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Outdoor riverside ceremony beside a green pond, with a large multicolored umbrella with yellow, blue, and red panels over a central seated figure. A seated man in orange robes with long dark hair holds a black microphone and sits on an orange cushioned seat on a raised platform covered with colourful striped mats and a red rug. Several orange-robed attendants sit at his left. Behind them, a large crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing sits along the stone embankment, many wearing yellow lanyards. Fruit, flower offerings, and brass vessels are arranged on the mats in front. A small group of white-clad devotees sits along the right edge by the water.

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Outdoor ritual by a lake edge with stone wall on the left. A man in orange robes sits centrally on an orange cushioned seat, holding a microphone and a small notebook, with a multicoloured canopy umbrella above him. To his right, a man in orange robes holds an orange umbrella over him. Around them, a large crowd of devotees in white clothes sits on mats and prayer rugs, some wearing white head coverings and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Offerings and ritual items are placed in front of the seat.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor water ritual beside a stone wall and a pond. A central seated figure in an orange-saffron cloth sits on an orange cushioned seat under an ornate multicoloured canopy with gold trim, red, blue, green and yellow panels, and tasselled fringe. People in white clothing crowd around, some standing knee-deep in the water and others kneeling on mats. A man in a grey shirt and white trousers stands at right, and an attendant in orange holds a plain orange umbrella at far right. A woman in a pink sari sits at left beside a small brass dish.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01May 24 20062006-05-24 +1 copiesJuly 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor ritual by a pond with a rocky bank. A seated figure in orange robes holds a microphone and a book, beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy. Beside him, a second orange-robed person holds an orange cloth. A man in orange sits cross-legged before a red patterned rug, with fruit, a bowl and offerings spread on striped mats. Around them, a seated crowd in white clothes and orange shawls listens with hands folded. Mangoes, pineapple and a silver tray are visible in the foreground.2009-07-01Outdoor ritual by a pond on a striped mat, with a multicoloured umbrella overhead. A man in an orange robe sits on a raised seat holding a microphone and a notebook, while another in orange sits beside him. A young man in orange kneels on the mat reading or chanting. Around them, many people in white garments sit in rows, some holding small metal bowls and folded hands. A bald monk in orange sits at right beside offerings of fruit, a brass vessel, and a tray of flowers and food. Dense greenery and a stone wall line the background.2009-07-01Outdoor ritual at a water tank beside a stone wall. In the foreground a man in an orange robe stands with palms pressed together, his back partly to the camera. Beside him another person in orange with a shaved-looking head and a red tilak holds palms together. Seated on a striped rug in front, a woman in a magenta sari and a bald-headed person in white hold small offering plates. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas, many with hands folded. A multicoloured umbrella with tassels shades an orange-draped seat with a microphone at right, and a man in white sits beside it. A kalasha-like vessel and water bottle are visible near the seat.2009-07-01