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A large nighttime ritual gathering under a white tent hung with colourful cloth tassels and paper lanterns. Hundreds of participants sit cross-legged on striped mats, most men bare-chested in white dhotis with rudraksha malas, many women in saris and salwar. A decorated stage at the far end holds an ornate deity murti surrounded by flowers and lamps, with a flame burning in front and a large screen to the right. Overhead a camera crane films the scene. No individual can be picked out as a clearly identifiable candidate from appearance, so no a person identification is made.

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Large evening photograph of a Rudra Abhishekam ritual in a covered open-sided pavilion. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor on striped multicoloured mats; many men at the front are bare-chested in white dhotis, while women in white and colourful saris sit to the right. Overhead hang colourful tasselled decorations and lamps. At the far end, on a raised stage, a richly decorated deity murti is seated with floral garlands and offerings in front of it, with a white-robed figure seated near the altar. Some people are seated near the sides; a large screen is visible at the right edge. The scene is crowded with a count well above one hundred people.2016-12-02December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02A large covered hall during an evening ritual session, with hundreds of seated devotees on striped woven mats facing a central stage. Many men in the foreground are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis, while women in white and green saris and orange shawls sit to the right. Above, colourful hanging tassels, lanterns and tiered decorative canopies decorate the ceiling. On the stage a large deity murti is adorned with garlands and flanked by floral arrangements, with a screen at the right showing a green image. Lights illuminate the scene, and the setting suggests a puja or satsang gathering.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02 +1 copiesLarge evening gathering in a covered hall with a striped mat floor and many hanging decorations of multicoloured tassels and lanterns. Hundreds of devotees sit in rows facing a decorated central stage with a deity murti, garlanded and lit, flanked by potted plants. Many men in front sit bare-chested in white dhotis; women in white, cream and green saris sit behind them. A few figures near the stage wear white. A large screen glows at the right edge. The crowd is dense.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02Large evening ritual in a open tent hung with colourful paper lanterns and cloth streamers. Hundreds of devotees, mostly men bare-chested in white dhotis and some in saffron, sit cross-legged on striped floor mats facing a long red-draped altar piled with fruit, flowers and ritual vessels. Smoke rises from a homa area at centre, and a golden deity shrine with decorated murti stands at the right. A large screen and stage lights are visible, with a few people standing near the stage in white and saffron. The scene reads as a Rudra Abhishekam-style puja and abhishekam gathering.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02Night-time ritual gathering under a large white tent decorated with hanging colourful paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped ornaments. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis, sit on striped and red mats facing a raised shrine area at the front. A red-draped altar holds fruit, flowers and offerings, and smoke rises from a ceremonial fire. Behind the altar, a large screen shows an image, and a decorated golden palanquin-style structure stands at the right. A few figures in white and one person in a dark jacket are visible among the crowd, with a green banana-plant ornament near the shrine.2016-12-02 +1 copiesA large pavilion filled with hundreds of seated devotees, most of them men bare-chested or in white dhotis with sacred threads, facing a stage at the far end. Colourful cloth streamers and paper lanterns in pink, yellow, green and blue hang from the ceiling. On the stage, several figures in white stand around an ornate decorated altar and deity murti with garlands, while a camera on a crane shoots over the crowd. A large screen on the right shows an image. The scene suggests a ritual abhishekam or satsang gathering.2016-12-02 +1 copies