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A large tented hall with white fabric ceiling, hanging colourful tassel decorations and bright overhead lights hosts a ritual gathering seated on a striped multicolour mat. In the centre, a bearded man in a long reddish-brown robe and a large white-and-orange flower garland stands beneath a multicoloured umbrella held on a tall pole. Around him, several shirtless men in white dhotis sit with yellow-and-white sacred markings on their foreheads and faces, some wearing red headbands and rudraksha malas, while a man at right stands with palms joined in prayer. Among the seated crowd are women in white salwar and saris, a woman in purple, and a child in white. Marigold-like yellow flowers and leaves lie on the red carpet at lower left, and gold-coloured decorative shrines appear in the background.

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A photograph of a large tented hall during a ritual gathering. A central standing figure with long matted hair, saffron-orange robes and a long white and pink flower garland stands on a multicoloured striped mat, holding up a ceremonial umbrella with a red, green and gold fringed canopy. Around him, many shirtless men with orange and white body markings and forehead tilaks sit in rows, some with hands joined in prayer, while women in white and coloured saris and salwar kameez stand and sit nearby. Hanging colourful tassels, oil lamps and lights decorate the ceiling, and gold-coloured shrines and a flower-decorated altar appear at the left. Yellow marigold garlands lie in the foreground.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A large tented hall with striped mats and a crowd of devotees, many seated and some standing with hands folded in prayer. At centre, a standing man with long dark hair, a beard and a bindi-marked forehead wears a rust-brown robe and a white-and-pink flower garland, with a gold pendant and rudraksha-style beads; a multicoloured umbrella canopy is held above him. Men seated at right are bare-chested with orange-painted foreheads and white dhotis, and a young man at right with hands folded wears a white dhoti. Women in white and saffron saris, and some in purple and red, are among the crowd. Yellow marigold garlands lie in the lower left foreground. A gold-coloured shrine structure stands at left, and paper bunting hangs from the ceiling. a person is the central figure, identified by long hair, a rudraksha-style mala and a saffron-toned robe with garland, while the umbrella canopy marks ceremonial honour.2016-12-02Photo of a large white tented ritual hall with hanging red, yellow and blue tassel decorations and fans overhead. Two bare-chested men in white dhoti sit at a red-draped puja platform with flowers, a brass vessel and offerings. A standing man in a long brown-saffron robe and a gold necklace with a white flower garland holds a fringed rainbow-striped parasol above a second man in orange cloth; a person candidate wearing a shoulder-length dark hairstyle and a ceremonial gold necklace stands at the front, with ornate decorations and a golden deity shrine behind. Rows of seated devotees in white cloth sit on colourful striped mats, some with folded hands, and standing crowd members watch from the back and left. Looks like a satsang or ritual gathering.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 13 20162016-12-13Indoor temple-style ceremony under a white tent with a striped floor mat. A man in a rust-brown robe and white-and-pink flower garland stands centre, hands at his sides, a gold necklace on his chest. Beside him a younger man in saffron-orange dhoti holds a tall gold pole topped by a multicoloured fringed umbrella canopy. Behind them a woman in a red sari holds a brass tray. Seated devotees in white dhotis, some bare-chested with sandalwood marks, face the front; others stand with hands folded in prayer. To the left a red-draped table holds flowers, brass vessels and a deity murti. Gold-painted shrine panels and a decorated arch fill the background.2016-12-02December 07 20162016-12-07Large indoor pavilion event at night where hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies, sit in rows on colourful striped woven mats. Many have white and orange sacred markings on their chests and foreheads and rudraksha malas. Overhead hang rows of colourful paper and cloth decorations with ornate streamers. At the front, a raised red platform holds a golden canopy and a yellow floral arch, with a screen showing text and a figure in the distance. A standing man in white near the right edge is visible. The scene suggests a satsang or sadhana gathering in a tented hall.2016-12-05Large indoor tent-hall at night filled with many seated men in white dhotis, mostly bare-chested, sitting on colourful striped mats in rows facing a central altar. A priest in white stands near a camera on tripod at left, and another white-clad attendant moves at right. The altar area holds a red-draped table with brass vessels, fruit offerings, flower garlands and a decorated deity murti under a golden canopy. Overhead hang rows of multicoloured paper lanterns and tassels, white fabric ceiling panels and bright white lights, with a television camera on a crane at right. The scene looks like a group puja or satsang, though no specific event is legible.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07