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Night outdoor gathering of many saffron-robed devotees seated on tiered red-stone steps lit by bright floodlights, with rows of small oil lamps and black stone shivalingas lining the steps. In the centre, a seated figure in an orange robe sits near a raised seat under a striped canopy, with a ceremonial sceptre-like staff and a brass lamp before him. Other white-robed and orange-clad priests and attendants are seated around the platform, many with hands folded in prayer. Garlands of orange and yellow marigolds hang along the steps at right. The scene appears to be a satsang or ritual observance; the page notes a person at this event, but the central figure's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity. Dozens of people are visible, with many more filling the lower steps.

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Night photograph of a large outdoor ghat-style stone stairway beside water, lit by bright floodlights and strung with small lights. Hundreds of seated people in saffron and orange robes fill the tiered steps, many with palms joined in prayer. Brass oil lamps stand in rows on the steps. In the centre, a figure in orange clothing sits near ceremonial objects, with attendants in white around. Yellow marigold garlands drape the metal railing of the walkway over the water, and a flag flies at the top right.2016-12-23A large group of devotees in orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas sits on red stone steps during an outdoor assembly. Two figures sit on ornate golden thrones at the top centre: one in an orange robe with a golden staff, and one in a yellow shawl with a white flower garland. A seated man at left wears a rudraksha mala and maroon cloth, and a long golden staff with a trident-like top rises above the thrones. Many women and men in front have their hands folded in prayer. 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