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Night-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.

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December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02December 05 20162016-12-05Night photograph inside a large tent hall hung with colourful paper lanterns and fans. Hundreds of mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis and sacred threads sit cross-legged on colourful mats and red carpets, facing a raised stage. On the stage, a decorated central shrine and deity murti are adorned with flowers, with lamps and smoke rising, while ritual attendants stand nearby. A large screen and a camera on a crane-like arm record the scene. Crowd size is clearly in the hundreds, well above the 100 mark.2016-12-05December 02 20162016-12-02Large 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 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesLarge evening gathering under a tented pavilion decorated with hanging paper lanterns, cloth streamers and yellow leaf garlands. Hundreds of seated devotees, many bare-chested or in white dhotis, face a raised stage where a deity murti is adorned with flowers and lamps. A priest in white stands near the stage, a man in a yellow-saffron shawl sits in a red chair in the foreground, and a projection screen shows an image at the right. Banana plants and oil lamps frame the altar area.2016-12-02Large 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.2016-12-02