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Night outdoor gathering with bright floodlights and strings of lights. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a beaded necklace holds a brass tray with a red cloth and offerings, facing the crowd. Behind him, a large seated and standing crowd fills plastic chairs and open ground, many in white clothing and some women in sarees and head coverings. Bamboo barriers separate the sections, and a raised platform with a canopy stands at the right.

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December 08 20112011-12-08Night outdoor evening event with a large seated crowd on plastic chairs and mats behind rope barriers, lit by tall floodlights and strings of lights. In the foreground a bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with beaded necklaces carries a brass plate with red offerings and a small lamp, walking through the aisle. Behind him white-clad devotees, women in saris and salwar, and people in mixed Western and Indian dress sit attentively.2011-12-08 +1 copiesNovember 10 20112011-11-10A large outdoor night gathering of a crowd seated on plastic chairs and mats under floodlights, with a raised platform in the foreground. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and upper cloth sits cross-legged before a fire pit (homa) with yellow-wrapped bundles, fruits and banana leaves offerings, and a microphone stand. Nearby on the left stand figures in orange and saffron robes with garlands of yellow flowers, plus a drum. The audience wears mostly white and mixed colours, and a tent-lined compound extends behind. Many people are visible, though the exact count is uncertain.2011-12-08 +1 copiesNovember 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor ceremony with a large seated and standing crowd of devotees, many in white traditional clothes, hands joined in prayer. In the foreground a shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges, gold necklace and armbands, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) raised before him. Two men in saffron/orange robes stand at the right edge. Strings of lights and warm lamps glow in the background.2011-11-10December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08November 10 20112011-11-10A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-gold border stands at night under a canopy of orange, green and leafy decorations, holding a metal plate of burning camphor flame with red and yellow flowers. He wears a long beaded gold-and-white necklace and gold bangles. Around him seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls press their palms together, and some hold small oil lamps. In the foreground a woman's head is visible, and a decorated white basket with banana leaves and flowers sits at right. Smoke drifts across the scene, indicating an aarti ceremony during a chandi homa.2009-09-25Night photograph of a large outdoor evening satsang or deepam gathering with a dense crowd of hundreds of seated and standing devotees, mostly in white, cream and pastel clothing, facing a raised stage lit by bright floodlights. On the stage, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands at a microphone beside a camera tripod, while a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged before a low platform spread with green banana-leaf plates of fruit, sweets and offerings, and a garland of yellow flowers is visible at the lower left. Strings of lights and tents line the edges of the grounds.2011-12-08November 10 20112011-11-10 +1 copies