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Photo 11701900Photo 11688632Night outdoor gathering on grass before a building, with a sacred fire on a yellow cloth in the foreground. A standing man in orange-red robe with a white and red-beaded mala and a patterned wrap stands with palms pressed together in greeting. At right, a man bowing low over the fire wears a red-orange turban, orange cloth and gold-trimmed garment, tending the flame near brass vessels and a spoon. Around them, many seated people in white and orange-red shawls sit with hands folded in namaste, and standing attendants are visible further back. A yellow ceremonial parasol and a round orange logo sign light the background. Appears to be a homa or yagna during an evening satsang. a person identity uncertain from appearance.2014-05-04Night outdoor ritual in an open courtyard with a large group of devotees seated on colourful striped mats in rows. In the foreground, a square stone fire pit (homa kunda) with brass vessels, an oil lamp and cone-wrapped lotus-shaped offerings sits on a red-and-gold cloth. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits at right, his palms pressed together near the fire pit. At left, a figure in orange robes, orange turban, rudraksha beads and a shawl sits on a red-upholstered throne with hands folded in greeting. Many participants in white clothes with red sashes sit with hands in anjali. Behind them a golden-framed altar holds a deity murti with gold drapery, and an orange kalasha-like pillar stands in the background.2013-04-01May 04 20142014-05-04Photo 11688633 +1 copiesPhoto 11688635September 26 20092009-09-26 +1 copiesAugust 03 20142014-08-03Night photograph of an outdoor homa on a lawn beside a pool, lit by a small fire in a yellow brick fire pit. A priest in a red-brown garment with a red turban and beaded necklaces stands at left pouring an offering from a vessel. Behind him a draped table holds a kalasha-style arrangement with white and orange garlands and fruit. Seated devotees in orange, red and white shawls and saris, many with long dark hair, face the fire on a lawn and purple mats; one woman in a red and yellow floral sari sits in front. Palm trees and white umbrellas are visible in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2014-03-26Evening puja at an open-air temple pavilion lit by flames and smoke. A central figure in an orange robe sits before a large decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers, while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands nearby by a small fire. Seated in rows on the floor, many devotees in white clothes with red-and-saffron shawls press palms together in prayer. A second flower-decked deity murti stands at the right, and a gold-and-red ceremonial palanquin sits at the upper left. Some devotees wear rudraksha-style red beaded necklaces. The scene conveys a homa-style ritual worship with offerings and oil lamps.2014-10-11September 19 20162016-09-19