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Night-time outdoor event lit in blue with smoke haze. Behind him standing and seated devotees press palms together, some in blue and purple saris and white. In the foreground a lit brass oil lamp (deepam) with orange and yellow marigold garlands sits beside a silver-decorated object and a purple-draped table. Roughly a dozen people are visible.

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A photograph of a ceremony at night with blue-lit smoke drifting through the scene. A man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate reddish-brown throne-like chair, wearing a red-maroon robe draped over one shoulder with a golden-brown shawl, beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed. a person is the seated figure in red robes, presiding as the central figure. Around him, devotees in white, orange and blue clothing sit or stand; a person in orange robes sits at left beside a flower-decorated altar with pink and orange flowers and marigold petals on the ground. A person in the foreground bottom with dark hair and red beads sits low in the frame. About ten people are visible.2015-12-11A man seated in a red leather throne-style chair with his palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. He has voluminous dark hair with a multicoloured flower garland on top, rudraksha beads and a gold pendant necklace, and wears a maroon garment with a leopard-print wrap at the waist. Behind him to the left, several people sit in a dim, blue-lit hall, including a woman in a white garment with red beads and a bald man in glasses. Smoke or haze drifts across the left side.2015-12-11Night-time event photographed in blue and red light with smoke or haze in the air. In the foreground, a silver deity murti or crowned ornament sits on a purple draped table, garlanded with orange marigolds and red flowers, beside a lit brass oil lamp. To the right, a man in a dark beret-style cap and a dark sleeveless top over red cloth sits in a red leather throne-like chair with his palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind him, several seated and standing devotees with hands folded in prayer fill the dim background, some in white and purple clothing.2015-12-11A man seated on a large brown leather throne-style armchair at night, hands pressed together in namaskar at his chest. He has long swept-back dark hair with a colourful flower crown, a red bindi, a gold necklace and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, and wears a reddish-maroon garment with a leopard-print wrap. Blue stage light falls across him. Behind him, seated and standing audience members in dim light, one woman with hands folded and a man in glasses.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Night outdoor photo of a seated man on a large brown leather throne at right, wearing a dark red-maroon robe, a dark red turban-style headwear, beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, with bare feet on a grassy floor scattered with yellow marigold petals. Blue stage lighting falls across the scene. Behind him, several seated and standing devotees and participants wear white, blue and orange clothing, and lanyards. At left, a decorated deity murti is garlanded with green and orange flowers beside silver oil lamps lit with flames, on a purple-draped altar, and a fan stands behind it.2015-12-11A seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair sits in a large brown leather throne-style armchair with carved wooden trim, eyes closed and hands clasped in the lap. He wears a maroon-red robe over a leopard-print cloth, layered red-and-black rudraksha malas, and a gold pendant necklace with a gold chain. Behind him, a figure in a long red garment stands in the dim background. To the left, seated attendees in white and light clothing look on, and at right an older woman with white hair and glasses sits near an orange-red garment. The setting is dark with blue-tinted stage lighting.2015-12-11