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Outdoor photograph of a ceremony on red-tiered stone steps. In the foreground stands a young person with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment with gold borders and a rudraksha mala, with white markings on the arms, hand raised to the forehead. Behind on the steps, many seated people in white and red garments sit beside rows of dark metal kalasha-style pots with gold details. A red carpeted stage edge lies in front, with a wide stone platform beyond. Several seated people wear saffron and white, and a few wear bare-chested ritual dress.

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A photograph of an outdoor yoga session on a red-carpeted stage with tiered red steps behind. In the foreground a young man stands barefoot in orange-yellow cloth wrapped at the waist, with white tilak-like markings on his forehead and arms, long dark hair, and palms pressed together in anjali. Behind him, rows of seated participants sit on black meditation cushions on the red tiers, many shirtless or in white dhotis and pale clothes, with brass bells and yellow marigold strands placed along the steps. Someone in white dhoti stands on a higher tier at the right.2016-12-16Outdoor ritual at a stepped amphitheatre filled with seated participants in white, orange and colourful clothing, many with brass oil lamps set on the red tiers. In the foreground on a red mat, a young Gurukul-style boy with bare chest, orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands with palms joined in namaskar, while a smaller child in orange cloth stands at right. A gilded ornate throne or seat is at left. Banner with green and red trim at upper left.2016-12-17December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a yoga session on an open red-carpeted stage with tiered red steps behind it. In the foreground a bare-chested young man with long dark hair and white markings on his arms and chest stands in an orange dhoti with a gold border, hands clasped in front of him. Behind him on the steps, many seated participants in white clothing sit before rows of small dark and golden vessels, and several people stand or sit on the upper tiers. Some participants wear white dhotis and others wear dark clothing. Hindu-style ritual yoga practice is evident in the setting.2016-12-16December 19 20162016-12-19Outdoor ritual on a red-carpeted stage at a stepped amphitheatre with rows of black lingam-shaped stone shivalingas topped with brass or gold-tipped caps. In the foreground a young man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wears an orange dhoti with gold bands and a sash, with white painted markings on his arms and shoulders, one arm raised. Seated on the tiered steps behind him, devotees in white dhotis and bare torsos, and a woman in a blue top and red skirt, raise their hands in worship. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style puja with many lingams.2016-12-15December 17 20162016-12-17A young man with long braided hair stands barefoot on a red stage in front of a stepped amphitheatre of seated participants, wearing an orange dhoti with a gold-edged yellow sash and bare upper body, arms held in front of him. Behind him, rows of seated people in white and pastel clothing sit among many brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels set on red steps beside a water body. The scene reads as a yoga or ritual session with a practitioner on stage.2016-12-16A young barefoot devotee in an orange dhoti-style wrap with a gold border stands on a red-carpeted stage with hands folded in prayer, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on the forehead. Behind him, a tiered red stone ghat is filled with seated people in white, orange and pink clothing, and several bare-chested men in white dhotis stand and sit among them. The scene suggests a ritual gathering at a riverside steps setting.2016-12-18December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a ritual performance on a red-carpeted stage at a stone ghat with tiered red steps. In the foreground a bare-chested sannyasi in saffron-orange dhoti stands barefoot on the stage, one arm raised, with rudraksha beads and a long braid visible. Behind him, a figure in white dhoti with gold border walks across the platform. Seated along the steps are robed men and women in orange, white and purple, many wearing rudraksha malas, with a large group of onlookers watching from the stairs.2016-12-18December 05 20162016-12-05