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A large open-air tent hall filled with seated devotees on colourful striped mats during a ritual abhishekam. Many men sit bare-chested in white dhotis with hands raised or folded in prayer. At the front, a red-draped altar holds brass vessels, yellow flowers and offerings, and gold-decorated deity murti and a kalasha stand behind it. Priests in white dhotis attend the altar, and hanging lanterns and banners decorate the ceiling. Several hundred people are visible.

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December 02 20162016-12-02Large 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.2016-12-05December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A large tented hall during a Rudra Abhishekam ritual, with a crowd of mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis seated on striped multicoloured mats facing a gilded shrine. Dozens of devotees in the foreground sit with their backs to the camera, some wearing sacred threads and white cloth draped over shoulders. At the left, priests in white stand before a red-covered table holding brass vessels, bowls of offerings and flower garlands. The shrine features a gold-framed deity murti and a decorated throne-like structure. Hanging multicoloured tassels and paper lanterns decorate the white tent ceiling, and stage lights illuminate the scene.2016-12-02Large outdoor tent ritual with hundreds of seated devotees on striped floor mats facing a red-draped altar with brass pots, flower offerings and a golden shrine. Men in white dhoti and bare upper body sit in rows; several priests in white stand at the altar performing abhishekam. Hanging colourful tassels and paper lanterns fill the ceiling. Several figures in white and orange dhotis sit in front, one in orange with a rudraksha mala. A deity murti and tall golden canopy frame the stage.2016-12-02December 18 20162016-12-18Night-time ritual gathering under a large white tent decorated with hanging colourful paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped ornaments. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis, sit on striped and red mats facing a raised shrine area at the front. A red-draped altar holds fruit, flowers and offerings, and smoke rises from a ceremonial fire. Behind the altar, a large screen shows an image, and a decorated golden palanquin-style structure stands at the right. A few figures in white and one person in a dark jacket are visible among the crowd, with a green banana-plant ornament near the shrine.2016-12-02 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07A large tented ritual gathering at night, with hundreds of devotees seated on the floor in rows, mostly bare-chested with white dhotis and rudraksha malas. At the front, a golden canopied shrine holds a deity murti and floral garlands, and a red-draped altar bears offerings, brass vessels and a kalasha-like pot. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted video camera films the scene at left. Several white-clad priests move around the altar, one kneeling near the offerings. Colourful hanging lanterns and fans hang from the white tent ceiling, and lights and decorated arches frame the stage.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07