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Photo of a pandal-style ritual hall with green corrugated roof and painted floral panels. On the left, a deity murti is decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and angavastram stands near a round stone yagna pit. A group of saffron-robed sannyasis stands in a row; several wear saffron turbans and rudraksha malas. A rangoli with fruit sits on a red cloth in front of the group, with brass vessels and a fruit-laden plate at the lower right.

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January 29 20102010-01-29January 29 20102010-01-29January 30 20102010-01-30A photograph inside a decorated open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and painted floral motifs on white cloth walls. In the foreground at left, a black stone yagna pit or homa kunda stands beside a dark kalasha-style setup and a rangoli of coloured powder with flowers on the floor. Seated in front are about a dozen men in saffron-orange robes, sitting cross-legged in rows, with shaved and bearded heads. One figure at right wears a red-orange head covering. Standing behind them are men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a camera, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands near the left. Two men in orange cloth stand at the left by a garlanded altar with marigolds, and lamps and brass vessels sit nearby. Behind the pavilion, flags and garlands frame an open courtyard.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30 +1 copiesJanuary 29 20102010-01-29A photograph of a group of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees standing in a temple courtyard before a shrine with a stone carved pillar on the right. A woman with long curly dark hair in a sleeveless orange dress stands at left facing the group, while a bearded elder in a rudraksha mala and peach-coloured robe stands centre. A bald man in a white dhoti and shawl stands beside him, and a sannyasi in orange cloth gestures toward yellow and red marigold garlands and brass vessels on the shrine ledge at right. Brass lamps and a small decorated tree stand at left, with a red curtain hanging behind. Scattered devotees in orange and white stand along the back wall, and a fire or lamp glows in the lower foreground.2009-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph inside a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, decorated with painted floral patterns on white cloth and garlands of marigolds. On the left, a standing priest in yellow dhoti and red-brown shawl performs a ritual near a flower-decked deity murti and a basket of offerings. Nearby, a man in white dhoti holds a plate. Along the right, about a dozen seated sannyasis wear saffron-orange robes and sit before a square yagna pit with kolam designs and flower petals on the floor. A cameraman in white films the scene, and onlookers in white stand behind.2010-01-30September 17 20172017-09-17February 02 20072007-02-02January 12 20092009-01-12