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A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and hanging decorative streamers, filled with many people seated and standing on colourful woven mats during a ritual gathering. Many participants wear white dhotis and white kurtas with saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha malas. Several people hold tall ceremonial staffs and ornate golden parasols and umbrellas. Golden peetha seats and ornate brass vessels and kalasha pots are arranged on the floor, with a small flame glowing on one shrine seat. A bald man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at the right edge, and an orange flag hangs on the upper right wall.

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September 12 20152015-09-12September 12 20152015-09-12July 17 20152015-07-17September 12 20152015-09-12A large seated congregation in a hall during a ritual, with people sitting on colourful striped mats in front of a green cloth backdrop. Many wear white clothes with orange-red or maroon shawls, and several women wear red and orange saris. In the foreground, a brass lamp stand and silver ritual vessels with a flower-filled plate sit on a striped rug, and tall gold-tipped poles with a saffron banner stand in the middle. A camera on a tripod is visible behind the crowd. The people appear to be engaged in worship or chanting.2015-10-21 +1 copiesMay 25 20172017-05-25September 12 20152015-09-12A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing and orange or saffron shawls, many with palms pressed together in prayer or raised hands. In the foreground a fire pit with visible flames sits on a striped rug, with offering trays and brass vessels nearby. At the right, priests in white and saffron dhotis tend the fire near a decorated seat with a golden canopy. Hanging lamps, ceiling fans, and a tall lamp stand fill the background under purple stage lighting, and a cameraman stands near the left wall. A white-clad man stands at the far left, and a bald man in white sits in the center foreground.2015-07-16October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA crowded indoor procession inside a tent-like hall with a metal roof and hanging ceremonial lamps. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris move through the crowd, several with red and maroon flags on poles. A large red banner in the foreground shows a printed portrait of a bald man in saffron. Other flags in red, white and green and a dark red-and-white flag appear among the crowd. On the right, people carry an ornate silver palanquin decorated with an orange garland, under a canopy with embroidered orange and red panels. Several men wear red shawls over bare shoulders. The floor is covered with woven striped rugs.2015-09-12July 17 20152015-07-17October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copies