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Outdoor evening event on a sandy beach at night under purple-tinted stage lighting. In the centre, a man with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti with red border and a green shawl, bends forward at a low round platform. The platform holds red flower petals, scattered red bricks, brass lamps, fruit, and a small silver lamp stand. Seated rows of attendees fill the background, many wearing red shawls and sarees, some with hands folded in prayer, and one man in a red shirt with folded hands. The scene looks like a ritual offering on the sand.

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December 24 20152015-12-24Night outdoor ritual on a sandy beach. A brick-lined fire pit with an open flame sits at lower left, beside round white platforms holding red flower petals, sweets, coconuts and small brick-shaped offerings. A brass oil lamp stands on a platter at right. A shirtless man in a white dhoti with a red border and a green shawl, wearing a blue-and-red turban, bends forward near the platforms. Behind him a large seated crowd of devotees, many women in saffron, red and colourful saris, watches with hands folded in prayer. A shirtless man in a red-bordered dhoti stands at the right edge. The scene appears to be a homa-style ritual with fire and offerings.2015-12-24December 24 20152015-12-24Night outdoor ritual on a sandy beach at a Nithyanandoham event. Two shirtless men in white dhotis with green and red sashes stand at a round raised platter table laden with flower petals, banana-leaf offerings, small brass vessels and a lit oil lamp. A small brick fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground. Behind them a large seated crowd, many in red, orange and white clothing, sits with hands folded in prayer and watches. Purple stage lighting and darkness frame the scene.2015-12-24December 24 20152015-12-24Night-time outdoor ritual on a sandy beach. In the foreground a priest with a bare upper body, white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth, a green shawl over one shoulder, a blue-and-white head wrap and white sacred ash markings on his chest holds a small silver plate and a tray, with a bright red flower garland. A second priest in a white dhoti stands behind him holding a silver plate of offerings. Small brass lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a green cloth, flower petals and fruit sit on round low platforms on the sand. A brick fire pit with burning flames is at left. Behind them a seated audience of many women and some men, many wearing red and orange garlands, sits on the sand watching.2015-12-24December 24 20152015-12-24December 24 20152015-12-24A night-time beach ritual with a large crowd gathered on sand. In the foreground, two seated men with bare upper bodies sit near a small fire, one in a green cloth. Several round white platforms hold offerings of fruit, flowers, sweets and small lamps. Many standing participants wear white and red garments, with red shawls and sashes; some hold plates or trays. A bald, bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth stands at left among the crowd. Purple stage lighting falls over the scene. The crowd is too large to count precisely.2015-12-24Photograph of an evening outdoor ritual on a sand-covered stage before a seated audience. A man in a white dhoti with a green sash and a blue-and-red head wrap stoops forward while carrying a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and flower petals. Behind him, a shirtless man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti walks at the right edge. In the foreground, round platforms hold brass oil lamps, flower petals, coconut halves, fruits and small clay lamps, with a green cloth draped across one platform. The audience sits on the sand, many women in red, orange and blue saris, some with palms pressed together in greeting. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is present in the frame.2015-12-24December 24 20152015-12-24Night-time outdoor gathering on a sandy beach lit in purple and pink light, with smoke drifting at left. A crowd of many dozens of people in white, red, orange and pink clothing stands and moves around several low round tables set with flowers, fruit, lit candles and offering plates. A bald man in an orange-red wrap stands at left near a fire, and seated figures in white dhoti-style cloths sit at the lower left beside a flame. Women in saris and salwar kameez, some with garlands and red shawls, hold their hands together or move among the tables, and a girl in orange kneels at a table. Hindu ritual offerings, with flame and garlands, suggest a puja or aarti on the beach.2015-12-24