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Outdoor evening ritual under a white tent hung with coloured string lights and a gold-painted tree decoration. Many men sit cross-legged on striped rugs, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis, white sacred threads and beaded necklaces, with orange-and-white tilaka-like bands across their foreheads. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands among them, holding a large white plate of offerings and placing an item onto a seated devotee's hands. Ornate thrones and deity decorations appear in the background, and a figure in saffron-coloured clothing sits near the far back. Several people are visible in the crowd; the central action is a distribution of prasad.

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A large group of shirtless male participants sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in a covered hall during an evening ritual. Many have white sacred ash or paste smeared across their chests, arms and faces, and several wear white cloths tied at the waist, white cords around the neck, and orange or saffron headbands with eye-shaped designs on their foreheads. Some participants hold small items in their hands and appear to be applying paste to each other. In the background a woman in a red sari stands near a red-draped platform, and ritual items are visible at the far side of the hall. Dim overhead lights and red and gold fabric decorations surround the scene.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A large crowd of men, mostly bare-chested and wearing white dhotis, sits closely packed on striped rainbow mats inside a tent-like hall during a ritual. Many have white ash or paste smeared across their shoulders, backs and chests, and several wear orange or saffron cloth around their heads and white cords tied at their necks. Some hold small containers or pour liquid, while others look down or rest their palms together. Plastic water bottles, folded white cloth and an orange bag lie on the mats in the foreground. Many people are visible, with more standing in the background near red drapes and stage equipment.2016-12-02A large crowd of men sits cross-legged on colourful striped mats under a decorated tent with hanging lanterns and string lights. Most are bare-chested, wearing white dhoti cloths, many with rudraksha malas and wearing orange-yellow fabric bands across their foreheads. One young man on the left wears a red-orange headband. Behind them, figures in white and saffron stand near a golden canopy and a golden shrine structure with flowers and foliage. A person in a dark green garment and a woman in teal stand at the edges. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view.2016-12-02December 18 20162016-12-18December 02 20162016-12-02A large indoor tented hall at night filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly men, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis, with white ash or paste smeared on their chests and arms and red and orange cloth blindfolds over their eyes. Many sit cross-legged on striped mats with hands folded in prayer. Some women in white and coloured saris stand at the edges. Strings of marigold-style garlands and rudraksha-like beaded necklaces hang from many necks. Above, rows of colourful hanging tassels, lanterns and glass ornaments decorate the white canopy. Near the back, a golden decorated backdrop and a green leafy tree frame a raised area with a standing figure in orange and white and a small ceremonial setup.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A large outdoor evening gathering of devotees seated on colourful mats in dense rows, many bare-chested with white dhotis, rudraksha-style necklaces and white sandalwood or ash markings on their bodies, some with orange tilak bands on their foreheads. Many sit with hands folded or raised in anjali and some clap. Strings of multicoloured lights and lanterns hang overhead, with a golden ornamental arch and a decorated throne-like backdrop at the far end. Some people stand near the back. A camera rig on a tripod is visible at right.2016-12-02A large seated congregation of devotees fills a covered hall with a red carpet, many people with palms pressed together in anjali and eyes closed or lifted upward. Many men are bare-chested wearing white dhotis, some with orange or saffron cloth and rudraksha malas. A woman in the foreground right wears a deep maroon sari with a mala and presses her hands together. Ornate golden shrine structures and a deity murti area stand at the back, with incense smoke rising and a plate of food with yellow sweets at the right edge. Cameras on tripods film the gathering. No single figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable.2016-12-07Large outdoor evening ritual gathering under a white tent lit with strings of coloured lights and hanging decorative banners. Dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly bare-chested men wearing white dhotis, white sacred ash and orange-red markings on their foreheads, and white beaded necklaces. Women in white, cream and red saris sit among them. In the centre a woman in white garments stands extending her arm toward a tall silvery-white painted tree trunk, with a golden tree decoration to the right. Devotees stand at the far right and background.2016-12-02A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall. Two women in white cloth with gold borders and light blue hair nets stand at the center, one holding a silver tray with a lit flame and the other tending it, while a third woman in a white sari stands at right. Seated men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies, some with white and yellow body markings and rudraksha malas, sit on the floor in the foreground and middle, one holding a lamp. Behind them, seated women in saris and dupattas watch from rows of chairs with orange tablecloths, and people sit along the back of the hall. The scene reads as a Maheshwara Puja style fire ritual with oil lamps, with a light rudraksha-malaed man in the middle.2016-12-18