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Outdoor ritual under a white canopy with orange and red-orange pillars and a strip of multicoloured prayer flags. Along a long row of tables, many priests in white dhotis and shawls sit and stand, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style beads, and some holding white fans or flywhisks. Women in white saris with red and orange borders sit at the left beside rows of brass oil lamps and kalasha vessels. A man in an orange robe stands centre-left. A camera on a crane and a tripod is visible at the right. Spectators in white and coloured clothing sit on red plastic chairs and mats behind the tables.

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Outdoor ceremony under a white tent with a red-and-pink fringe and a row of coloured prayer flags. Long metal tables are lined with brass oil lamps and offerings on the left, with devotees seated along them. Several priests stand at the tables in white dhotis and shawls; one shaved-headed priest holds a white whisk fan, another wears an orange-saffron cloth and holds a small vessel, and a bare-chested priest with a garland of beads and a white cloth holds a bundle of green leaves. Women in white saris and seated devotees fill the foreground and the seated audience on the right, and a film camera on a crane and tripod overlooks the scene.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremony under a white canopy strung with pink, green and orange bunting and orange poles. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with gold-edged shawls stand raising brass lamps or pots overhead, and a bare-chested man with a gold necklace performs the ritual. Long rows of seated women and girls in white and coloured saris, hands folded in prayer, face a long table laden with brass vessels and offerings. A banana plant stands at the centre, and a cameraman on a tripod with a boom arm films the scene. A green, white and orange cloth covers a low table in the foreground. Large crowd behind, including children in white.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor ritual under a white canopy strung with multicoloured prayer flags and orange pillars. Several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies hold large white fan-like whisks, one wearing an orange garment, and a bald priest in white with a sacred thread stands at the center. Lines of brass oil lamps and trays of offerings sit on a long table and the floor, while a seated woman in a white sari tends the lamps at left. Rows of seated devotees, many bare-chested or in white clothing, fill the tented area behind, and a camera crane and lights are visible above. Banana leaves and a green-and-orange draped table complete the setting.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor satsang event under a white canopy strung with multicolour bunting and orange poles, with a crowd seated on mats and rows of metal tables. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and beaded necklaces stand at the front, holding white cotton fans and banana leaves. A bald man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands centrally, holding a fan and a banana leaf, with a stack of gold ornaments on his chest. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and beaded malas stands in the middle holding a small bell, and a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod films the scene. Women in saris sit among the audience, some with vibhuti on their foreheads.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor ceremonial gathering under a white canopy with orange pillars and a strip of multicoloured bunting. Several men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas wave large white feather fans called chamaras over the seated assembly. On the left a man in white holds a fan raised high; in the centre a bald man in white with a gold-bordered cloth and beaded necklace stands holding a fan; to the right a man in saffron-orange cloth with a mala stands among other fan-bearers. Rows of seated devotees in white and women in saris sit at long metal-topped tables, with banana plant stalks and brass plates and lamps in front of them. The setting looks like a satsang or puja ceremony.2012-07-03