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A photograph of a large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, filled with many people in traditional clothing. In the foreground, a seated elderly man with white beard and glasses wears an orange shawl and holds a white-and-orange bag; beside him a man in white turban and orange cloth sits. Standing figures wear yellow dhotis and orange or yellow garments; one bare-chested young man in white and yellow cloth stands centre. Seated devotees in orange and peach robes fill the right side. Behind them a large banner reads ATIRUDRA MAHAYAGA with portrait photos of two people in orange garments. Lamps hang from poles and a barricade lines the rear.

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January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A crowd of devotees in yellow and orange dhotis stands and sits in a hall before a large banner reading Atirudra Mahayaga with dates 11, 12 and 13 January 2015, flanked by two portraits of smiling saffron-robed figures wearing rudraksha malas and garlands. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari stands beside priests in orange and white turbans and dhotis, one wearing a white shawl, with a white canopy or palanquin structure at left. Two figures in green and white stand at right, and a man in a white shirt and a bare-chested boy in yellow cloth are nearby. Red and orange garlands hang on the barrier at right. The portrait figures are printed images, not physical people in the scene.2015-01-13A crowded outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof at an Atirudra Maha Yagna event. A large banner behind the stage shows two framed portraits of a man with a tilak and orange shawl and a smiling woman with flower garlands, with the title ATIRUDRA MAHAYAGA printed in English and Kannada. Beneath it, men in orange, saffron and white dhotis and turbans stand on the stage. In the foreground, many devotees in green and yellow dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested, face the stage, while a man in a white shirt and a woman in a red-and-orange shawl stand at left. Brass and decorated ritual vessels are visible at the stage edges.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A crowd of devotees and priests gathers in a covered hall before a stage backdrop. The large banner reads ATIRUDRA MAHAYAGA in English and Kannada, flanked by two portraits: a man with a tilak, rudraksha mala and orange garment on the left, and a smiling woman in a green sari and garland on the right. On stage, priests in yellow and orange shawls and bare-chested men in orange cloths perform ritual activity, while a crowd of mostly men in white and yellow shirts and orange shawls stands in the foreground. A decorative canopy with colourful fringe stands at the left edge.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A large crowd gathers at an outdoor stage during the Atirudra Mahayaga. A banner behind reads ATIRUDRA MAHAYAGA with a Kannada subtitle and dates 11, 12 and 13. Many men in yellow and saffron dhotis or shawls, some bare-chested, sit or stand close together. A figure in an orange robe sits centrally at the stage, with garlands hung nearby, and a man in a white turban and orange clothing stands behind him. A cameraman in white clothes raises a large camera on the right, filming the ritual. Many men in the crowd have their backs to the camera, and the scene is bright with sunlight.2015-01-13