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February 11 2007

Night outdoor fire ritual (homa/yagna) with a square yellow-powdered altar pit bordered by marigold, white jasmine and yellow flower garlands. A central man in saffron-orange robes, orange head covering, horizontal white and red forehead marks, a gold necklace and rudraksha mala stands on the altar holding a long wooden staff and speaks into a microphone. Two white-clad attendants assist: one at left holds a pale cloth with gold borders, another at right holds the microphone cable and a mala. A third attendant kneels at left beside metal bowls and fruit. Decorated cloth banners and a crowd are faintly visible in the dark background.

Night-time homa ritual at a square yellow platform with a sunken fire pit, its rim strewn with marigold and white flower garlands and white kolam-style patterns. A man in an orange saffron robe, shaved head with white and red forehead markings, wears a large ceremonial gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. He stands holding a wooden staff and a microphone, addressing the gathering. Two young men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand beside him, one pointing, the other holding a microphone cable. In the foreground a figure in a white veil or cloth kneels at the pit, and a man in white bends over offerings at left, with brass pots and a small deity figure. a person appears as the orange-robed figure with the gold necklace, and he is present in person.

A photograph inside a dim temple hall where a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a brass aarti tray with burning oil lamps toward a group of devotees. In the centre, an older man in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala with a shaved-appearing head holds his palms together. Beside him, a woman in an orange-and-gold sari with a red-and-gold turban-style head covering and a beaded mala stands near a man in an orange-saffron cloth with a shawl over the head and a rudraksha mala, also with palms folded. Several other men in saffron and yellow garments with malas stand behind them, some with hands folded in prayer, and a stone pillar with carved decoration rises in the background.

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A photograph of an evening homa at an ashram pavilion with banana leaves and leafy festoons overhead. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head stands centrally holding a flaming oil lamp and a small vessel. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls kneel around the fire pit with folded hands, and a standing man in white with a yellow shawl is at right. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, marigold petals and smoke fill the scene.

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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant around his neck. He sits in a wooden armchair with white cloth draped over the arms, hands folded in his lap and eyes lowered, his bare feet resting on an orange cloth. Several men stand around him under an open metal-framed roof with climbing leaves overhead. Standing at left is a bearded man in white dhoti and shirt holding a dark bag, and beside him a bespectacled man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a vermilion forehead mark. Others in light shirts and trousers stand behind.

February 11 2007

A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-gold border stands at night under a canopy of orange, green and leafy decorations, holding a metal plate of burning camphor flame with red and yellow flowers. He wears a long beaded gold-and-white necklace and gold bangles. Around him seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls press their palms together, and some hold small oil lamps. In the foreground a woman's head is visible, and a decorated white basket with banana leaves and flowers sits at right. Smoke drifts across the scene, indicating an aarti ceremony during a chandi homa.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-maroon border sits in a wooden chair under a white tent, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. He has white tilak marks on his forehead, a red bindi, and wears a gold necklace with a pendant. A microphone stand stands beside him. To the left, a man in red robes with a red bindi and rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed, and a brass puja vessel with flower offerings lies on the white-draped table. Pink, yellow and white flowers fill the foreground. A patio heater stands at the upper left.

December 31 2008

A seated man in an orange saffron shawl and white dhoti sits on a red-and-white draped outdoor platform with his palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, before a microphone stand. Behind him a standing attendant in white shirt holds a long wooden pole, and a flag-like banner hangs on the left. To the left, a man in white clothes also folds his hands. On the right, a person in white kneels over a silver tray with brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style pot, flowers and offerings, the ritual setting. Trees and an overcast sky form the background.

December 30 2007