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Outdoor ceremonial pavilion with a red carpet runner and striped blue and white draping. Several men in cream and gold kurta-dhoti sit on white cloth with orange shawls across their shoulders, arranging brass oil lamps, bells and ritual vessels in front of them. A standing figure in cream attire and an orange-clad attendant stand at the left edge. On the right, a raised stage holds brass kalasha pots and a patterned backdrop, with a woman in orange sitting near it. Brass puja implements and pots are set on the floor and tables, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the middle distance.

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January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor temple-style ceremony on a raised stage under a white canopy, decorated with gold and multicoloured arches and kalasha-like pillars. A seated figure in a gold-and-red setting sits on an ornate golden throne at the back of the stage, with a large peetha-style arrangement and a small gold elephant figure in the foreground. Several standing men in saffron/orange robes stand on the red carpeted stage, one raising a hand, while others gather around. Seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls fill the carpeted floor in front, some with hands folded, surrounded by brass lamps and offerings.2008-01-01Outdoor ceremonial stage under a pink and white canopy at an event, with a large golden throne backed by a yellow and green decorated panel with red and pink floral arches. A seated figure in red and orange garments sits on the throne, surrounded by brass vessels, lamps and a small brass elephant figure on the platform. Several men in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls stand and kneel on red carpets, some holding brass pots and offering vessels, while devotees in white and cream garments sit in rows along the foreground. Decorative striped pillars with floral motifs frame the stage. This appears to be a ritual or puja setting, with the kalasha-like brass vessels and offerings in the foreground.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor ritual scene under a decorated tent with red carpeted floor and pink and cream draped fabric. Several men and young men in orange and saffron robes and cream white garments with orange shawls sit on the floor around brass ritual vessels and small brass implements arranged on white cloth in the foreground. A standing man in cream clothing and an orange shawl stands at the center back, and a man in white attends at the right. The setting suggests a padapuja style ceremony, with attendants tending offerings and ritual items.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor temple-style puja under a white tented canopy with red and white stage steps. Several standing sannyasis in saffron-orange robes raise lit oil lamps (aarti) toward an ornate golden deity murti on an elevated stage draped in yellow and pink. A standing figure in orange robes rings a handbell in the foreground. Seated devotees in white and orange sit on the carpeted ground at left, and a brass vessel and golden elephant figurine sit at the lower corners. a person's presence is not clearly confirmed in the image.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph inside a large white tent with a red and gold embroidered backdrop. A long white cloth runs down the centre, lined with many brass oil lamps and ritual vessels, and a red-and-gold carpet lies beneath. Several people in white dhotis and cream kurtas with orange shawls stand in rows along the lamps, while others in saffron-orange robes stand nearby; a figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the front-right. Orange and blue banners hang overhead. Behind the rows, sannyasis and attendants move about the tent, consistent with a padapuja-style ritual arrangement.2008-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01