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October 07 2008

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October 07 20082008-10-07A homa or yagna ritual is performed in an open pavilion decorated with banana plants and leaf garlands strung overhead. Smoke rises from a central fire pit. Several people in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged around it, with one saffron-clad man in the centre wearing a white tilak and a rudraksha mala, seated behind the pit. Seated devotees in orange clothing face the altar. A younger woman in a white sari with gold border sits in the foreground beside a brass oil lamp with a bright flame. Brass vessels, a brass lamp, fruit, flowers, and woven baskets with offerings fill the altar to the right. People in white and yellow stand and sit at the edges, and a woman with long hair appears in the back of the group.2009-09-27Night outdoor ceremony in a palm-lined courtyard. Seated on a red and white striped dais in the foreground are rows of young people in orange and saffron robes, some with orange shawls and garlands, performing a ritual. A white covered platform holds a red and white flower garland, brass vessels, plates of offerings, and a small oil lamp, with a golden cloth draped over a wooden stand. Behind them a large white pedestal with a golden deity murti stands beneath a tall palm and a golden kalasha-topped pillar. A seated crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing fills the rear, and kolam designs decorate the ground.2008-10-07October 27 20142014-10-27July 22 20132013-07-22Night-time outdoor ritual on a green mat beside a riverside steps area under floodlights. A standing figure with long dark hair, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded mala, a patterned black-and-gold garment and a red-orange wrap, sits on a low golden seat behind a tall trident-like staff wrapped in flowers. Seated before a golden plinth and brass vessels, a priest in an orange-red turban and bare chest attends a small fire and writes in a notebook. Around them sit many devotees in saffron and orange robes, several with garlands, and an elaborately decorated deity murti with flower adornment stands at right. Golden carved pillars frame the scene.2014-05-20Night outdoor puja on a striped mat platform. A standing figure in an orange shawl over orange clothing stands at centre behind a white altar with a black stone slab, a brass bell and metal vessels, while several young devotees in orange robes sit around it with hands folded in prayer. A large framed mirror-like panel is decorated with a red and white flower garland, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with flowers sits in front. Oil lamps and marigold petals surround the altar, with a palm-lined wall and dark night sky behind. Several people sit in orange attire, some with rudraksha-style beads.2008-10-07Evening outdoor ritual in saffron and orange robes at a pandal-style ashram setting. A central figure with long dark hair, orange-saffron clothing and multiple beaded necklaces sits on an elevated pink-and-gold throne. Around him, shaved-headed men and women in saffron and red garments sit on the ground, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded malas. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth sits before an open book, a brass vessel and offerings, with a tray of flowers and white sweets nearby. A silver trident and ornate standard stand at left, and a palanquin-style canopy is visible behind. Lamps and a small decorated altar are present.2013-03-10October 27 20142014-10-27March 10 20132013-03-10Outdoor night homa at a square fire pit lined with white stone, with a large flame rising from the centre. Around it sit a close circle of saffron and orange-clad sannyasis and women devotees, many with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. A woman in saffron at the top of the frame sits behind the fire pit near a decorated white and gold frame, with a brass kalasha and oil lamps placed around the pit. A shaved-headed man in orange at left leans forward gesturing toward the offerings. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2013-03-18July 22 20132013-07-22