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A large tented ritual hall during a Maheshwara Puja, with a film crane and camera overhead. Many shirtless men in orange and saffron dhotis stand in lines carrying offerings, several with rudraksha malas around their necks and red markings on their arms. Seated devotees on a colourful striped mat in front of plates of food and flowers, while women in orange and red saris watch from the right. A gold-and-yellow canopy with multicoloured fringe stands at the back. Several onlookers in white and orange clothing fill the background. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in appearance.

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December 18 20162016-12-18A large tented ritual hall with white draped ceiling and hanging brass lamps, where a crowd sits on striped multicoloured mats. In the foreground, many seated men and boys are bare-chested in saffron-orange dhotis with white sacred-thread lines, some with white ash marks on their bodies, and several with long dreadlocks. Behind them rows of seated devotees in orange and maroon robes face the front. At the far left, a golden ceremonial canopy stands near a standing group of white-clad priests and attendants holding umbrellas and ritual items, with a deity-like figure visible beside the canopy. Ornate colourful parasols and a film camera on a crane are visible. The scene suggests a large puja with food offerings in progress.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A large tented hall during a Maheshwara Puja style ritual where a row of shaved-headed male devotees in saffron-orange dhotis with magenta and gold borders stand barebacked, many with white sacred markings on their arms and chests, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and holding small leaf plates of food and offerings they pass toward one another. Seated participants and devotees fill the floor at the right, with banana-leaf plates of food and small oil lamps laid on colourful striped mats. Hanging brass oil lamps and white draped fabric decorate the ceiling, and a film crane camera arm is visible at upper left. A central figure in a white dhoti is not clearly identifiable.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A large tented hall during a ritual feeding. Many men in saffron-orange dhotis with red-and-gold borders stand in lines, several bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, holding leaves or plates of food and raising them toward their mouths. Behind them, rows of women in orange and red saris stand and sit. In front, seated devotees sit on colourful striped mats in front of banana-leaf plates of food. A kalasha-style fabric canopy and hanging lanterns hang from the white tent ceiling, with a camera crane above. A man in front stands with his face lifted, holding food toward a bald man in orange. Several people in the foreground are bent over food plates.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18