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Outdoor satsang at an open-air stage under a tarpaulin canopy. A seated man in white clothes sits on a white plastic chair at centre, facing a raised platform with a large golden throne draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands. Behind him stands a standing attendant in orange, and a small shrine with a lit deity murti sits at right beneath a decorated canopy. A large statue of a sage in green-and-gold garments stands at far right. In the foreground, rows of devotees sit on the ground: women in orange and red saris and men in orange-brown robes, with a black statue wearing red and yellow flower garlands at left edge. Red armchairs flank the stage at left.

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February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard. In the foreground, a large dark bronze or stone figure with a crown-like headdress, beaded necklace and red cloth sits on a wooden seat facing the scene. Rows of seated devotees in orange and white clothing face a raised platform. On the platform, a priest in white and saffron robes tends a flame, with an oil lamp and offerings nearby, while a decorated deity murti stands under a golden canopy garlanded with flowers. A tall lamp stand glows at the centre. Several people in white dhotis stand in the back, and chairs and bags are scattered near the front rows. A white-clad figure at the centre front wears a shawl.2014-10-27Outdoor temple-style stage under a corrugated canopy with a tree backdrop. A man in a white dhoti and a bare-chested priest in a rust-red dhoti stand near a golden peetha with a deity murti garlanded in marigolds and a wooden ornate throne. Seated on white plastic chairs at left is a white-haired man in white clothes. Behind the stage, a shrine lit with oil lamps shows a red-draped deity display. Several devotees sit cross-legged on the ground in front, some in orange and maroon garments, with heads bowed. Flower garlands, a kalasha-style vessel and offering trays rest on the platform, and a standing fan sits at the front edge.2015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03October 02 20142014-10-02September 13 20132013-09-13Outdoor ceremony under a yellow canopy at a temple-style stage. A seated figure in saffron and orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold lion armrest and a red cushion, a crowned silver-and-gold ritual figure in the centre, and a large garlanded deity murti with flower garlands on a side altar. Many devotees sit in white and saffron clothing, some in red-and-saffron shawls, with a fire pit (homa) and brass lamps in the foreground. Ceremonial staffs and a red-and-gold parasol frame the scene. Visible cues for the throne figure: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate adornments, consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the face is not clear enough for certainty.2015-07-18 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering on a paved courtyard under a canopy with bunting. Many devotees in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged on the ground facing a raised platform; several are seen from behind, some with hair in buns or braids, garlands of orange flowers, and one woman in white. On the platform, two saffron-robed men sit at a low table with fruit and offerings, while another figure in white stands at left near a cart. Behind them stands a large elaborate deity murti in a decorated alcove with flower garlands and a golden shrine. A striped cloth covers the platform, and a video camera on a tripod records the scene at right.2014-10-02Outdoor ritual at a raised stone platform with a decorated canopy and a gilded deity murti seated on a throne-like seat. A woman in an orange sari bends forward at the altar holding a brass vessel, while a bare-chested man in a maroon-orange dhoti sits behind the offerings with a second robed figure nearby. Seated devotees in orange and maroon robes, some with long hair and rudraksha-style beads, face the altar on striped mats; oil lamps and flower garlands are visible in the foreground. A gold palanquin-style seat and a tall fan stand to the right, with greenery behind.2016-08-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-courtyard ritual under an orange-and-white tiled canopy. A man in an orange robe with a long garland of red and white flowers sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, hands joined in prayer. Around him kneel women in white saris with yellow borders and several children, some holding brass plates and bowls of offerings. A dark-robed priest in orange sits at the lower left. Behind them, a deity murti with a crown and garlands sits on a raised shrine, and a smaller deity figure stands on a flower-decorated altar with a flute in the foreground. Orange curtains and a red-and-white striped wall frame the scene.2010-09-02A nighttime outdoor ritual at an ashram. Seated devotees in white and orange-saffron clothes with red shawls fill the foreground, facing a raised platform. On the platform, a priest in orange robes sits before a lit fire pit with offerings, while other attendants in white dhotis stand at the left. Behind them stands a golden canopy shrine decorated with flower garlands and a deity murti, with a tall kalasha-like ornament and lamps nearby. The scene is lit by warm lamps and overhead lights.2014-10-27October 03 20142014-10-03