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January 16 2012

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A photograph of a home shrine set up for a puja. A framed portrait of a woman with long hair garlanded in yellow and orange marigolds sits in a wooden cabinet area surrounded by green banana leaves. In the foreground a square brick fire pit has been built on the floor, decorated with marigold flowers and filled with prepared offerings. Brass and steel bowls, a small brass lamp with oil, bananas, fruit, flower petals and leaf-wrapped items sit around it. A blurred figure in white clothing is partially visible at the right edge. Floor mats and a painted wall are visible behind.Photograph of a ritual setup on a floor for a homa or yagna. A square brick fire altar stands at the centre, decorated with gold-coloured border and marigold-like flowers, with a mango leaf bundle and a green fruit on top and a small copper kalasha with white flowers at its base. Behind it sits a deity murti under a white canopy, garlanded with flower strings and marigolds, seated on a raised peetha. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, brass bowls, a steel vessel, and trays of bananas, apples, and other fruit surround the altar, along with heaps of pink and white flowers, leafy greens, and a saffron-coloured offering. No people are visible.A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a simple room with blue walls. A shaved-headed priest in white clothing and an orange shawl, seated at left, extends his hand over a brick fire pit holding a burning flame. Nearby, a man in white kneels with hands pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a white sari with red blouse sits beside him, also with palms joined. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a brass vessel rest on the ground around the fire. A framed picture of a deity murti hangs on the wall above a white-draped altar with a brass kalasha and a lamp. Several people are visible at the right edge, including a man in a white shirt holding a camera.2007-09-17Outdoor ritual setup on a woven striped mat among rocks and scrub. A framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a red flower garland, sits under a multicolored canopy with a mirrored crest, draped in an orange cloth. Two women in white saris with yellow borders stand on either side. In front, brass vessels, a small lamp, a spoon, a wooden tray, plates of marigold and white jasmine garlands, red flower bundles and a stack of currency notes are arranged as offerings.2008-05-19June 23 20132013-06-23Indoor photograph of a homa being performed on a brick fire pit in front of a framed portrait of a long-haired, bearded man in orange robes seated in meditation, decorated with a garland and flowers on a table. Two men in white ritual clothes sit on the floor: one holds an offering plate and a vessel, the other sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. A small red-draped kalasha with flowers rests beside the fire, and offering items like a brass pot and lemons surround the altar. A red cloth hangs on the wall behind.2001 - KAILASA in Tiruchengode (activities yet to be dated)A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual under a thatched roof. Smoke rises from a brick-built fire pit in the foreground, with flames and glowing embers visible. Behind it a man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a ladle or offering vessel at the fire. Beside him a seated person in a blue shirt and another in a yellow garment attend the ritual. Several onlookers stand behind a bamboo fence in the background. Foreground offerings include fruit, a brass pot, a garland of flowers and a plate with marigolds on a green mat. Brass and metal vessels sit around the fire pit.September 15 20112011-09-15September 11 20102010-09-112001 - KAILASA in Tiruchengode (activities yet to be dated)January 16 20122012-01-16