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Outdoor ritual gathering under a canopy of orange and red cloth hung with triangular pennants and round decorative fans, with palms behind. On the raised striped red-and-white platform, a priest in orange robes sits beside offerings and brass plates. A standing man in an orange robe with a garland and mala holds a long staff. A seated figure in orange with long dark hair and a mala sits at the centre; whether it is the a person is unsure based on appearance. Around them, a large crowd sits on the ground: many in white clothing, women in orange and white saris, and a woman in white at the left edge. Rows of devotees in white attend the homa-style ceremony.

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December 28 20082008-12-28Outdoor ceremony under a large canopy hung with orange, red and green cloth, orange pennants and tall decorated poles. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes fill the red-carpeted floor in rows. On a raised platform with red and white striped edges, a seated woman in orange robes sits near a central figure in orange robes, with a priest in orange holding a long staff nearby and another orange-robed attendant to the left. Floral garlands and a decorated altar with flowers appear at the left edge, and palm trees and a thatched shelter stand behind. The scene reads as a festival gathering with a priestly ceremony.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesA large outdoor pandal with red and orange canopy cloth, hanging orange and multicolored banners and palm trees behind, hosting a ceremony. On a raised red-and-white striped platform, several saffron-robed monastics sit, one in the centre wearing a saffron robe with a carried staff-like object, and a woman in orange sits to the side. Left of the stage a woman in white sits with offerings and a floral arrangement. Rows of seated devotees in white and cream clothes, some in orange, face the stage in a crowded congregation.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesA large outdoor pavilion draped in red, orange and green canopy fabric with rows of orange triangular pennants and tall multicoloured pillars decorates the gathering. Beneath it, a raised stage with red-and-white striped sides holds several people in saffron and orange robes seated before offerings and brass vessels, with a figure in orange standing at the right edge. Dozens of devotees in white and cream clothing sit cross-legged on red mats in front, many women in white saris and children among them. Palm trees and thatched huts frame the open-air venue.2008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering under a large red, orange and green canopy decorated with hanging triangular pennants and tall painted pillars. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit on a raised red-and-white striped platform, one seated on the platform wearing orange and another standing in orange at the right, while a figure in white stands behind them. Large audiences in white clothing sit cross-legged on the ground facing the platform, with palm trees and thatched huts beyond the tent. The scene appears to be a ceremony or satsang at a festival.2008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28