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Large indoor tent gathering for a ritual feast in saffron-clad devotee settings. Rows of people sit on the floor facing a golden canopy with a raised throne where a figure in saffron sits among ornate gold decorations and umbrellas. Many people hold small oil lamps, and banana-leaf plates with food and offerings line the long mats in front. Men in the foreground are bare-chested with white marks on their bodies, while women in saffron and red saris sit on the right. A large screen above the right side shows a bearded man in orange. Overhead hang decorative lanterns and white drapes.

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A large tented hall filled with a dense crowd seated on the floor in rows facing a raised central dais. Foreground rows hold many men with bare upper bodies and white sacred markings, many in saffron or orange monastic robes; a long line of seated monastics in saffron robes presses palms together on the right, in front of banana-leaf plates of food laid along the floor. A gold-canopied throne with a white-clad figure and ornate gold decorations stands at the centre, surrounded by brass lamps and ornaments; a large screen shows a red-and-saffron image. Hanging lamp shades and white draped ceiling fabric decorate the tent, and a camera crane is visible on the left, with a table of printed materials at left.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A large indoor hall during a seated ritual gathering. At the centre front, a figure sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a canopy with decorative umbrellas, flanked by attendants. Rows of participants in white dress with red-orange shawls sit on striped mats, many with palms pressed together, while others in saffron-orange robes sit to the left. Long rows of food offerings on green leaf plates and metal cups lie along the mats. Oil lamps are held by several people in the foreground. Large screens on both sides show footage of a crowded assembly. a person is not confidently established; the throned figure's appearance is too uncertain to attribute.2017-03-14December 18 20162016-12-18 +1 copiesMarch 14 20172017-03-14December 18 20162016-12-18Wide view of a large white-draped hall during a ritual gathering. Seated devotees in rust, maroon and saffron clothing hold small oil lamps in cupped hands, facing a golden canopied throne at the far end. A seated figure with long hair and ornate clothing sits on the throne beneath a gilded arch flanked by golden ornaments, and a deity murti stands on a raised platform above. Rows of banana leaf plates with food offerings and small cups stretch down a long mat in the foreground. Colourful striped parasol-style canopies hang along the sides, and a film camera on a crane overhead records the scene. Several people in white sit near the front-right edge of the food line.2016-12-18A large white-draped hall during a Maheshwara Puja style ritual. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat under a gold arch with a triangular top, flanked by golden lion-like sculptures and tall brass lamps. Behind him, a figure in bright clothing stands near the arch. Rows of devotees in orange and saffron sit on the floor with palms pressed together and oil lamps held aloft, while a long line of banana-leaf plates with food offerings stretches along the right side. Colourful striped parasols hang overhead and a small gold kalasha-like vessel sits near the front. A line of white-clad women and sannyasis sit to the right of the offerings.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A large white tent hung with multicoloured paper lanterns hosts a Maheshwara Puja. Rows of people sit on the floor in long lines, many wearing saffron-orange robes and some bare-chested with white markings, with banana-leaf offerings and food laid along the central aisle. At the far end, a figure in white sits on a gold-framed raised seat under a gold canopy, in front of an ornate display. A projection screen on the right shows a portrait. A camera crane stands at the left edge beside a stall of printed materials.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18