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Night-time photograph of a large outdoor ritual gathering in a courtyard before a small red-and-pink temple shrine with a tiered spire. Dozens of people sit in a wide semicircle on the ground, most in red, orange and white garments, many with red shawls, with brass plates and small offering trays arranged in front of them. Several people in white dhotis and red-bordered cloths stand and bend near the centre, and on the right a figure in an orange robe and a long white garland stands near the edge. Musicians in white clothes with drums and cymbals stand along the lower left foreground. Bright floodlights illuminate a white-pillared pavilion at the back, and devotees in saffron and red stand along the edges of the courtyard. The arrangement suggests a group puja or satsang with offerings.

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Night photograph of a large outdoor annadan-style meal at a ghat-side temple complex. Long rows of people sit cross-legged on the floor, many in saffron and orange robes, others in white clothing, with steel plates and bowls set before them. Attendants in white and orange walk between the rows serving food. A red-painted shrine structure with a pointed tower stands at right, and pale temple spires rise in the background under floodlights. Several people are blurred in motion. The sitting crowd is well over twenty people.2016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15 +1 copiesNight outdoor meal scene in a courtyard where many saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit in long rows on the ground eating from metal plates and small cups. Several men wear orange, pink and red robes with marigold garlands, and a bearded elder in the foreground holds a cup. A man in white with a red sash stands at the far end addressing the rows, and another white-clad attendant stands nearby.2016-07-15Night photograph from an elevated vantage of a temple courtyard with a red-and-cream domed pavilion in the foreground. Rows of people in orange and saffron clothing sit on the floor of a covered colonnade, with brass plates and food set before them, as several figures in white and orange walk between the rows. A large crowd sits on the left side of the courtyard among white, pink and orange clothing. Nearby stand white shikhara-style temple spires and old buildings lit by warm lights. No individual can be singled out with confidence as a person from this distance, so no a person identification is made.2016-07-15 +1 copiesJuly 15 20162016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15 +1 copiesJuly 15 20162016-07-15Night photograph from an elevated vantage of an open courtyard at a temple complex. Dozens of people in orange and saffron robes sit in rows under a covered colonnade lit by warm lamps, while a large crowd in orange and red clothing sits on the open ground beyond. A camera on a tripod stands near the central shrine. A tall bare tree stands in the middle of the courtyard, with footwear left scattered at its base. Small shikhara-style temple spires rise in the background against a dark sky.2016-07-15