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A large open hall at night during a ritual, with a long crowd of seated devotees in white and light clothing facing a raised stage. On the stage, a central seated figure with long white hair and beard sits on a throne-like seat backed by a decorative arch and a green-and-yellow painted backdrop with mountains, trees and peacock motifs. A man in the foreground holds a lit flame or torch toward the stage, and a red carpet runs down the centre aisle. Floor-standing fans and speakers flank the stage.

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Photograph of a seated audience in white clothing filling a covered hall during an evening ritual. A small fire is burning on a red carpeted aisle in the foreground, where a devotee in white sits before it. At the far end, a figure sits on a raised red and gold throne with a tall ornate headpiece, framed by a painted yellow backdrop with green hills, trees and a peacock motif. Garlands drape the platform and steps. Several people in the front rows are seated facing the dais, with some women in saris and others in white and pale yellow clothing. The scene suggests a homa or yagna before a throne, with smoke rising in the middle distance.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15Photograph of an indoor evening ceremony in a decorated hall with a red carpeted aisle leading to a raised stage. On the stage, a seated figure in white and red-and-white garlands sits on a flower-decorated throne before a yellow backdrop painted with mountains, trees, a peacock and a flame motif. A man in white kneels on the carpet in the foreground holding a lit flame or oil lamp near a tray of flowers, while a dense crowd of seated devotees in white clothes, some women in saris, faces away from the camera toward the stage. Smoke rises near the ceiling.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in an indoor hall with a yellow painted backdrop of mountains, clouds and trees. A central raised platform holds a decorated deity murti or shrine framed by white flower garlands, with a red carpet leading toward it. A visible lit flame in a fire pit or lamp stand sits on the red carpet beside a kneeling priest in white clothing who appears to be conducting a puja. Many devotees in white and cream clothes sit on the floor on both sides, some in saffron-toned dress, with ceiling fans and speakers visible. Overhead lights and a blue draped valance frame the hall.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a tented hall facing a raised altar at the far end. Most wear white clothing; several women on the right wear coloured saris in teal, yellow and red. The altar is lit with oil lamps and a fire ritual is underway, with orange-robed priests seated at the platform and a backdrop painting of a deity behind them. Colourful fabric tassels hang from the tent poles, and a tall dark-skinned deity mural rises on the back wall. Smoke rises from the fire pit beside the altar.2006-10-21August 30 20092009-08-30October 26 20112011-10-26