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Outdoor ritual gathering under a corrugated metal roof, with many seated devotees in white clothing wearing garlands of white jasmine and red flowers. Two large decorated arches with green, red and yellow scalloped borders frame a deity murti on a raised platform at the back, draped with garlands. Devotees sit on the ground in rows with brass plates, oil lamps and offerings in front of them, some holding small items in their hands while performing a puja or similar ritual. A few women wear pink, yellow and red saris, and the sky and trees are visible through the open sides of the pavilion.

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December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a large open-air ritual gathering under a tin-roofed pavilion with steel pillars, filled with smoke or haze. Seated devotees in front, many with palms pressed together in prayer, wear white and garlands of white flowers with red roses. A woman in the centre wears a red saree and a red-and-white garland with a red bindi, and a woman beside her wears a teal saree. A man at the lower left wears a white dhoti and a white-and-red garland. Brass plates with flowers, a small oil lamp and offerings sit on the floor, and a homa or fire area is visible at the lower right. Standing crowds in white clothes fill the background.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26July 17 20152015-07-17July 02 20162016-07-02December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A large crowd sits on a red carpeted floor under a white tented pavilion hung with colourful paper lanterns and fairy lights. In the right foreground, a long-haired man in an orange and purple robe sits with palms pressed together, apparently the swami figure, with a distinctive long swept-back hair and orange clothing; the identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Around him, devotees wear white dhotis and garlands of white and red flowers, many with sandalwood or vibhuti marks, some with hands folded in namaskar. Women wear saris in yellow, green, pink and purple. Video cameras on tripods film the gathering, and ornate arches frame a shrine area at the back.2016-12-19