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Evening temple ritual under a white tent with striped yellow and green canopy trim. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted video camera films the scene at left. Many seated men, mostly bare-chested with white dhotis and orange cloths, sit on colourful striped mats facing a raised red platform with a gold-trimmed seat and decorated offerings, flowers and oil lamps. Behind, a shrine is decorated with a deity murti and marigold garlands. Several robed participants in white and saffron stand nearby, and women in saffron and white saris stand at the right edge.

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December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A large tented ritual hall with white canvas ceiling hung with colourful tassel decorations and paper umbrellas. Hundreds of men seated on coloured striped mats face a ceremonial stage at the far end, where a golden canopy frames several robed priests and a seated figure. A red-draped table in the foreground holds brass vessels, a kalasha, flower garlands and fruit offerings. Many seated participants are bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and a man in white dhoti stands at left beside a video camera on a tripod. Bright ceiling lights and string lights illuminate the scene.2016-12-07Large ceremonial gathering inside a white tented pavilion lit by hanging lights, with many colourful tassel decorations and small hanging lamps overhead. In the foreground, hundreds of seated men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas, sitting on mats in rows. At the front, a priest in white dhoti and shawl stands beside a red-draped altar piled with fruit, flower garlands and offering plates, with a golden ornate shrine and deity murti behind. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted video camera films the ritual at left. Floral garlands and a decorated kalasha-style setup are visible near the altar.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 12 20162016-12-12December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copiesLarge indoor tent-hall at night filled with many seated men in white dhotis, mostly bare-chested, sitting on colourful striped mats in rows facing a central altar. A priest in white stands near a camera on tripod at left, and another white-clad attendant moves at right. The altar area holds a red-draped table with brass vessels, fruit offerings, flower garlands and a decorated deity murti under a golden canopy. Overhead hang rows of multicoloured paper lanterns and tassels, white fabric ceiling panels and bright white lights, with a television camera on a crane at right. The scene looks like a group puja or satsang, though no specific event is legible.2016-12-07A large white tented pavilion hung with colourful tassel decorations and paper lanterns during an evening puja. On a red-draped platform in the foreground, priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand and sit around offerings, including plantain-leaf plates of cooked dishes, fruits, a brass oil lamp and a metal drum. A priest at left in white clothes holds up an object near a decorated altar with flower garlands. Behind, a raised golden throne with a canopy sits at the front of a seated congregation of many devotees, mostly men in white and some women in saris. A film camera on a boom arm is visible at right.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A large tented ritual gathering at night, with hundreds of devotees seated on the floor in rows, mostly bare-chested with white dhotis and rudraksha malas. At the front, a golden canopied shrine holds a deity murti and floral garlands, and a red-draped altar bears offerings, brass vessels and a kalasha-like pot. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted video camera films the scene at left. Several white-clad priests move around the altar, one kneeling near the offerings. Colourful hanging lanterns and fans hang from the white tent ceiling, and lights and decorated arches frame the stage.2016-12-07