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Three smiling women in silk sarees stand close together in a large white tent with hanging paper lanterns overhead. The woman on the left wears a blue saree with gold border and a rudraksha mala, the middle woman wears a red saree with gold motifs and a red-beaded mala, and the woman on the right wears a pink saree with gold border, a rudraksha mala and a jewelled headpiece. Name badges hang from their necks. Behind them, many seated people sit on long rows of mats and leaf plates in a banquet-style hall, some in white, others in bright colours, with a red carpet runner running through the middle.

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December 21 20162016-12-21Three smiling women stand together in the foreground of a large tented hall. The woman on the left wears a royal blue saree with gold border and a rudraksha mala; the woman in the centre wears a red saree with gold embroidery and a rudraksha mala; the woman on the right wears a pink-red silk saree with gold border, a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak. Behind them, rows of seated devotees sit on the floor before long green leaf plates in a vast marquee hung with decorative hanging lamps. Some people wear white and saffron clothing, and a few figures stand in the background.2016-12-21Three smiling women posing close together in front of a large hall with a pale draped backdrop. The woman on the left wears a blue and gold sari with a rudraksha mala. The woman in the centre wears a red sari with gold border, a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, and has a name badge on a lanyard. The woman on the right wears a pink and gold sari with a jewelled head ornament and a rudraksha mala. Blurred seated attendees fill the background.2016-12-21December 18 20162016-12-18 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18Photograph of a large ritual gathering in a tented hall with white draped walls and colourful decorative umbrellas. In the foreground, several men with bare upper bodies and white sacred-thread cords sit on striped woven mats in orange dhotis, seen from behind. Rows of women in orange and saffron saris and rudraksha malas sit facing them behind rows of small cups and leaf plates set out on the mats. A camera on a tripod and a wheeled walker are at the right edge. Behind the seated rows, more people sit on white-draped tables and a man in white stands near the back.2016-12-18December 19 20162016-12-19December 06 20162016-12-06A large indoor hall with a white draped ceiling strung with hanging decorative lamps in red, orange and gold. Crowds of seated participants fill the floor, many women in saris, salwar and kurtas in pink, blue, purple and white. In the foreground a young woman in a flowing orange sari with a dupatta stands and hands papers to seated devotees. Two women in front wear bright pink and light blue, one with a red headband, and a seated woman holds a small brass or metal vessel. Large screens on the walls show live footage of the event, and a golden ornate chariot or palanquin is visible in the background near the center.2016-12-06August 21 20162016-08-21December 18 20162016-12-18January 13 20152015-01-13