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Wide photo of a large open-sided pandal at a night ritual. A man seated on an ornate gold throne wears a red-and-orange cloth, rudraksha mala and garlands, with a crown-like headdress. In front, a table covered with red cloth holds brass plates of sliced fruit, rice, vegetables, betel leaves, coconuts and a brass lamp stand. Priests in white dhotis, one bare-chested with a yellow cloth, perform puja, while a devotee in saffron wraps and a man in purple-bordered gold cloth sit nearby. Behind them is a gilded shrine with deity murtis, marigold and red flower garlands, and hanging kalasha-like tassel decorations overhead. A large crowd of seated devotees, mostly in white, fills the hall. The overlay credits a person and

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December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 07 20162016-12-07A large tented hall with white draped walls and a gold-framed throne canopy at the far end. A seated figure in red garments sits on a red and gold throne with a small deity murti beside it, while attendants flank the platform. Long rows of devotees in saffron and orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas, sit cross-legged on a striped multicoloured runner in front of plates of food and small cups, indicating a shared meal offering. Colourful umbrellas hang along the sides, and a few people stand near the entrance on the left.2016-12-18A large pavilion ceremony with a fire pit (homa kunda) at centre, where a priest in white dhoti with a yellow sash feeds offerings into the flames. An elderly bare-chested priest with white hair and a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground, facing the fire. To the left, a seated figure in saffron-red robes with a crown-like orange headwrap and garlands sits on a gold throne (peetha) beneath a decorative umbrella. Trays of mangoes, bananas, coconuts, betel leaves and brass vessels lie around the fire, and a brass kalasha is visible. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the hall under hanging colourful streamers and fans.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copiesA wide photograph of a large tented ritual hall during an evening puja. Hanging colourful tassel decorations and lamps fill the white canopy. In the centre, a red-draped platform holds banana leaf plates of offerings, fruit trays, a brass oil lamp and a kalasha-like vessel. Priests in white dhotis and saffron-coloured cloth stand and sit around it, one holding a ritual object. A seated figure on a golden throne-like seat at the back is wearing a white garment with flower garlands and a red-brown shawl. Hundreds of seated devotees, many bare-chested in white and orange, fill the floor on the right. A camera on a crane overlooks the scene.2016-12-07A photograph of a large ceremonial hall with a striped tented ceiling hung with colourful tassels and paper lanterns. In the left foreground a bearded man with a red-and-gold turban, rudraksha mala and garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a canopy, a probable Swamiji candidate by visible cues of turban, mala and ceremonial dress. Before him, a white-haired shaven-chested priest in white dhoti with yellow sash sits behind a wooden homa/yagna platform holding a ladle. Another priest in an orange-and-yellow shawl stands pouring from a vessel while seated devotees in white and yellow sit in rows. Fruits, leaves, bowls and offering trays cover the red mat in front, and a crowd fills the hall.2016-12-07