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Crowded nighttime scene of devotees receiving prasad from a priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border. In the foreground, women in orange saris and orange shawls reach toward a steel plate of offerings held by a white-clad man in a white shirt with a lanyard. Behind them, a tall, older man in a coral-pink shirt with a lanyard watches intently, and men in white shirts and orange garments stand among the crowd under bright lights.

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April 23 20122012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23Night-time outdoor gathering of devotees in white clothes with orange saffron shawls. In the foreground a bespectacled man in white kurta and orange shawl holds a small steel cup or vessel toward a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with red border, whose back faces the camera. Other devotees, including a woman in white with orange shawl, stand around them. Dark background and a metal stage truss overhead suggest an evening ritual or satsang setting. The priest is not clearly identifiable as a person from visible cues.2012-04-23Night-time outdoor gathering where a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and round glasses holds a small metal cup or vessel toward a bare-chested man in white dhoti with red-bordered cloth draped over his shoulder. Several devotees around them wear orange shawls and white clothing; some have hands pressed together in prayer at left. A person in the background wears a white vest with a red logo.2012-04-23Night-time ritual scene in which devotees receive offerings at an outdoor ceremony. In the centre, a man with short dark hair and a beige checked kurta, with an orange cloth tied at his waist, stands with eyes lowered and hands together. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and white kurta holds an orange cloth, and a man at right in a white dhoti and cloth wrap holds out a silver plate or vessel. At left, a woman in a red shawl with gold border presses her palms together in prayer, and another woman in orange clothing is partly visible. Dark background with a faint light source.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23Night-time ritual scene under a corrugated metal roof. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange shawl over white clothes and has a tilak on his forehead; his hands are raised toward a shaven-headed young priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, who holds a white plate. Devotees in orange and white clothing with gold bangles stand around, one woman in the foreground with hands pressed together. A man in white with glasses and orange lanyard stands at right. Identity of the central man is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a devotee receiving blessing.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23