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December 20 2009

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November 12 20102010-11-12Indoor ritual hall decorated with white cloth, green leaf festoons and lamps, with a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a gold canopy and umbrellas. A fire pit lined with yellow-painted bricks sits at centre with brass and silver ritual vessels, flowers and a kalasha in front. A priest in white dhoti kneels at left beside a richly garlanded deity murti on a decorated stand. Several seated devotees in saffron and maroon garments sit with palms joined, and a standing attendant wears white cloth. The scene looks like a homa or puja in progress.2015-10-21 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12October 18 20152015-10-18Outdoor courtyard ritual with a small fire pit of stacked red bricks at centre, flames rising from it. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged before the fire beside a microphone on a stand. To the right, an orange-robed seated figure wears a tall ornate cap and a rudraksha mala, near a deity murti draped in an orange cloth and heaped with red, yellow and purple flower garlands. Brass lamps and a kalasha sit on the floor. Plates of fruit, sweets, rice and yellow flowers are arranged on red and orange mats. Behind, several white-clad men sit or stand, and a gilded red throne stands empty beside a framed painting of a figure in orange robes.2010-11-12June 06 20102010-06-06A homa or yagna ritual in a temple hall with an orange floor cloth. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace sits cross-legged before a square pit built of stacked yellow-brown bricks, feeding offerings with a spoon while a small flame burns beside him. Another priest in white with a shaved head kneels at right, holding a plate of offerings. Behind them a decorated deity murti group with flower garlands sits on a pink-draped altar with brass pots and pineapples. A golden ornate throne stands at left. A cameraman in white films the scene, and devotees sit in the lower corners.2010-12-23November 12 20102010-11-12A homa ritual in a temple courtyard with a small brick fire pit burning in the centre. A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace tends the fire at a microphone stand, while other white-clad priests sit behind him. To the right, a figure in saffron-orange robe, a tall ornate crown and a beaded mala sits on an orange cloth. A large deity murti stands on the right, garlanded with red and yellow flowers and draped in a red-orange cloth, with a brass lamp in front. Plates of fruit, grains, coconut and offerings sit on a red cloth at left, and a red-cushioned gilded throne with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure stands at upper left. Two more people in white stand in the background doorway.2010-11-12July 17 20152015-07-17A ceremonial stage scene in a hall with dark red velvet drapes. A priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on the floor before a yellow-tinted brick-like kund, tending a small flame with a ladle beside a brass bowl. Two attendants in orange, one wearing an orange turban, sit nearby. Behind them, an ornate gilded throne holds a garlanded deity murti flanked by flower garlands. On the right, a man in red dhoti, wearing a white shawl with a floral garland and gold armlets, sits near a gilded seat, while a figure in an orange turban and robes sits on a large gold-and-red decorated throne at the left. Marigold garlands decorate the seats and stage.2015-04-30