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December 23 20092009-12-23February 11 20072007-02-11A photograph of a night homa ceremony under a temporary pandal decorated with orange cloth and leafy garlands. A bald priest in orange robes with a red-edged shawl and a gold bead necklace holds a lit ritual lamp aloft in his right hand and a bell in his left. Smoke rises from a fire pit on a white platform scattered with yellow marigold petals and red kolam designs. Behind him an attendant in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a long palm-leaf canopy stick, and seated devotees in white and yellow shawls sit on the ground. Brass plates of sweets, a kalasha and a brass lamp sit on the platform.2009-09-25September 27 20092009-09-27July 28 20082008-07-28A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands outdoors in front of palm trees, wearing an orange saffron shawl over a white garment with a golden-yellow sash. He wears a long chain of white flowers interspersed with red blossoms, a gold rudraksha-style necklace, a gold bangle, and a red bindu on his forehead. His right arm is raised in a gesture while his left hand holds a small ritual spoon over a flame. Behind him, men in orange and white robes stand near brass kalasha pots topped with leaves, and one of them holds a flaming dish. Bunting hangs in the background.2007-01-01December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23January 1st 2013Outdoors under a pale sky and tall trees, a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace, smiles while raising a small bunch of flowers toward a flame burning in a stone fire pit. Beside him a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a silver pot and a flower-filled plate, and other men in white clothes and orange shawls stand behind. A saffron flag with a flower garland hangs at right, and a crowd gathers in the background.2006-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual procession under palm trees. A long-haired man bare-shouldered in an orange cloth wears a white and red flower garland and a gold bangle, and holds a flaming camphor lamp on a long handled dish toward the viewer with his right hand. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls carry brass kalasha pots wrapped in green leaves and woven netting, and some wear tilak marks. A row of small paper flags is strung behind them.2007-01-01