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A photograph of a ceremonial worship scene in a large decorated tent with a striped canopy overhead and hanging colourful tassels. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl holds up a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a seated figure on a gold throne, who wears a red garment and a floral garland with flower-covered offerings nearby. Behind them a large crowd of devotees, many in white, sits in rows. Red and yellow flower garlands drape a pink decorated pot at left, and smoke rises from the lamp. The ritual appears to be an aarti offering.

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Inside a large tented hall decorated with hanging colourful tassels and lanterns, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl stands at right with his back to the camera, holding a flaming lamp aloft in a ritual gesture while smoke rises. Before him, a seated figure on a gold-and-red throne with a red cushion, wearing a red garment and a beaded mala, sits with hands folded in greeting. Gold-framed decorations, a fire offering pit with brass vessels in the foreground, yellow and red flower garlands on the left, and a large seated crowd in white and bright clothing fill the background. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti ceremony. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the seated figure is described by role only.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07A festival hall decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, hanging colourful tassels and round ornamental canopies. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wearing an orange shawl over white dhoti stands with hands folded facing a seated figure on a golden throne with a red cushion, who wears a garland and presses palms together. Smoke rises from a brass lamp stand behind the throne. Behind them, a large crowd of seated devotees fills the hall, and a woman in white stands near the throne. Offering trays and brass vessels sit on a red-draped table at the front. a person candidate is seated on the throne; his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a temple-style ritual hall with a large crowd seated on the floor in the background. In the foreground right, a man in an orange-saffron garment with a sash and red rudraksha-style beads is making a hand gesture over a lit oil lamp held in a silver stand, with smoke rising. Left, a large pink-and-white vessel is decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and a red-and-white cloth. Hanging decorative tassels and a colourful umbrella-like canopy hang from the ceiling. Seated figure in dark clothing sits on a raised seat near a red-draped table with offerings and brass items.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07Evening photograph of a large covered hall with red carpeted stage, hanging colourful tassel decorations and ceiling fans. Seated on a gilded ornate throne with red cushion is a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange robe, a white floral garland and gold bangles; a bright orange-saffron cloth is draped over the throne behind. Standing before him, a shirtless priest in white dhoti with orange shoulder cloth holds a tray of offerings, while another attendant in white dhoti and red-orange cloth raises a green leaf toward him. A large colourful parasol rises above the scene. Marigold garlands, fruit, flower-decorated altar trays and oil lamps sit on the red floor in front, and a large seated audience of devotees fills the hall, many in white clothes. The man on the throne is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate with long hair, saffron-orange robe, garland and gold ornaments, seated in an honoured ceremonial role.2016-12-05Night-time homa in a large open tent decorated with hanging colourful lanterns and garlands. A bearded man with long dark hair, a red head wrap and a red-and-white garland sits on a gold-trimmed red throne at left, seated on a striped mat. Beside a square wooden fire pit with a burning fire, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and orange shawl offers a plate, while another man in white stands nearby. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the carpeted hall, many in white and saffron. Brass lamps, a kalasha and flower garlands lie in the foreground.2016-12-07A large tented hall under a white canopy strung with colourful hanging paper lanterns and tassels. A seated figure on a gold-framed throne with red cushions wears a red headband, long dark hair, a red shawl, and a garland, facing a square fire pit where a homa is burning. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with orange shawls stand beside the fire pit, one holding a tray of offerings. An ornate gold parasol stands at left, and a brass lamp with a red flower garland sits at right. Hundreds of seated devotees, many in white, fill the floor in rows, with red mats and striped rugs in the foreground.2016-12-07A ritual scene in a gold-ornamented hall with a crowd of devotees. A priest in a white dhoti with an orange sash stands at left, raising a flaming camphor lamp on a tray under a striped canopy. Seated in the centre on a gold throne is a figure with long hair, a maroon turban with a jewelled ornament, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, hands pressed together in namaskar. a person is shown here, a long-haired figure in maroon and ornate gold adornments on the throne. Another white-clad priest sits at lower right beside brass vessels and offerings, and many devotees sit in rows, some with palms joined. Smoke rises through the hall, with marigold garlands and a kalasha-like brass lamp at left.2016-12-07