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Night 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.

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July 07 20152015-07-07July 07 20152015-07-07Night-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.2015-07-07July 07 20152015-07-07Outdoor homa at dawn beside a wooden fire pit with a large flame. A man in a white dhoti seated on an orange armchair, wearing an orange-and-gold cloth and a floral garland, holds his palms joined in namaste. Beside him a priest in white dhoti with a red turban raises a lit lamp toward the fire. Behind the fire, young girls in red-orange traditional dress with flower garlands sit in a row. Marigold offerings and a brass oil lamp rest in the foreground on a striped rug, and a pink wall, palms and bunting frame the scene. a person: the seated man in orange and gold with a long garland matches the page's stated presence, but his face and features are not visible enough to confirm; he is seated apart from the priest.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor 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.2015-07-07Night-time outdoor ritual before a row of garlanded deity murtis, decorated with yellow, orange and purple flower garlands. In the centre-left, a man in a rust-red dhoti and a matching turban with a pink flower garland holds a lit aarti lamp with a large flame toward the murtis. Beside him a bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti holds a tray of offerings. Behind them a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis stands with hands folded in prayer. Red and yellow flags and a decorated umbrella stand at the left, with incense smoke rising in the background.2017-11-11October 03 20142014-10-03July 07 20152015-07-07March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight 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