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December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor ritual photograph under a canopy of printed cloth with a colourful bunting border and leafy banana-leaf poles. A white stepped homa platform with a dark square fire pit sits on an orange cloth. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a garland is at the right, with several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sitting around him, and a row of women in white saris with yellow shawls chanting at the left with mics on stands. Brass lamps with lit flames, marigold garlands, flower petals on the platform, brass plates of food offerings on banana leaves and a silver dish of white sweets sit in the foreground. Simple white and red buildings stand in the background.2009-10-17December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor puja ceremony under a canopy decorated with orange and green festoons and banana leaves. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits at a white altar covered with marigold garlands, with a fire pit and offerings. Beside her, a man in white robes and a yellow shawl assists. Behind them, a row of seated people in yellow and white shawls and orange clothing sit on a yellow cloth with microphones, and a few onlookers sit on striped mats in the foreground. Palm trees and a small white building stand in the background.2009-09-25Outdoor ritual on a red carpet beside a brick fire pit (homa/yagna) with an orange-flamed fire. A man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with a white turban and white flower garland sits at the centre, extending his arm toward the fire. Two young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged in front, one holding a bamboo staff, surrounded by brass kalasha pots, plates of fruit and flowers, and small brass vessels on mats. A standing microphone stands on the right beside a white table, and behind them women in white and cream saris with orange sashes stand in a row near a decorated banner. Several figures in white are visible at the top left.2005-12-09December 24 20082008-12-24December 21 20092009-12-21December 21 20092009-12-21December 24 20082008-12-24September 25 20092009-09-25 +2 copies