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Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at an ashram amphitheatre. A large deity murti or decorated pillar on the left is wrapped in yellow and white marigold garlands and purple flowers. A seated figure on a golden throne with a red cushion wears red and white robes and holds hands together in anjali, with a long-haired appearance and orange-saffron-clad attendants near the stage. Shaven-headed men in white dhotis and bare-chested figures sit on a red carpeted platform beside brass lamps and a trident-shaped stand. Behind them a large audience of several hundred sits on tiered steps lit by string lights along a wall, with red and orange flags and a striped canopy overhead.

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December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony on a raised stage draped in maroon cloth, with a golden throne-like seat under a multicolored canopy edged in blue, yellow, red and white. A man in a red garment with a red shawl and garland sits on the seat with his hands raised in greeting. Priests in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees sit at the stage's lower edge; one seated man in an orange robe and two men in white shirts sit nearby, and kalasha-like vessels, brass lamps and trident-topped staffs stand around the stage. Walls are decorated with strings of marigolds and lights, and a large audience of many people in white, orange and bright saris sits on tiered seating holding small oil lamps. Chairs are set in the foreground.2016-12-06Evening photograph of a ceremonial scene at night with a golden ornate throne draped in a large floral garland of yellow, white and purple flowers, under a canopy with blue, yellow and red tassels. A man with long dark hair, wearing a deep red-orange shawl, a pink flower garland and gold-toned necklaces, sits on a red cushioned seat, flanked by a brass trident staff and a brass kalasha-style finial. Seated and standing devotees fill tiered steps behind, many in white and saffron clothing, with string lights along the wall. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and sacred threads sit in the foreground, and a smoking incense or lamp is visible. The setting resembles a procession or brahmotsavam-type festival. a person: the seated figure in red-orange shawl, pink garland and gold necklaces with a trident and ornate throne fits the candidate cues.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style event at a large stage. On the left stands a tall, decorated deity murti or shivalinga-like figure wrapped in marigold garlands and striped cloth, with a metal scaffold beside it and brass pots at its base. Several priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged on the platform in front of it, and one orange-clad figure sits among them. A gilded throne with a red cushion stands in the centre, empty of any clearly visible occupant, under a striped canopy. Rows of seated devotees fill the tiered seating behind, and strings of lights run along the wall. Red carpeting covers the foreground stage.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06