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A large outdoor ritual gathering under a corrugated metal canopy with hanging banners and palm trees beyond. Hundreds of people sit on the ground in rows, many in white clothing, while a central group of saffron-robed priests sits around a maroon-draped platform holding brass and silver ritual vessels and a tall ornamental pole. Drums rest in the foreground. Several saffron-clad figures sit close to the platform in front of the seated crowd, and a fan and a vehicle decorated with flowers appear at right. Many attendees are visible at a distance, making an exact count impractical.

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Wide view of a large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof during an outdoor ritual gathering. Hundreds of people, mostly in white clothing, sit densely on the ground facing a central seated group of monks and priests wearing saffron and orange robes, many with shaved heads. Drummers in the foreground play barrel drums. Before the group stands a raised platform with brass and decorated pots, and a canopy with a decorated umbrella-like top. On the right, a decorated altar and a seated figure in a red and gold setting appear near palm trees. Coloured hanging decorations and red support poles frame the scene.2013-12-27December 26 20132013-12-26A 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.2016-12-18July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A large open-air satsang under a white canopy strung with red, pink and multicoloured bunting, with a broad crowd seated on the ground and in red plastic chairs. In the foreground, several priests in white dhotis and ritual shawls wave white fly-whisk fans and lift brass oil lamps, while others sit before a long low table set with brass lamps, kalashas and banana-leaf decorations. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands near the centre, and a cameraman with a tripod films the proceedings. Ceremonial puja is taking place in front of a stage draped in green and orange cloth.2012-07-03Outdoor ritual gathering at an ashram with a large crowd of devotees, many in white, seated before a raised shrine platform under a canopy. A central figure with a long white beard and orange robe sits on an ornate seat, with a figure in a bright red turban and gold-trimmed garment beside him. Seated monastics in saffron-orange robes, some shaved-headed, sit in rows with hands folded, and copper kalasha pots with white flower garlands stand on a maroon cloth with yellow border in front. Palm trees and a ceremonial parasol frame the scene, with a small fan and brass vessels visible below.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremonial gathering under a large white canopy strung with orange poles and bunting. In the foreground, a drummer in white shirt plays a cylindrical drum with yellow trim. Along a low stage with a green and orange cloth, several ritual attendants in white dhotis and bare upper bodies tend brass oil lamps and ceremonial vessels arranged on a long table. A bald man in white dhoti with a white shawl and garland sits near the centre, flanked by a man in orange robes with a bare upper body and a bare-chested attendant holding a white cloth. A cameraman with a tripod and a boom arm films the scene. Hundreds of seated devotees in white fill the ground, many wearing white kurtas and dhotis, with some in saffron. Green foliage and a building with a green roof are visible behind the tent.2012-07-03September 19 20162016-09-19A large white tent hall filled with a dense crowd seated on rows of red-cushioned benches and folding chairs facing a stage at the far end. In the foreground, several young boys in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand at a long table of offerings, some holding bells and lamps, while priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor at left with ritual items before them. Seated guests on the right include a woman in a yellow sari and men in white shirts and dhotis. Strings of yellow and white flowers decorate the tent poles, and a figure in white stands near a camera on a raised platform at the back.2009-01-01A packed open courtyard session under a tiled roof with fringed straw-thatch valances. Seated on a raised red-cushioned platform at the right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a crown-like headpiece sits in meditation, with a bronze Nataraja (dancing Shiva) statue and a framed deity painting on the wall behind him. A ceremonial trident leans beside the platform. Below, a dense audience of over a hundred devotees sits on the floor, many women in orange, red and saffron saris and shawls, plus men in white; some wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Brass lamps and flower offerings sit near the front. Pillars with hanging lights frame the scene.2017-01-25