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Outdoor Hindu ritual at a temple grounds lined with palm trees. A seated figure on a carved wooden throne with red cushions wears orange robes and a long-haired, swept-back style. Near a fire pit covered with a black slab, a standing priest in orange dhoti and orange garment holds a flaming lamp on a plate and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Several people in orange kneel and sit with hands folded in prayer on orange cloths. A black Nandi bull statue with a garland sits near a white pedestal and a tall ceremonial pillar. Devotees watch from behind, and a small golden pyramid-shaped object rests on a wooden table with brass offerings and oil lamps. a person appears to be the seated figure on the throne, based on long swept hair, orange robes and a ceremonial setting.2008-10-09Outdoor ritual scene with a large crowd seated on mats in front of a white stepped platform holding a black stone deity murti garlanded with flowers, palm trees behind. In the foreground a square fire pit with smoke rises beside offerings, brass plates, lamps and a kalasha on a wooden stand. On the left a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate carved red-cushioned throne, while several women in orange saris sit in prayer posture with hands folded. A standing man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant stands at right, holding a vessel, apparently officiating. Many onlookers in white and orange clothing sit behind, with an elderly man in white at left edge.2008-10-09September 09 20132013-09-09October 09 20082008-10-09May 03 20122012-05-03A photograph of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof during a homa or yagna ceremony. A person in an orange robe sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim beneath a red and gold canopy, holding a mic-like object. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing, many with hands joined in prayer, fill the floor in front of a raised square fire pit with a dark interior on an orange cloth. Brass vessels with mango leaves, marigold garlands and flowers, and a plate of yellow flowers sit in the foreground. Palm trees and a tall decorated pillar stand behind, with statues and a small shrine visible on the right.2011-12-13Outdoor homa or fire ritual at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and orange-walled buildings behind. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a long beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp aloft over a white stone fire pit, while another man in white sits beside him. Brass vessels and a kalasha-style pot sit on the platform, and orange-and-green offerings lie to the right. Around the pit, dozens of men and boys in white dhotis and kurtas sit in rows, many with lanyards, with a few Western-looking men among them, watching the ceremony.2010-12-16Outdoors under palm trees, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long beaded necklace performs an aarti-style ritual, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small handbell in the other above a raised white fire pit. Around him, a large crowd in white clothes and red-and-white neck lanyards sits and stands on the ground, with a few children in front. Brass plates and offering dishes sit on the white platform, and red brick buildings stand in the background.2010-12-16Night-time ritual at a temple-like open pavilion with a sunken fire pit (homa/yagna) burning at the lower left. A seated figure in orange robes and a long-garlanded orange chair raises one hand holding an object above a crowd of seated monks in saffron and orange, some with shaved heads, many wearing marigold garlands. A kneeling man in white dhoti with a pink head cloth, a rudraksha mala and bare upper body sits in front of a brass kalasha and offering pots on a patterned mat, hands folded in prayer. Standing attendants in white and saffron stand to the right, hands joined. Women in red silk saris with white flower garlands in their hair sit in the foreground, and banners with coloured fringes hang from the posts.2014-10-03December 16 20102010-12-16October 08 20082008-10-08July 02 20162016-07-02