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A photograph inside a large tent-like hall with white metal walls and orange-and-green banners. At the centre, a man in a red turban and orange-saffron robe with rudraksha-style beads stands holding a microphone, while behind him a man in orange ritual dress stands near a decorated altar. Seated on green mats in front, many people in white traditional clothes sit in rows behind low rope barriers, some wearing red or saffron shawls. On the right, two men in orange and saffron garments and turbans tend an ornate golden shrine with a green canopy, a deity murti and kalasha-like vessels. A woman in a red sari with a garland stands near the centre. Audio equipment, speakers and cases are visible at left.

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September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesIndoor ritual at a camp hall with corrugated metal walls and colourful painted pillars. A golden canopy shrine holds a deity murti pair draped in garlands, with a tiered brass altar and offerings in front. Several standing figures in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas attend the altar; one standing man wears a red turban and orange robe. A woman in orange sari stands to the right, while a large seated audience of women in colourful saris and shawls sits on mats on the floor behind metal barrier rails.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10A photograph of a ceremony in a open-sided hall with corrugated metal walls and colourful striped hangings on the pillars. On a raised decorated platform stands a deity murti dressed with garlands and a green cloth backdrop, with a brass ornate peetha or throne-like altar and a kalasha-style setup before it. Several men in saffron and orange robes, one wearing a red turban, stand at the left, and a woman in orange sari stands at the right beside the altar. A large audience of devotees sits on colourful mats in the foreground, mostly women in saffron, pink, green and white saris, facing the altar. No one is clearly identified as the central guru; the altar and standing officiants are the focus.2015-09-10Indoor ceremony in a metal-walled hall with speaker columns and saffron banners. At left, a figure in an orange-red turban and saffron wrap sits on an ornate gold throne, holding a microphone near his face. Centre, a priest in orange and a red-robed attendant stand before a gold-framed shrine with a deity murti and green draping; a kalasha-like offering and a row of lamps sit on the platform. Right, a man in white dhoti and white head cloth stands with hands folded. Seated devotees in white and saffron clothing, some with garlands, fill the floor in rows behind rope barriers, hands joined in namaskar. The ritual setting suggests an assembly or puja, with the throne prominent.2015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10December 25 20082008-12-25Photograph inside a large orange and red tented hall decorated with draped fabric and a blue valance. At the centre stands an ornate golden shrine framing a deity murti of a seated figure with a crown and a golden-yellow backdrop, with a golden arch and a pair of standing deity figures above. A saffron-robed man stands at the centre of the hall gesturing toward the altar, while another saffron-robed man in front of the altar holds a microphone. Seated devotees in white ritual clothes fill the floor, several holding lit oil lamps. A woman in saffron sits on a golden chair at the left. A seated figure in a red robe sits before a small altar at the front.2013-02-09October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copies