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A photograph of a covered hall with corrugated metal walls and striped woven rugs in red, green, blue and yellow covering the floor. Several people stand in white dhotis and saris, some in white shirts, while a man in a maroon kurta stands at the centre. Ornate gold ceremonial palanquin or throne structures and brass lamps are visible, with a golden umbrella overhead and a green foliage arrangement at the back. In the foreground a seated man in white with a gold-bordered shawl and beaded necklace faces away, and a man at right in a white dhoti with gold border shows a rudraksha-style necklace. Colourful hanging banners decorate the pillars.

September 13 2015

A ceremonial puja hall with a decorated central dais where a seated figure in orange-red robes and a crown-like headdress sits on a gold and red throne with a yellow garland. In the foreground a bald priest in saffron-orange dhoti stands before a row of seated participants in white and red clothes, some wearing red shawls and rudraksha malas, many seated on mats. Golden ceremonial umbrellas, kalasha-style pennants and a deity murti adorned with flower garlands surround the platform. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the floor. A seated crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris watches the ritual, most with shaved heads or hair tied back. Strings of green leaves and a banner-like backdrop frame the scene.

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September 14 2015

Photo of a large white tented ritual hall with hanging red, yellow and blue tassel decorations and fans overhead. Two bare-chested men in white dhoti sit at a red-draped puja platform with flowers, a brass vessel and offerings. A standing man in a long brown-saffron robe and a gold necklace with a white flower garland holds a fringed rainbow-striped parasol above a second man in orange cloth; a person candidate wearing a shoulder-length dark hairstyle and a ceremonial gold necklace stands at the front, with ornate decorations and a golden deity shrine behind. Rows of seated devotees in white cloth sit on colourful striped mats, some with folded hands, and standing crowd members watch from the back and left. Looks like a satsang or ritual gathering.

A photograph inside a decorated open-sided pavilion with a striped tent roof and hanging colourful lanterns. A central man wearing an orange-red turban, a rudraksha mala with a garland, a long ornate gold-and-red necklace, and a reddish-brown dhoti walks along a multicolour striped mat toward a black stone Nandi-like statue draped with yellow and green garlands. Around him, many men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand with palms pressed together in anjali, and some people in white and dark western clothing stand nearby. On the left, a priest in white sits by brass lamps, a tall brass lamp and a red-draped platform with offerings. A camera on a tripod is at right. The man is a candidate for a person by appearance, but identity is uncertain.

Indoor temple-style ceremony under a white tent with a striped floor mat. A man in a rust-brown robe and white-and-pink flower garland stands centre, hands at his sides, a gold necklace on his chest. Beside him a younger man in saffron-orange dhoti holds a tall gold pole topped by a multicoloured fringed umbrella canopy. Behind them a woman in a red sari holds a brass tray. Seated devotees in white dhotis, some bare-chested with sandalwood marks, face the front; others stand with hands folded in prayer. To the left a red-draped table holds flowers, brass vessels and a deity murti. Gold-painted shrine panels and a decorated arch fill the background.

A festive temple-style pavilion with a striped multicolour mat floor and colourful hanging tassel decorations overhead. In the centre, a man in a red-and-orange turban and saffron-orange dhoti wears a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace with a garland of flowers, walking forward while a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella is held above him by an attendant in orange. Behind him, a line of men in white and bare-chested dhotis stands with hands folded in reverence, and a camera on a tripod is set up on the right. On the left, a black stone deity murti decorated with yellow flowers and a brass lamp stand sit near a decorated altar with fruit and floral garlands.

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December 15 2016

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Indoor temple-hall ritual scene under a white draped ceiling with striped colourful decorative pillars trimmed in orange tassels. In the centre a gilded golden palanquin or throne with a red and white umbrella stands before a shrine. Several men in white dhotis and shawls stand around it, one holding a long ceremonial staff and a feathered fan, one wearing a tall ornate crown. Devotees in white stand with palms joined along the sides, and the floor has orange and blue mats with brass plates and offering bowls. The scene appears to be a pooja or procession ceremony with a deity murti on the golden stand.

A covered outdoor pavilion with a corrugated roof and red-painted posts shows a procession walking across a striped woven mat in green, red, blue and cream. At centre, a sannyasi in a flowing orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala walks, flanked by men in maroon dhotis with gold-bordered sashes and gold-bead garlands. A man in a white shirt stands behind, and women in white and pink saris stand at right near red plastic chairs. At left, brass oil lamps and a garlanded pedestal with a white cloth are set up. Several people are visible, some partly cut off at the frame edges.