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A large tented hall with white draped ceiling, red side curtains and hanging lanterns hosts a Maheshwara Puja style ritual. Devotees in orange and saffron saris and kurtas sit on colourful striped rugs in rows facing a white cloth spread on the floor. At the right, a man in orange and saffron robes with long hair and a garland sits near a brass plate of food and offerings; another monastic in orange sits beside him. Steel food trays and a small flat-screen monitor showing a video stand in the hall, and a line of people in white head coverings and orange clothes sits at the foreground edge beside stainless steel trays. Orange and white parasols decorate the corners, and a wall display of framed photographs fills the back left.

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December 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11December 18 20162016-12-18A large tented event at night with white canopy ceiling decorated with hanging tassels, lanterns and colourful striped streamers. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor, many women in saris of blue, purple, green and pink, some with flower garlands and folded hands. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow-trimmed cloth stands near the centre holding a microphone, while a cameraman in dark clothing films nearby. A large screen on the left shows a deity image, and brass vessels and a red-and-gold carpet with cushions lie at the right. Some devotees wear white with sandalwood or vibhuti on their foreheads.2016-12-19December 18 20162016-12-18December 05 20162016-12-05 +3 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07A large white-tented hall with hanging brass lanterns and red drapes hosts a seated ritual gathering. Dozens of women in orange and saffron sarees sit on a colourful striped rug before silver trays of offerings. A woman in an orange saree stands at left holding a tray, and another standing figure with an umbrella-shaded tray is at centre. A cameraman operates a crane camera above the crowd, and a screen at left shows a robed figure seated in a red-and-white setting. Many attendees wear white head coverings. Several women in white ritual clothes kneel at the front, and a shaved-headed man in white stands near the centre.2016-12-18Large white tented hall with draped fabric, hanging ornamental lamps and a camera crane. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a white dhoti stands at the front-left, holding a lit lamp or ritual tray, with a red-and-gold umbrella above him, beside a priest in a dhoti. Many seated devotees in orange, saffron and maroon saris and robes sit on a colourful striped rug, with steel food trays placed on the floor in front. Several white-headed women in white head coverings sit near the bottom. A photo-display board of framed portraits stands on the right, and a backdrop with a deity image is at the left. The scene looks like a puja or Maheshwara Puja with food offerings.2016-12-18December 10 20162016-12-10July 29 20072007-07-29December 12 20162016-12-12