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Night-time outdoor ritual in an open-air compound strung with coloured fairy lights. A seated man on an orange armchair with a wooden footstool presses his palms together in greeting, wearing a red-orange garment with gold border and beaded necklaces. Beside him, a man in a red-orange dhoti holds his hands folded. To the right, a bald priest in red-orange cloth with gold border holds a bell and a lit flame, while white-clad attendants with red shawls stand with folded hands. Behind them, a decorated vehicle with an open yellow frame shows a deity murti surrounded by marigold garlands and lamps. Many devotees in white stand around the courtyard with hands folded in worship, and a yellow-and-blue cloth hangs from the roof beam.

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July 07 20152015-07-07Night outdoor ritual under a covered pavilion strung with coloured fairy lights and leafy garlands. A bald man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads raises a flaming camphor aarti lamp toward a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded vehicle. Nearby, several people in white and saffron-orange clothing stand with palms pressed together, and a man in red and orange sits in a cushioned orange chair with hands folded. A small square fire pit stands in the foreground beside an orange-bordered platform. Flower petals scatter the ground.2015-07-07July 07 20152015-07-07July 07 20152015-07-07Outdoor evening ritual at a homa or fire pit: a square yellow-bordered pit with ash and offerings sits in the foreground. A kneeling man in saffron-orange cloth with a dark pleated lower garment and bare-shouldered wrap tends it, while a figure in white dhoti kneels nearby. Two men in orange robes sit in orange padded chairs behind; the seated figure on the left wears an orange-red turban, rudraksha mala and a bead necklace. A standing man in white dhoti and red shawl, and a row of devotees in white with red shawls, face a decorated yellow vehicle holding a deity murti with marigold garlands. A cameraperson in white kneels at right filming. Seven or eight people are visible.2015-07-07March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual photographed at an open courtyard with string lights and garlanded pillars. A seated figure in a maroon and gold garment, with bare feet on a low step, sits on an orange cushioned throne at the left. Behind a square yellow-tiled fire pit with ash, a crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together. Several men in white dhotis with red shawls and a man in a saffron cloth kneel or stand near the pit, one in orange and one in white crouching at the front. A dark deity murti stands at the right with garland and a tall bronze kalasha, and a figure in red and gold draped with an orange cloth stands at the far right. The scene suggests a homa or fire ceremony in progress.2015-07-07Night outdoor satsang scene under string lights and hanging festoons. A man with long hair sits on an orange cushioned throne wearing an orange-and-gold dhoti and a beaded necklace, his bare feet resting on a low brick-coloured step. Before him, a man in an orange-and-gold dhoti holds a tray of offerings and fruit, bowing toward the throne, while a devotee in saffron and white stands near. A cut-out printed image of a saffron-robed sage seated in meditation, wearing a garland and a saffron turban, is carried forward on a stand by a man in white. A kalasha with a coconut and a garland stands at the right edge beside a priest in red-and-gold cloth. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris and dhotis stands with hands folded, and a rangoli decorates the ground with green leaves.2015-07-07July 07 20152015-07-07July 07 20152015-07-07July 07 20152015-07-07Night outdoor satsang on a paved courtyard with a fire pit in the foreground. A man seated on an orange armchair wears a rust-orange dhoti with yellow borders and a long beaded mala, with a person candidate indicated by his long swept-back hair and saffron ornate clothing. Standing devotees in white dhotis and red-bordered shawls face him, several with hands folded in anjali; one woman in an orange sari holds a tray of offerings. A man in a red turban and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at right beside a cutout-like figure. Strings of coloured lights, a red fire truck and a tall gold-topped pillar stand in the background.2015-07-07