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Wide view inside a large white tent with draped fabric walls and ceiling, hung with many coloured paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped decorations. Long rows of people in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged on striped multicoloured cloths, with banana-leaf plates and small cups set before them, as at a communal meal in a ritual setting. At the far end, on a raised dais under a gold canopy, a figure sits on a throne beside gold-coloured ritual vessels and a seated attendant. A screen shows an image above the dais. Cameras on a rig and on the floor film the gathering. A man in the front left, shirtless with orange cloth and beaded adornments, claps and smiles. Many sannyasis and devotees are present.

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December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18Photo 11699041 +1 copiesPhoto 11699072December 18 20162016-12-18A large tented hall with white draped ceiling and hanging lamps hosts a ritual. Many women in orange and saffron saris sit in rows on colourful striped mats in the foreground, some with hands folded. Along the stage, a seated figure in orange with a rudraksha-style garland sits before a gold-framed altar; a deity murti in a gold palanquin-style shrine is decorated with garlands. Women in white and bright saris stand to the right beside steel trays of food and leaf plates of offerings, with decorative umbrellas overhead and loudspeakers at left. The setting suggests a Maheshwara Puja style ritual with food offerings to a sannyasi.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18