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A crowded outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof at an Atirudra Maha Yagna event. A large banner behind the stage shows two framed portraits of a man with a tilak and orange shawl and a smiling woman with flower garlands, with the title ATIRUDRA MAHAYAGA printed in English and Kannada. Beneath it, men in orange, saffron and white dhotis and turbans stand on the stage. In the foreground, many devotees in green and yellow dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested, face the stage, while a man in a white shirt and a woman in a red-and-orange shawl stand at left. Brass and decorated ritual vessels are visible at the stage edges.

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January 13 20152015-01-13A crowd of devotees and priests gathers in a covered hall before a stage backdrop. The large banner reads ATIRUDRA MAHAYAGA in English and Kannada, flanked by two portraits: a man with a tilak, rudraksha mala and orange garment on the left, and a smiling woman in a green sari and garland on the right. On stage, priests in yellow and orange shawls and bare-chested men in orange cloths perform ritual activity, while a crowd of mostly men in white and yellow shirts and orange shawls stands in the foreground. A decorative canopy with colourful fringe stands at the left edge.2015-01-13A large outdoor pandal under a corrugated metal roof during an Atirudra Mahayaga ceremony. A large banner behind the stage shows two framed portraits, a man with a tilak and orange garment with rudraksha beads on the left and a smiling woman in orange-red sari with a garland on the right, with the title ATIRUDRA MAHAYAGA. In the foreground, many people sit in dense rows, mostly men in yellow and orange ceremonial cloths and white shirts. On the stage, a figure in saffron/orange robes with a garland stands among priests in white and orange. A cameraman in white shirt films the stage at right, and a woman in green sari stands near the stage edge.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A crowd of devotees in yellow and orange dhotis stands and sits in a hall before a large banner reading Atirudra Mahayaga with dates 11, 12 and 13 January 2015, flanked by two portraits of smiling saffron-robed figures wearing rudraksha malas and garlands. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari stands beside priests in orange and white turbans and dhotis, one wearing a white shawl, with a white canopy or palanquin structure at left. Two figures in green and white stand at right, and a man in a white shirt and a bare-chested boy in yellow cloth are nearby. Red and orange garlands hang on the barrier at right. The portrait figures are printed images, not physical people in the scene.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A large crowd of devotees in saffron, yellow and green clothing fills the foreground at an Atirudra Mahayaga event. Behind them, several robed priests in orange and saffron stand around a fire pit with a bright flame, performing a homa. A photographer in white clothing raises a large camera with a telephoto lens at right. A backdrop banner shows two portraits, and a garland of flowers is visible near a woman in an orange sari at right. One figure at centre-left stands bare-chested with a saffron wrap. A printed portrait on the banner shows a man with rudraksha beads and a garland, labelled as part of the Atirudra Mahayaga banner. The image is a photograph of a ritual gathering.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13