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December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A homa fire ritual in an indoor hall. A robed priest in saffron-orange cloth sits cross-legged before a flat fire pit, pouring offerings into the flames from a ladle, with smoke rising. Around the ritual mat are plates of fruit, bowls of rice, sweets, a flower garland and a green leaf. Behind, a seated row of devotees in saffron, orange and white garments wear flower garlands, and a gilded throne-like chair stands in the background, flanked by a seated attendant. Women wear red, orange and pink saris. Pale walls and open doorways frame the room.2012-07-09November 12 20102010-11-12December 23 20102010-12-23July 17 20152015-07-17 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A seated group of devotees and priests in a hall during a ritual session, with floor mats and small brass vessels and trays in front of them. Foreground priests wear white dhotis and shawls with white forehead and arm markings and some are bare-chested. A figure at left in an orange-saffron robe sits on a mat with offerings. Behind them rows of students and devotees sit on the floor, including boys in shirts and a young man with a rudraksha mala. Framed portraits of a woman in saffron and white hang high on the walls, and red curtains line the room.2011-10-03Photo of a ritual inside a covered open-sided hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A bare-chested devotee in white dhoti with a gold-beaded mala prostrates on an orange mat before a golden kalasha-filled arrangement with green coconut tops. A standing priest in white with a gold waist cord holds a tray. On the left, a man in saffron robes and a beaded necklace holds a plate with a yellow offering. Several seated women in saris and devotees sit behind. Ornate gold chairs and a decorated throne stand at the back, and a richly dressed deity murti with flower garlands is at right. Around 20 people visible.2010-12-23Outdoor-style pavilion with a corrugated roof and red metal framing, decorated with mango leaves and marigold garlands. On the ground, several clay pots with yellow flower garlands and banana bunches sit on banana leaves around a white kolam (rangoli) design. A bare-chested man in a red-brown dhoti with a red turban and garland stands at left. Three men and a woman in orange-saffron robes stand at centre, and one man in orange robes bends over the offerings, holding an incense or lamp item. Brass lamps and a hanging orange-yellow banner with an emblem decorate the right side.2018-01-14