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Outdoor photo of a stepped amphitheatre filled with seated, mostly bare-chested or white-clad devotees and women in bright saris. In the foreground on a pink stage, a young male performer with long swept-back hair, white body markings, a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads wears orange dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and raises his hands in front of his chest. A smaller child performer in matching orange cloth stands behind him, arms raised. A brass lamp stand is at the left edge. The scene suggests a ritual or ceremonial performance.

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December 17 20162016-12-17Outdoor ceremony on a raised red-carpeted stage in front of tiered stone seating filled with seated participants in white and pastel clothing. In the foreground a young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white body markings, long dark hair, a beaded necklace and gold ornaments, stands with palms pressed together. Beside him a young girl in orange dress with gold trim stands with her arm raised. A tall brass trident stands at the left edge, and rows of brass oil lamps line the seating steps.2016-12-17Outdoor ceremony on a red mat in front of tiered red stone steps filled with seated audience members. In the foreground a young man with long dark hair, white markings on his forehead and arms, and a beaded necklace stands in orange dhoti-style garments with gold borders, his hands raised in a gesture. A younger figure in similar orange garments with gold borders stands behind him, also with arms extended. The seated audience wears white, red, pink, green and orange clothing, and many hold or sit beside small oil lamps arranged along the steps.2016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17A young male priest stands in the foreground on stone steps, performing a ritual gesture with his palms pressed together at chest height. He is bare-chested, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti wrap, rudraksha mala beads, a white sacred thread, and a horizontal white sacred mark on his forehead and body. A tall brass or gold-topped ritual staff stands beside him. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white and colourful clothes fill the tiered red stone steps, with small oil lamps or lit diyas placed along the steps. Two men in white dhotis are visible at the right edge.2016-12-17Outdoor photo of a large amphitheatre-style stone stepped seating area filled with seated audience members in white and mixed-colour clothing, many with lit oil lamps set on the red steps. On a red-carpeted stage in the foreground, a bare-chested young man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands with raised arms, while a second figure in an orange dhoti stands at right beside a golden peetha or throne-like seat at left. Behind is a tall beige wall and a green, yellow and red striped flag. A purple bird logo appears at the upper left.2016-12-17December 19 20162016-12-19December 16 20162016-12-16December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a yoga session on an open red-carpeted stage with tiered red steps behind it. In the foreground a bare-chested young man with long dark hair and white markings on his arms and chest stands in an orange dhoti with a gold border, hands clasped in front of him. Behind him on the steps, many seated participants in white clothing sit before rows of small dark and golden vessels, and several people stand or sit on the upper tiers. Some participants wear white dhotis and others wear dark clothing. Hindu-style ritual yoga practice is evident in the setting.2016-12-16Outdoor ritual at a stepped amphitheatre filled with seated participants in white, orange and colourful clothing, many with brass oil lamps set on the red tiers. In the foreground on a red mat, a young Gurukul-style boy with bare chest, orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands with palms joined in namaskar, while a smaller child in orange cloth stands at right. A gilded ornate throne or seat is at left. Banner with green and red trim at upper left.2016-12-17A young man with long braided hair stands barefoot on a red stage in front of a stepped amphitheatre of seated participants, wearing an orange dhoti with a gold-edged yellow sash and bare upper body, arms held in front of him. Behind him, rows of seated people in white and pastel clothing sit among many brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels set on red steps beside a water body. The scene reads as a yoga or ritual session with a practitioner on stage.2016-12-16