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September 30 2008

Outdoor homa ceremony on a raised platform with red-and-white striped edges, set among palm trees and a low wall. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a red ornate chair at the back, hands resting, while a priest in orange robes and a sacred thread kneels at right beside a square fire pit, tending it with a ladle and bowls. Around the platform, devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass plates, a yellow cloth-covered offering, a kalasha-like vessel and flowers sit on the platform. Smoke rises from the fire pit.

Outdoor homa at a fire pit set into a white platform, with smoke rising. A line of women in white clothes with yellow shawls stand in a row before it, some wearing orange or peach scarves and rudraksha-style malas. One woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl kneels at the right, tending the fire and offerings. Brass plates of rice, flowers, a kalasha-like pot, and a small blue-dressed deity murti sit on a patterned cloth and mat. Palm trees and a tall pillar stand behind. No a person candidate is visible.

Outdoor homa at a temple courtyard with palm trees and a tall copper flagstaff at left. Women in white saris with yellow borders sit in rows on a red-and-white striped platform around a fire pit, with smoke rising. A man in white and orange-saffron stoles leans over the fire pit, and a small blue-and-gold deity murti sits on an orange cloth beside the fire. Several men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand at right near white shrine buildings.

Outdoor homa ritual on a mat-covered ground under palm trees, with smoke rising from a fire pit at centre. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls tend the ritual: a standing elderly man on the left in white dhoti and yellow shawl, and young women in white saris and yellow shawls handling offerings and a wooden spoon. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot, a plate of flowers and coins, and a wooden board sit on the striped mats. A woman in the right foreground in white with a yellow shawl and a red bindi stands looking down. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

September 30 2008

September 30 2008

Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with palm trees and a striped red-and-white platform. About a dozen seated devotees in white clothes, several women with yellow and orange cloth, face a fire pit sending up thick smoke. Standing priests in white and saffron-orange shawls tend the homa. A small black stone deity murti stands at left beside a white pedestal. A tiered gopuram appears at the edge of the frame.

Outdoor ritual on a raised platform with red and white striped base and orange cloth. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the centre near a fire pit sending up thick smoke, with an orange-draped seat and a garland-decorated altar in front. Several women and girls in orange saris and robes sit on the platform, some holding brass plates. Behind them, rows of people in white clothes sit on mats in a palm grove, with a tall ornamented pillar and a white-based deity murti near a palm-lined courtyard. A videographer in white stands at left filming.

Outdoor ritual in a courtyard decorated with banana plants, orange and yellow pennants, and painted panels, with a red-carpeted platform with red and white striped base. Seated devotees in white clothing and a woman in a white and gold sari stand at a fire pit where smoke rises, while others pour offerings from bowls of fruit and flowers. Several people sit on mats and carpets watching, including a woman in a red and orange shawl and a person in white with a long plait. A red-and-orange cushioned seat sits at the side. Appears to be a homa or puja during the Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebrations at Bidadi, with a person in white and orange on the upper platform.

December 01 2009

2009-12-01 +2 copies

Outdoor scene of seven people seated cross-legged on sandy ground inside circular rings of dark stones, each person in white clothes with yellow shawls draped over shoulders, eyes closed in meditation. Smoke drifts through the air, and tall palm trees fill the background. A tall copper ritual pillar wrapped with white and red garlands stands at right beside white tiered platforms, one with red and orange floral offerings. A grey stone guardian statue with a staff stands at left. The people are seated at the stone rings, which suggests a homa or fire-based ritual setting, though the photo shows no fire itself.