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July 07 2015

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Night outdoor ritual under a covered pavilion strung with coloured fairy lights and leafy garlands. A bald man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads raises a flaming camphor aarti lamp toward a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded vehicle. Nearby, several people in white and saffron-orange clothing stand with palms pressed together, and a man in red and orange sits in a cushioned orange chair with hands folded. A small square fire pit stands in the foreground beside an orange-bordered platform. Flower petals scatter the ground.2015-07-07Night-time outdoor ritual in an open-air compound strung with coloured fairy lights. A seated man on an orange armchair with a wooden footstool presses his palms together in greeting, wearing a red-orange garment with gold border and beaded necklaces. Beside him, a man in a red-orange dhoti holds his hands folded. To the right, a bald priest in red-orange cloth with gold border holds a bell and a lit flame, while white-clad attendants with red shawls stand with folded hands. Behind them, a decorated vehicle with an open yellow frame shows a deity murti surrounded by marigold garlands and lamps. Many devotees in white stand around the courtyard with hands folded in worship, and a yellow-and-blue cloth hangs from the roof beam.2015-07-07July 07 20152015-07-07Night outdoor satsang on a paved courtyard with a fire pit in the foreground. A man seated on an orange armchair wears a rust-orange dhoti with yellow borders and a long beaded mala, with a person candidate indicated by his long swept-back hair and saffron ornate clothing. Standing devotees in white dhotis and red-bordered shawls face him, several with hands folded in anjali; one woman in an orange sari holds a tray of offerings. A man in a red turban and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at right beside a cutout-like figure. Strings of coloured lights, a red fire truck and a tall gold-topped pillar stand in the background.2015-07-07November 06 20162016-11-06December 17 20112011-12-17October 15 20132013-10-15A photograph of a ritual at a fire pit with flames at the lower left. A bare-chested priest in rust-red dhoti and wrap stands at left holding a silver vessel with a lit flame. Seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne with striped red and gold backrest and gold lion-form armrests is a figure in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, holding a ceremonial staff. Several saffron-clad attendants in orange head cloths sit with hands folded in namaste. Garlanded flowers, a silver vessel and brass items sit on the floor, and a decorated deity murti with flower garlands stands at right. Marigold petals are scattered on the floor.2015-04-30Night outdoor ritual on a raised platform under a corrugated roof. A fire pit burns at centre in front of a decorated deity murti with garlands and a gold arch, draped in blue and maroon cloths. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and cloth wrap raises a kalasha lamp toward the altar. Around the fire, several shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sit or kneel, and one in a maroon-and-gold wrap sits cross-legged at the front, facing the fire, as in a homa or yagna. At right, a man with long hair and an orange-saffron robe sits with palms joined on a gold-trimmed red throne, apart from the ritual group. A table fan and dried grass bundles lie nearby.2013-10-15Night outdoor homa at a wooden fire pit with a tall bright flame. A seated man on the left wears an orange robe, a red-brown mala and a forehead mark, sitting in an orange armchair. A bald man in orange stands behind, hand to his chin. A young priest in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala pours from a silver vessel into the fire. Beside him a man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a man in white holding a microphone sit on the ground. A tray of offerings and a kalasha lie at right. Behind them a yellow truck bears a red banner with a portrait of a saffron-turbaned man and Kannada text. Other orange-clad devotees stand in the background.2015-01-03Outdoor evening ritual at a homa or fire pit: a square yellow-bordered pit with ash and offerings sits in the foreground. A kneeling man in saffron-orange cloth with a dark pleated lower garment and bare-shouldered wrap tends it, while a figure in white dhoti kneels nearby. Two men in orange robes sit in orange padded chairs behind; the seated figure on the left wears an orange-red turban, rudraksha mala and a bead necklace. A standing man in white dhoti and red shawl, and a row of devotees in white with red shawls, face a decorated yellow vehicle holding a deity murti with marigold garlands. A cameraperson in white kneels at right filming. Seven or eight people are visible.2015-07-07Night outdoor homa ceremony under a corrugated metal roof. A standing priest in orange robes and an orange turban pours liquid from a vessel into a blazing fire pit lined with flowers. A kneeling man with bare shoulders and a white forehead mark tends the ritual area beside a golden deity murti decorated with yellow and red garlands and a silver crown. Two attendants in orange clothing stand near the murti, one holding a small bell. A seated figure in a deep red-brown robe rests on a red and gold throne at right, hand to face. Several devotees in orange and saffron sit on the ground in the foreground, and copper bowls and offerings sit around the fire.2013-11-04