of seated devotees, many in white and some in saffron, fill the hall. A poster-like backdrop with photographs hangs on the far wall.

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A ceremonial Vedic ritual in a decorated hall with hanging paper lanterns and garlands overhead. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl and a woman in an orange sari sit before a white brick-built homa/yagna altar stacked with flowers, fruit, brass vessels and a kalasha. At the right a seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace presses his palms together while speaking into a microphone. Beside him a woman in orange-red clothes sits with hands folded, and a tall orange-robed figure holds a golden trident. Behind them a large orange-draped throne-like seat holds a robed figure with a long golden staff, and deity murtis stand on a red-draped shrine at the back. Rows of seated devotees in white, orange and saffron fill the floor, and a family of women and children in saris sits on the left.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A large outdoor-style ritual hall during a Vedic marriage ceremony. In the centre, a figure in orange robes with long braided hair sits on an orange cushioned seat on a red carpet, with a golden staff and trident nearby; the seated figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity. Around a white-draped ritual platform, a man in white and a woman in orange conduct rites over offerings of fruit, flowers, coconuts, a brass lamp and a kalasha. Seated devotees in white, orange and pastel saris fill the foreground and background, with colourful paper lanterns overhead and deity murtis on an altar at the back.2008-12-26November 18 20132013-11-18A hall with a tiled wall and metal roof trusses, hung with tall cylindrical fabric banners in red, blue and yellow and two orange-yellow drapes. Seated on striped floor mats, a large group of children and adults in white clothes and orange robes faces a fire pit lined with stones at the lower right. A woman in an orange sari kneels at the fire pit, tending it. In front stand brass oil lamps in rows, fruit, bananas, a red offering and a plate of flowers. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs on the back wall above a small table. Several children in white shirts sit near the front, some with braided hair and white headbands.2007-10-21December 26 20082008-12-26A wedding-style Vedic ritual in a whitewashed hall with a mat floor. Seated at the centre-right, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a trident-topped staff beside him leads the ceremony, and a bare-chested man in a saffron cloth with a gold chain sits in front of a table of fruit, flowers, brass vessels and a small oil lamp. A bride in a red and gold sari with a long braid and flower garland sits opposite a man in white. Other saffron-clad and white-clad attendees sit on the floor, and a row of standing people in orange and white watch from the right. Hanging green and yellow decorations and a shrine with deity figures appear at the left.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26October 09 20082008-10-09Photo of a Vedic wedding ritual inside a whitewashed hall with a decorated ceiling of green leaves and paper lanterns. In the foreground a bride with a long plait, white flower garland and orange sari sits beside a groom in white dhoti, both facing a square fire pit (homa) built of white blocks with lit oil lamps, fruit, flowers and kalasha pots. A seated priest in white works near the pit. Behind them, a row of orange-robed sannyasis and devotees in saffron, white and yellow sit on mats; a figure in orange robes and a large rudraksha mala sits on a red cushioned seat near a golden trident and a golden staff. Two saffron-clad men sit with hands folded near the front. Devotees sit along the walls, and small deity murtis and framed portraits are visible at the back. Around 20 people are visible.2008-12-26A indoor ritual scene in a hall with a white floor mat and a golden deity shrine with multiple murtis in the background. At center, a figure in an orange sannyasi robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a red carpet, holding a golden staff topped with a trident. Nearby, a woman in orange with a long braid and a mala sits behind a microphone beside a fire-altar of white square bricks decorated with flowers, fruit and brass lamps, where a man in white and a man in orange lead a homa-style vedic ceremony. Seated devotees in white, orange and yellow fill the room, some holding flower garlands. A white-clad man at lower left performs the ritual. a person cues are not clearly established, so the central figure is described by role only.2008-12-26