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Night photo of an outdoor ritual stage under a tent canopy, with colourful festoon banners hanging overhead. Rows of bare-chested men in white dhotis and sacred threads sit on red mats facing the stage, many seen from behind. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits near a decorated deity murti set in a shrine with red drapes and garlands, and a man in red clothing sits in front of it. A tall gold palanquin-like structure stands to the right. Large studio-style lights and a camera rig are visible. Seated figures in the foreground include a man in a dark chair wearing a white dhoti with a red shawl. Some attendees wear white and some saffron. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering, though the exact ceremony is not clearly identifiable.

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October 01 20172017-10-01May 26 20172017-05-26A night-time Hindu ritual at an outdoor shrine decorated with yellow, red and gold banners and a white canopy. Several priests in saffron-orange dhotis and orange head cloths stand before a golden altar bearing a deity murti and goddess figures adorned with garlands, with a brass kalasha and lamps in front. Many bare-chested male devotees in white dhotis and sacred threads sit in rows on the floor facing the altar, with a few older men and one woman in white among them. Incense smoke rises at right beside a tripod-mounted camera. A person in white sits to the left near a white decorated seat.2017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07Outdoor satsang under a tent with a red-and-white striped canopy and purple drapes. A seated man in orange robes sits on a gold-and-red throne at the far left of a raised dais, a camera on a tripod nearby. Dozens of men sit cross-legged on red and colourful mats facing him, mostly bare-backed with white dhotis and white sacred threads over their shoulders, some in white kurtas. A deity murti with a garland is visible on the dais at the top left, and black speakers stand at right. Hindu ritual setting, discourse or satsang.2017-05-26October 01 20172017-10-01September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesNight outdoor shiva deeksha initiation at a temple-style open pavilion. Dozens of seated initiates, mostly seen from behind, sit in rows wearing white dhotis, bare upper bodies, sacred threads, and red headbands tied at the forehead. Many have white ash or sacred markings on their backs. A figure in a red cloth and orange-gold garland sits on a gold-and-red raised seat in front of a red and gold shrine with deity murti. Two attendants in blue and red garments stand in the background beside floral garlands, and cameras, speakers and stage lights are set up around the scene.2017-08-21September 05 20172017-09-05December 18 20162016-12-18May 26 20172017-05-26