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A seated congregation at a outdoor satsang event with bananas plants, a metal railing, and a decorated altar with deity murti behind them. In the foreground, a row of men sits on the ground; the foremost elderly man with a long white beard and bare chest wears a green-and-maroon cloth and a rudraksha mala. Beside him a man in a bright yellow dhoti with a shaved head sits on a mat, and others wear green robes with orange-yellow round rosettes pinned on their chests. A man at right with a bare torso and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, and a microphone is held near the group. Smoke rises from the lower left, and a blue patterned mat lies on the ground.

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A large group of men sit in rows on the ground under a canopy at an outdoor ritual gathering. Most wear green shawls over bare chests and yellow dhotis, several with white and red sacred markings. In the centre, a bearded man with a tilak and a red-and-yellow shawl holds a microphone, flanked by a man in yellow speaking into another microphone and a man with a paper in his hand. Behind them, standing bare-chested men in pink dhotis tend the scene, and large colourful statues of deities with ornate crowns and gold jewellery stand at the left. Smoke rises in the background, and banana leaves decorate the setting.2015-01-13A large seated gathering at a ceremony under a white tent, with a red-carpeted floor and a metal railing in front. Behind the railing are three ornate golden shrines with deity murti decorated with flower garlands, plus a banana-leaf arrangement at left. Many men sit in rows wearing bright green shawls, while front-row priests wear yellow dhotis and shawls; several have orange rosettes pinned to their clothes, and one in the front centre has a red-and-orange tilak and a rudraksha-style mala. Some are bare-chested and one wears white. No individual can be confidently identified from appearance, so the central yellow-clad figure is simply a participant seated among the group.2015-01-12A ritual gathering on bare ground under a decorated pavilion. In the foreground, an elderly man with white hair and white forehead markings, wearing a green shawl with a rosette and purple border, sits before a microphone stand, apparently reciting or chanting. Around a small square fire pit with brick-and-white borders, about a dozen bare-chested young men sit cross-legged in pink and green dhotis, some with sacred thread and rudraksha malas, many with white and ash markings on their bodies. Behind them, large deity murti with yellow garments and ornaments are displayed, one with a green face and crown, and a kalasha and marigold garlands decorate the platform. Brass lamps and bowls sit on the ground in front of the group.2015-01-13January 12 20152015-01-12Outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof and blue-and-yellow striped tent drapes, with banana plants and marigold garlands. Seated on mats on bare ground, a large group of men in green dhotis and shawls with saffron-red borders sits in rows facing a decorated shrine. A deity murti in a yellow-gold garment and garlands stands at left beside a garlanded palanquin-like altar. Foreground shows a fire pit with an open square hole, and devotees sit facing a kalasha-lined altar with brass vessels and offerings. A standing man in green at right watches the rite. Many men sit bare-chested with sacred ash markings.2015-01-13January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph inside a large covered pavilion with a metal truss roof and banana plants at the left. Many men in green and saffron-yellow robes and orange-and-green turbans sit on the ground in rows, some with rudraksha malas and some with bare shoulders. In the foreground a sitting priest in green robes and a yellow-bordered cloth tends a fire pit or homa area, with flower petals scattered nearby. At the right, a man in a pink dhoti and bare chest stands beside a decorated altar with an ornate canopy, a seated figure draped in flower garlands, and deity murtis on pedestals framed by marigold garlands. Additional decorated shrines and deity images line the background.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A large group of men seated on the ground under a white tent at a Hindu ritual gathering. Many wear green shawls over white or saffron clothing, and the front row wears yellow dhotis and shawls, with white and orange tilak marks on foreheads and rudraksha malas visible. Behind a low metal railing, three gilded shrines hold deity murti decorated with garlands, and a banana plant and a decorated umbrella stand at left. Several men wear orange-red rosettes pinned to their shawls. The setting suggests a puja or yagna observance with devotees seated in rows.2015-01-12February 02 20072007-02-02January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a homa ceremony under a decorated tent. Around a rectangular fire pit with burning wood, several men in green dhotis and green shawls sit on the ground, one wearing a white shirt and yellow-and-orange garland badge. Standing figures in saffron and red-orange robes and orange headwraps stand behind them, and a shirtless man wears a pink-and-white cloth. Brass plates of grains surround the pit, and a row of decorated kalasha pots with yellow flower garlands stands at right. A deity murti or decorated backdrop appears at upper left. Persons are present but no one is clearly identified as a specific individual.2015-01-13