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Night-time outdoor ritual on a raised white platform with a striped multicolour mat. Three central figures in saffron-orange robes sit on the dais; the central figure wears a rudraksha mala and a white tilak, with ornate gold necklaces, and gestures with his hand while speaking into a microphone. Beside him stands a golden trident on a pole, and in front are brass vessels, a flat bowl, and offerings of flowers and leaves, consistent with an abhishekam-style puja. To the right, a framed picture decorated with a garland of white and orange flowers and green leaves sits on a draped table. Several dozen seated devotees and a cameraman in orange fill the foreground, with onlookers standing behind a white building in the background.

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Night outdoor ritual on a raised white platform draped with striped cloth. A central figure with long dark hair, a white headband and a blue shawl over orange clothing extends his hands over a small fire pit; two other orange-robed priests stand nearby, one holding his hands together. Brass oil lamps, flower offerings, fruit and a brass trident stand behind on the platform. To the right a deity murti or framed image is decorated with marigold garlands and a green cloth. Seated devotees fill the foreground and background, and a cameraman in orange clothing films from the front.2009-02-23Night outdoor ritual photo. At the centre, a bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair, rudraksha mala beads and a white-marked forehead holds a ceremonial implement over a fire on a white stepped platform. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a white-smeared forehead presses his palms together, and another man in orange stands behind with hands folded. A young man in orange kneels to the left with hands joined. A large flower-garlanded framed portrait stands at the right on a white-draped altar, with a green cloth, yellow flowers and a brass lamp; a trident stands behind the platform. A cameraman in orange sits at the bottom. Crowd members stand in the background.2009-02-23Night ritual outdoors on a striped woven mat before a white-draped low platform. A central figure with long dark hair, a white forehead band, a red-orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain holds a lit torch upward in one hand. Two attendants in orange robes with white forehead marks stand beside him; the one on the left holds his hands together in prayer, the one on the right holds a ritual implement. A golden trident stands on a pole at left, a garlanded framed portrait of a deity with marigold and yellow flower garlands sits at right, and fruit and flower offerings lie on a tray in the foreground. Several standing onlookers in white and dark clothing watch in the background, and a camera operator's head is visible at the bottom.2009-02-23April 16 20172017-04-16Night-time outdoor puja on colourful striped cloth mats with strings of lights overhead. Two standing attendants in orange clothing stand at the left: a woman with long braided hair and a man in an orange turban and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, holding a tray of red petals. At the centre, a gold-edged yantra-style platform holds a golden deity murti garlanded with flowers. At the right, a seated figure in orange robes with a microphone sits on a low seat behind a plate of red fruit, brass vessels and oil lamps. Many seated devotees in white clothes fill the background, and a gold trident stands at the far right.2017-04-16Outdoor night ritual with a large crowd seated on blue and red mats. On a raised white-draped platform decorated with white flower garlands and orange marigolds, a bright fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit beside offerings, a flower-filled brass kalasha, and a lamp. A figure in orange robes with rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces holds a flame aloft near the fire, while a second orange-robed person kneels at the right edge of the platform. Men and women in white clothes sit among the crowd, and a photographer in white with a yellow sash photographs the scene. Bright floodlights and a small banner stand behind.2010-02-12Outdoor evening satsang on a yellow flower-garlanded platform before a black backdrop with a large portrait of a smiling man in a yellow turban. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with an ornate gold necklace, shaved head and bare feet, speaks into a microphone on a stand, his hand raised in gesture. Behind him, a white throne-like seat sits beneath a multicoloured arch of flowers, with a small deity murti and garlands. A framed portrait of a woman in orange garments, garlanded, stands at left. Ornamental umbrellas and brass finials line the stage. Devotees in white clothes sit on the ground at right, some wearing rudraksha malas, and white stone slabs with flower petals and brass bowls lie in the foreground.2007-02-11November 13 20152015-11-13December 30 20092009-12-30Night outdoor ritual photograph at a homa or yagna altar. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the decorated white altar, the one on the left holding a lit oil lamp and the one on the right holding a small bell and a ritual implement. The altar is edged with white flower garlands, orange and yellow marigolds, and green leaves, with a brass tray and a pot of offerings in front. Smoke rises behind the altar. A seated woman in orange and a man in white with a yellow shawl kneel with folded hands at the right, and a large crowd of devotees in white clothing sits on the blue mats and red carpet in front, with stage lights and a tent behind. Neither robed figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone, so role is given instead.2010-02-12October 14 20122012-10-14April 16 20172017-04-16