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November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor ritual under a decorated canopy with green leaves and striped cloth overhead. A man in saffron robes with a matching saffron head wrap sits cross-legged on yellow cloth, garlanded with white and orange flowers, offering a plate of fruit and flowers. Beside him an older bearded man in saffron sits, and a figure in saffron at lower right faces the scene. A deity murti draped in garlands and flowers sits on a small platform with a kalasha-like vessel and lamps. Many men in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit with palms pressed together, and a few women in saris watch from the right. Stone blocks line the foreground.2006-11-24December 24 20082008-12-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor ceremony under a decorated canopy with red, black and gold draping and hanging white flowers. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a large orange head wrap, garlanded with white flowers, kneels on a yellow cloth in front of a low wooden table holding offering plates of fruit, flowers and a lamp, performing a puja. Around him, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and younger boys in white with orange shawls sit and stand, several with hands folded in prayer. To the right, a bare-chested priest in a white cloth tends the altar, and a large decorated deity murti garlanded with white flower strings stands on a platform. Stacked yellow bricks lie on the floor at left, and a brass bell rests on a stand at right.2006-11-24Evening ritual gathering of seated devotees in white traditional clothing on a concrete floor. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a dark beaded mala sits behind a silver tray holding a red kumkum-covered yantra or shrine object decorated with white flowers, with red kumkum-dotted diyas arranged around it. On the left, a row of brass and steel bowls holds fruits including apples, bananas and pineapple, nuts and sweets, set out as offerings. Behind them, several men and women in white sit in meditative posture, some with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and one woman wears a white head covering. Potted palm plants frame the left edge.2006-10-21Outdoor homa ceremony under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees. A priest in white dhoti and pink-and-white turban, with a garland, holds a ritual implement and points toward a golden rectangular fire pit where a flame burns. Seated men in white and orange clothes, one bare-chested with sandalwood markings, sit on a striped rug around baskets of rice and flowers. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white and red robes and garlands watch. On the left stand a colourful lion-faced carved deity murti, brass pots and a kalasha-like vessel with marigold petals on a blue altar.2016-09-09Outdoor ground-breaking ritual under a canopy of mango leaves and colourful fringed cloth. A bare-chested man in an orange turban and orange cloth sits cross-legged with hands folded in prayer, wearing a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala; his distinctive orange head covering and garlands are visible, but his face is turned down and partly obscured, so the appearance is uncertain. Around him, white-clad devotees and others in orange sit or stand with palms pressed together. In front of him are brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings, and small oil lamps with flames. To the left, a pit in the earth lined with bricks and a small mound with a decorated floor design mark the site. Smoke drifts across the scene.2006-11-24A large outdoor gathering under red and yellow canopies with gold fringe, where many devotees dressed mostly in white sit on a red mat and eat from plates while others walk between rows. A woman in white with glasses stands at left, a man in a white dhoti carries a plate, and a woman in white with a green-sleeved blouse stands center right. Several seated people wear lanyard badges, and bags and bottles lie on the mat. Yellow draped tents and greenery frame the scene. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-01-31December 26 20082008-12-26February 12 20132013-02-12