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Outdoor ritual gathering under a white canopy with a multicolour bunting strip, held beside green trees. Several men in white dhotis and shawls with gold-bordered cloth, bare-chested or with rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces, wave large white cotton-like bundles on long poles over long metal serving tables set with plates and brass lamps. A central man stands in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange shawl, one arm raised, with garlands around his neck. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the rows, and a cameraman with headphones films from a tripod on the left. Women in yellow and orange saris sit at the table ends.

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July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor ritual under a white canopy strung with multicoloured prayer flags and orange pillars. Several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies hold large white fan-like whisks, one wearing an orange garment, and a bald priest in white with a sacred thread stands at the center. Lines of brass oil lamps and trays of offerings sit on a long table and the floor, while a seated woman in a white sari tends the lamps at left. Rows of seated devotees, many bare-chested or in white clothing, fill the tented area behind, and a camera crane and lights are visible above. Banana leaves and a green-and-orange draped table complete the setting.2012-07-03Outdoor satsang or ritual gathering under a white tent with orange and green striped pillars and a row of multicolored bunting. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and gold necklaces stand and wave white fans or whisks over long rows of seated devotees, many in white. A saffron-robed man with a bare upper body and beaded necklaces stands at center. Long metal tables with brass plates and leaves hold offerings, and a cameraman on a tripod films the event. Banana plant stalks flank the foreground. Women in white and cream saris sit at the right edge.2012-07-03Outdoor ritual gathering under a white canopy strung with multicoloured prayer-flag bunting and orange pillars. Four priests stand at the front, two in white dhotis with gold borders and one in a saffron-orange cloth, all wearing garlands; they raise white feather fans (chamaras) and a brass bell, one priest holding a flat bowl. Rows of seated devotees in white and yellow sit at long steel-topped tables with brass thalis and small oil lamps. A cameraman with headphones films from a tripod in the foreground. Trees and palms surround the tent.2012-07-03May 13 20152015-05-13July 03 20122012-07-03December 26 20062006-12-26July 03 20122012-07-03Photograph of a festival ritual under a white and blue draped tent at an outdoor event. Four young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style bead garlands stand at a long metal table, ringing handbells and raising brass lamps or instruments. Seated in front on a red mat are men in white kurtas with yellow shawls and women in yellow saree-style garments, with rows of brass oil lamps (deepas) and vessels arranged before them. Audience members in white and light clothing sit and stand behind a railing, with speaker boxes hung on the tent poles.2009-07-07Outdoor homa ceremony under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees. A priest in white dhoti and pink-and-white turban, with a garland, holds a ritual implement and points toward a golden rectangular fire pit where a flame burns. Seated men in white and orange clothes, one bare-chested with sandalwood markings, sit on a striped rug around baskets of rice and flowers. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white and red robes and garlands watch. On the left stand a colourful lion-faced carved deity murti, brass pots and a kalasha-like vessel with marigold petals on a blue altar.2016-09-09Outdoor ritual under a white canopy hung with orange and green fabric and a strip of multicolored bunting. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and beaded necklaces hold lit lamps and flames aloft, one with a bright torch. Behind them stands a man in a saffron-orange robe and a bald head, raising a small bell-like object. Rows of seated devotees in white and yellow saris and white clothes sit at long steel tables with brass plates and offerings, many with hands joined in prayer. A banana plant and green leaves frame the scene, with a camera on a tripod and trees and a crowd in the background.2012-07-03