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Outdoor night ritual under a canopy strung with multicoloured fairy lights. In the foreground, a priest in an orange turban and orange dhoti with white sacred markings on his arms and a garland stands beside a woman in orange robes holding a tray of red flower petals. Before them is a gold-edged square yantra-style altar on striped coloured cloths, with a kalasha, brass lamps, a plate of red flowers and a decorated sacred diagram of coloured powders. At right, a seated sannyasi in orange with beaded necklaces speaks into a microphone. Behind them, rows of white-clad devotees sit on the ground, and a decorated deity murti with garlands stands near a golden throne.

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Night-time outdoor puja on colourful striped cloth mats with strings of lights overhead. Two standing attendants in orange clothing stand at the left: a woman with long braided hair and a man in an orange turban and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, holding a tray of red petals. At the centre, a gold-edged yantra-style platform holds a golden deity murti garlanded with flowers. At the right, a seated figure in orange robes with a microphone sits on a low seat behind a plate of red fruit, brass vessels and oil lamps. Many seated devotees in white clothes fill the background, and a gold trident stands at the far right.2017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16Evening ritual under an open pavilion strung with multicoloured fairy lights. In the foreground a woman with long dreadlocked hair wears orange robes and stands beside a man in an orange turban and orange wrap with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, both assisting at a gold-coloured ritual platform. On the right a seated figure in orange robes with a red-marked forehead holds a microphone and speaks. Floor is covered with striped striped cloths; offerings include a plate of red flowers, a silver tray of fruit and sweets, brass vessels, incense sticks, and a tray of cut coconut or fruit. A large crowd of white-clad devotees sits in rows behind. Ornate golden throne-like seat and tridents stand nearby.2017-04-16Night ritual on a covered outdoor stage lit by string lights and a spotlight. A standing man in an orange-and-saffron dhoti with a bright orange turban and a rudraksha mala worships at a golden square yajna or abhishekam setup on a striped multicoloured cloth, with a golden deity murti and flower garlands behind. A younger attendant in orange robes stands at left, and a seated figure in orange with a microphone and beaded jewellery sits at right beside a plate of red flowers, brass pots and vessels. A large seated crowd in white fills the background, with brass trishula staffs at right and a bowl of sticks in the foreground.2017-04-16Outdoor evening ritual at night under a canopy strung with coloured lights. Saffron-robed attendants stand on striped multicoloured mats around a golden yagna or abhishekam setup with a central square basin. A person in an orange robe with a red turban holds a mala and offers from a tray of red flowers, while a long-haired attendant in orange carries a brass plate. On the right a seated person in orange sits behind a small table with brass vessels, a lamp, and a plate of red flowers. A golden deity murti with garlands sits on a golden peetha in the background. Dozens of seated white-clad devotees fill the rows behind, and a bowl of dried sticks sits in the foreground.2017-04-16Night-time homa at an open-sided ashram pavilion strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A standing priest in orange robes and an orange turban holds a brass aarti plate of flame toward a fire pit. Beside him a seated priest in orange with rudraksha malas tends offerings on a brass plate of fruit and flowers. A large crowd sits on striped mats in front of a gilded deity murti decorated with marigold garlands. Offerings include a silver tray of flowers and fruit, and a wooden box of sweets. Smoke rises through the pavilion.2017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16A night-time homa or fire ritual under a corrugated metal roof strung with coloured fairy lights. A fire burns in a pit at the centre of a striped cloth-covered ritual floor, with yellow-garlanded kalasha-like pots, rice mounds and brass vessels around it. A woman in saffron-red clothing and a matching orange head wrap, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, sits at right ladling offerings into the fire. Behind her, a seated audience in white and light clothing fills the hall, and a few people in saffron stand near a golden decorated seat or palanquin with flower garlands. Men in white dhotis are visible at the right edge.2017-02-21April 16 20172017-04-16