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2006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and Hosur2006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and HosurA small whitewashed room where a puja is being performed on a white cloth spread on the floor. A man in white clothes with a brown rudraksha mala raises one hand while holding a small oil lamp over the offerings. Brass plates and cups hold fruit, flowers, kumkum and vibhuti, and a flower-decorated puja arrangement with a lit lamp sits at the center. Three women and a boy in blue checked shirt sit with hands folded in prayer; one woman wears a white sari with a rudraksha mala and another wears an orange-yellow sari. Two framed photographs with flower garlands rest against the wall at left, showing a shrine or deity image.A photograph of a домашний-style puja in a tiled room with a light-coloured floor. Several women sit on the floor in white saris and mundu-style garments with coloured borders, hands folded or holding a flame. A woman in a cream sari with gold border lights a lamp and reaches toward a brass plate of offerings, while an older man in white kurta and glasses sits with palms pressed together. Brass oil lamps, a tray of bananas, fruits and flower petals, a bowl of rice or grain, and a small framed photograph stand on a mat. A white-draped seat holds an orange cloth. A garlanded framed portrait sits at right. The scene shows a ritual with homa-style offerings and padapuja-type setup.Indoor photo of a group seated on the floor of a bare-walled room during a small puja. A square fire pit with a burning flame sits in the centre, surrounded by rows of small clay lamps and offering trays with fruit and flower petals. A table with white cloth holds a framed painting of a woman in orange and green, flanked by two brass oil lamps. Several men and women in white clothes sit with hands folded or in prayer, while a girl in pink and a woman in a lilac-striped white sari sit on a green mat at right. A printed portrait banner stands against the wall at right.2009-10-10Photograph of a small indoor puja on a white cloth spread on the floor. A man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala sits at the lower right, pouring liquid from a small vessel over brass puja items, including a brass plate, cups, lamps and a tray of flower petals. Around him sit four women and a boy: a woman in an orange and yellow sari with glasses, a woman in a white sari with rudraksha beads reading from a paper, a woman in a green blouse and gold sari, and a younger woman in white with beads. The boy wears a blue checked shirt and glasses. A flower rangoli with a yellow centre lies on the cloth, and a white tablecloth covers the wall-side table behind them.A seated group performs a puja at a low wooden table covered with a woven mat, scattered pink and red flower petals, a silver tray of jasmine garlands and a brass oil lamp. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with gold border and gold jewellery sits with palms pressed together and eyes closed. Beside her a man in plain white dhoti and shirt wears a rudraksha-style mala and holds jasmine garlands with hands folded. Behind them two men in white dhotis and a woman in a cream sari with gold border sit with hands in anjali, and a bowl of offerings and a silver dish of kumkum sit on the table. A white-framed window and white walls form the background, with a cup of offerings and a bowl of rose petals nearby.2006-02-27A seated man in an orange robe with a white flower garland sits on a white cushioned seat with purple-and-gold cloth, hands folded in namaskar, in a tiled room. Around a blue mat, devotees sit in prayer: a woman in a pink salwar kameez with a pink-and-white dupatta on the left, a woman in orange with white dhoti-style clothing and a man in white beside her, and on the right two men in white with yellow shawls and another in orange with folded hands. Before them lie a brass plate of fruit including bananas, apples and oranges, bowls of sweets, a bundle of cloth-wrapped offerings, steel lamps and vessels, typical of a padapuja offering.2009-07-25A small plain room with bare whitewashed walls shows a seated group during a homa-style ritual. At the left, a framed devotional portrait of a woman in orange with a garland stands on a white-draped table beside a brass oil lamp, a fruit tray and a flower basket. On the floor a small brick fire pit holds burning wood. Two young women in white saris with gold borders sit at the left, one tending the fire. Rows of small clay lamps cover a white cloth on the floor. In the centre, a woman in a rust-brown sari sits beside a girl in white and a woman in a turquoise sari, while a man in white shirt and trousers sits on a yellow chair at the right. Several women in saris are partly visible at the lower right.2009-10-10August 02 20092009-08-02A seated group of devotees performs a puja with brass plates of offerings and incense sticks. A woman in the centre wears a cream sari with an orange border, pearl necklace and folded hands. A woman at right in white clothes holds a small brass vessel and a black mala, while a bald man in white with a long beaded necklace stands near the top. Several women wear yellow and white garments, and a man in orange holds a mala. Red and pink roses and a red-bordered tray with fruit lie in front. Several people are visible, and the scene shows a puja offering.2010-09-022003 -World Tour Oklahoma USA2003-08-01