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Night outdoor gathering in a courtyard lit by bright floodlights, with a large crowd of seated devotees filling the foreground and background. A white-draped table in the centre holds a covered object, marigold garlands, a brass plate and a bundle of incense sticks. A man in white dhoti stands at the right beside the table, and a figure in orange-red cloth stands at the left. Buildings with lit windows rise behind the crowd.

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Night outdoor photograph of a large seated congregation filling a courtyard, lit by bright stage lights on the sides. In the foreground a covered table with a white cloth, purple draped cloth, flower garlands, a brass plate and a kalasha-like vessel sits before a ritual performance. Two figures stand near the table: one in a white dhoti and shawl holding a microphone, and one in a red-orange garment and dhoti standing beside him. A priest in orange-brown clothing sits at the table's left side with ritual items. Pale lanterns glow along the building arches in the background. Several hundred people are visible.2015-12-23Night-time outdoor ritual gathering with a large crowd seated on mats on a stone-paved courtyard, lit by bright stage lights and warm lamps. In the foreground, a white-clothed table holds a purple cloth, flowers, brass vessels and offerings, with a fire or lamp glow near the centre. A man in a red-and-brown dhoti stands on the left, and a person in a white dhoti with a striped shawl stands behind the table. On the right, a robed attendant in orange and white holds a brass plate. Seated attendees in saffron, white and orange clothing fill the background. Buildings with arched colonnades frame the scene, and a mid-air banner with a bird-like emblem is visible at upper left.2015-12-23December 23 20152015-12-23December 23 20152015-12-23Night-time outdoor photograph of a homa or yagna at a large open-air ground. A raised white platform draped with strings of white and orange flowers holds a fire pit with a visible flame, a kalasha-style vessel and brass offering vessels. Two figures in saffron-orange robes sit at the platform, one tending the flame and the other kneeling at the right edge in orange clothing. A dense crowd sits on blue mats and red carpets, many dressed in white, with some people in the foreground with hands pressed in anjali. A cameraman on a tripod films the scene, and stage lights and a large screen frame the ground.2010-02-12Night outdoor photo of a homa or yagna ceremony on a white-draped stage decorated with white jasmine and orange marigold garlands along its front edge. Central fire pit burns with flames in the middle. A woman in orange sari with rudraksha mala sits behind a brass plate, offering into the fire. Beside her, a sannyasi in saffron robe with orange head covering stands with hands folded. At right, a figure in orange robe kneels before a microphone stand. A large seated crowd of devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls fills the foreground and sides, some with hands in anjali. Stage lights and a banner are visible in the background.2010-02-12Outdoor night ritual with a large crowd seated on blue and red mats. On a raised white-draped platform decorated with white flower garlands and orange marigolds, a bright fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit beside offerings, a flower-filled brass kalasha, and a lamp. A figure in orange robes with rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces holds a flame aloft near the fire, while a second orange-robed person kneels at the right edge of the platform. Men and women in white clothes sit among the crowd, and a photographer in white with a yellow sash photographs the scene. Bright floodlights and a small banner stand behind.2010-02-12Night outdoor photograph of a large seated crowd facing a raised white-draped platform decorated with garlands of marigold and white flowers. Two figures in saffron-orange robes sit behind a fire pit with a lit flame, an oil lamp and offerings; one holds a lit lamp. A man in white stands on the left operating a camera on a tripod, and a stage with lights and a canopy is at right. Many people in white clothes with some red and yellow garments sit on blue and red mats in the foreground, with hands pressed in prayer. Bright floodlights and smoke or haze hang over the scene.2010-02-12Night outdoor homa at a fire pit on a white-draped platform decorated with white flower garlands and orange marigold strands. A woman in an orange sari with a long dark braid and gold jewellery pours from a red vessel into the flames, while a shaved-headed man in orange robes with folded hands sits beside her. Another orange-robed attendant sits at right near a microphone stand, with a brass plate of offerings and bananas. A large seated audience in white clothes with folded hands fills the ground, and stage lights and a tent structure appear in the background.2010-02-12Night-time outdoor ceremony on a large open ground covered with red and blue mats. A large crowd sits in rows, many dressed in white, with children in the foreground. Near the centre, a figure in orange robes stands beside a white-draped table holding brass vessels, a kalasha-like offering and garlands. Floodlights and screens line the field, with a small illuminated booth at right. Several people in white and yellow are visible, and a cameraman stands on the left. Smoke rises faintly in the background.2010-02-12Night outdoor gathering with a large seated crowd, mostly in white clothing, filling a open ground lit by stage lights and a camera crew on tripods. In the foreground, a long white-draped altar decorated with flower garlands holds a small lit flame, brass vessels and offerings on an orange cloth. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged at the right end of the altar, and another person in orange sits at the far right edge near a microphone stand, with a short-haired person in white standing near the camera. Blue and red mats cover the ground in front of the altar. Strings of lights and tents appear in the distance.2010-02-12Night outdoor gathering with a very large crowd of devotees seated on the ground in white clothes, facing a raised platform lit by stage lights. On the right, a man in orange robes sits behind a low white-draped altar with garlands, a lit fire pit and brass vessels, performing a homa. Beside him, another person in white kneels at the altar, and a cameraman in white stands on a tripod near the crowd. Floodlit stage rigging and rows of lights stretch across the distant field.2010-02-12