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A night-time ritual in a open-sided pavilion strung with multicoloured fairy lights. In the foreground a man with long dreadlocked hair, a rust-red turban, bare chest and a brown-orange cloth, and gold ornaments on his arm, places his hand on the head of a seated child. Beside him a golden ceremonial staff topped with a serpent-like finial and a gilded lion-head pedestal stand near the frame. A fire burns in a homa pit with offerings in front of them, and a second man with long dreadlocks and a white cloth around his waist sits nearby with a rudraksha necklace. Behind them a large crowd of white-clad and saffron-clad devotees sits on striped mats, with a banner of a world map and a portrait at the top right.

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Evening ritual in an open-sided pavilion strung with multicoloured fairy lights, with a crowd of devotees seated on striped mats. In the foreground, a figure with long dreadlocks and a rust-orange turban, wearing a gold necklace and a shawl, stretches his arm to touch the forehead of a young boy in a white dhoti and bare chest. The boy stands before a tall gold staff topped with a gold ornament. Nearby, other boys in white dhotis and sacred threads kneel, and a ceremonial fire burns beside a brass vessel and yellow flower-decorated offerings. A cameraman stands on a platform at the back. Exact count not determinable.2017-02-21A large indoor ritual hall under a tin roof strung with coloured fairy lights. In the foreground a seated man in a rust-orange turban and long braided dreadlocks, bare-chested with gold ornaments and a brown-orange wrap, reaches out to touch a young boy's head. Beside him a golden deity murti sits on a leopard-print cloth. Several shirtless boys in white dhotis wear white sacred threads, and a woman in an orange sari sits nearby. A fire burns in a yellow-cloth-covered homa area with flower arrangements, coconuts and brass vessels, while a crowd of seated devotees in white and orange fills the hall. A cameraperson with a tripod films at the back. Appearance-based candidate: a person, identified by the turban, long braided hair, bare chest, gold adornments and central ritual role.2017-02-21Night-time ritual gathering under a tented roof with string lights. A central figure in a rust-red turban, long dark braided hair and a gold ornament, wearing a red-orange cloth, sits on a leopard-print seat with a gold lion-headed armrest and raises one hand over a seated boy. The boy wears a white dhoti and a white sacred thread and presses his palms together. Nearby, a fire burns in a yellow-cloth-covered altar with brass vessels, and a bare-chested man with white-painted forehead and tilak sits in front. Colourful striped mats cover the floor and a dense crowd of people in white and orange clothes stands behind them.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21April 16 20172017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16Night ritual on a covered outdoor stage lit by string lights and a spotlight. A standing man in an orange-and-saffron dhoti with a bright orange turban and a rudraksha mala worships at a golden square yajna or abhishekam setup on a striped multicoloured cloth, with a golden deity murti and flower garlands behind. A younger attendant in orange robes stands at left, and a seated figure in orange with a microphone and beaded jewellery sits at right beside a plate of red flowers, brass pots and vessels. A large seated crowd in white fills the background, with brass trishula staffs at right and a bowl of sticks in the foreground.2017-04-16A large tented hall at night during a fire ritual. A man with long hair, a red-and-white headwrap and a pink-and-white shawl sits on a red-upholstered gold throne at the left, facing the fire. In front of him, a priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl raises one arm beside a tiered wooden fire platform with a burning homa fire and smoke. Another priest in saffron and yellow sits at the right of the platform with offering trays. Hundreds of seated devotees, many bare-chested in white dhotis, fill the red carpeted floor. Overhead hang colourful paper lanterns and tassels, and small oil lamps are set in gold-trimmed alcoves.2016-12-07Night ritual inside an open-sided tent with a corrugated roof and string lights. In the foreground, a seated person in orange robes and an orange turban, wearing beaded necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a metal bowl of grains over a burning fire pit (homa) on a yellow-draped altar with mango leaves and fruit. Around the fire are brass vessels, a kalasha, and a ceremonial pot wrapped in orange cloth. Behind them, a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white garments sits on colourful striped mats, some shirtless, with a decorated silver-and-gold palanquin holding a garlanded deity murti at left.2017-02-21Night-time ritual inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and string lights. A seated man with a red-orange turban, bare chest and white-and-gold beaded necklaces sits on a golden sun-shaped throne under a multicoloured canopy, a presumed a person by his turban, bare chest and ornate beads while officiants surround him. Nearby, several people in saffron-orange robes and a woman in an orange head wrap tend a wooden homa fire pit with burning flames and offerings, and a green banana leaf holds corn cobs and ceremonial pots. A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saffron garments sits on striped mats, and a red-and-gold kalasha stands at the right.2017-02-21