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December 14 20122012-12-14July 24 20102010-07-24 +2 copiesFebruary 11 20062006-02-11A four-panel collage of photographs showing a ritual fire ceremony in a temple-style hall. In each panel, people in white clothing sit on a mat before a lit fire or oil lamp flame, with a small figure in orange clothing seated among them in some panels. Brass vessels and offerings are arranged near the flame, and a framed deity image hangs on the wall in the lower panels.2010-10-082001 - KAILASA in Tiruchengode (activities yet to be dated)July 24 20102010-07-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa-style ritual inside a tented hall with lattice windows. A person with long dark hair in saffron/orange robes sits cross-legged before a yellow-tiled fire pit where a flame burns, with offerings and flowers placed around it and a small silver vessel nearby. Opposite, a child or seated figure in an orange-and-yellow garment sits on a mat. A woman in a white sari with a brown border stands at left, and a man in an orange shawl stands behind. Other men in white clothing sit or stand in the background, one reading from a book, and a bag rests on the floor. a person: the seated figure in saffron robes with long swept-back hair matches the presiding role, based on those cues, and is presiding over the fire ritual.2006-02-11October 26 20112011-10-26 +1 copiesJune 03 20042004-06-03August 26 20072007-08-26 +1 copiesFebruary 11 20062006-02-11A 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.2007-09-17