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Outdoor evening gathering in a courtyard with palm trees and a dusk sky. Many devotees in white clothing sit on the ground and on white chairs facing a sacred fire pit with smoke rising, behind which stands a framed portrait on a red-cushioned seat. The portrait shows a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. In the foreground are brass oil lamps, bells, a small drum, a wooden stand, bowls and a pink-cloth-wrapped drum. Some attendees wear saffron or green saris. A banner with pictures hangs on the back wall.

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Outdoor ritual gathering under a corrugated metal canopy at dusk, with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured pillar behind. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on white chairs and mats facing a ritual platform with brass vessels, bells and a kalasha-style vessel. In the foreground at left, a bald priest in white dhoti with a beaded necklace holds a silver vessel, and at lower right a shaved-headed man in white with glasses sits near the platform. Garlanded deity murti and devotee statues stand among the trees, and a decorated orange-and-green palanquin or ratha sits at right. Green banana or palm fronds frame the scene. A printed poster with a portrait is visible at left.2010-09-05Outdoors at dusk beside palm trees, a fire pit (homa kunda) emits smoke in the foreground while a large framed portrait on a stand shows a man in orange robes. Seated on the open ground are many people in white ritual clothes, some wearing white head coverings and rudraksha-style beads, with several in orange and a few in western clothing. A painted backdrop board behind them shows multiple figures in a devotional scene, and a wooden drum and brass vessels sit at the front. Statues stand among plants along the back wall.2010-09-05Evening outdoor ritual at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and hanging decorative tassels. A seated priest with a shaved head, bare-chested in white and yellow-bordered dhoti, sits with hands joined in namaskar before a fire pit and a microphone. Gold and brass kalasha pots with yellow flowers and a brass lamp sit on a white cloth to the left. Behind, a framed portrait on a red throne shows a saffron-robed figure, and an audience of mostly white-clad devotees, some children, sits on the floor. Palm trees and a tall gold pillar appear in the background.2011-07-08Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard shaded by tall palm trees, with a tall copper-clad ritual flagpole and a white-painted dais in the background. Several people in saffron-orange clothing sit on a raised platform with a red-and-white striped base, chanting with hands folded and tending brass pots, kalasha vessels, oil lamps and offering plates. A tall copper pillar stands behind the altar, and a large seated crowd in orange and white clothing watches from the ground. A parked vehicle and a low boundary wall sit at the left edge.2008-10-09December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor ritual at an ashram with palm trees and smoke rising from a fire pit at centre. A seated figure in orange robes with a saffron head covering sits behind a wooden stand before a long offering table covered in orange cloth, brass kalashas with mango leaves, fruits, and flower petals. A man in a white robe holds a tall gold-and-brass ceremonial umbrella with red fringe on the left. Many devotees in white and pastel clothing, including a woman in a pink sari and a girl in white, sit in rows facing the altar. Garlanded deity statues stand in the background.2009-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated congregation at night outdoors, many devotees sitting cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear white clothes with gold borders, while a few wear a green-and-cream sari, a yellow blouse, an orange top, and a shawl. Some have eyes closed in devotion. On the right, a red-and-gold shrine platform holds a dark deity murti decorated with garlands, and a white-clad figure sits near it. Oil lamps and a tall decorated pillar stand behind the crowd.2010-10-16 +1 copiesMay 03 20122012-05-03Outdoor homa ceremony in a temple courtyard under a row of hanging green leaf garlands, with palm trees and stone deity sculptures behind. A square fire pit with smoke rising sits on a white marble platform, scattered with marigold petals. Several shaved-headed priests in white dhoti and shawls, with ochre and white body markings and gold necklaces, sit around the fire and place offerings. A framed portrait of a woman in orange sits on a red and gold throne at left, and a seated figure in orange robes sits at the far right near a Shiva lingam. Devotees in white sit on mats in the background, and a kalasha and brass pots lie near the platform.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at dusk under palm trees and strung leaf garlands. A standing priest with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti and white shawl with maroon borders, rings a handbell while holding a lit lamp. Behind him a fire burns in an open pit. Seated men in white dhotis and saffron-coloured ceremonial garlands chant and sit on orange cloth. A framed portrait of a deity stands on an ornate gold-trimmed red throne, with a green cloth and a garland of red flowers in front of it. Brass oil lamps, metal plates of offerings and fruit, and tall decorative banners complete the scene.2010-10-16 +1 copiesDecember 20 20102010-12-20December 16 20102010-12-16