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Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk with palm and tropical foliage. A man in a red-orange turban, red robe and garland of white and red flowers sits with palms pressed together on a gold ornate throne beneath a thatched umbrella. Nearby, a woman in a red sari with a rudraksha-style necklace gestures toward a table draped in white cloth holding a lit oil lamp, silver bowls with offerings and a green leaf arrangement. Another robed attendant in red stands behind, and a garlanded pillar of yellow, white and red flowers rises at left. Red stone temple structure with small lamps at right. Consistent with a ritual puja setting; no clear visual cues confirm the seated figure's identity.

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A homa ritual in an open pavilion with a fire pit in the foreground. A seated man on a gold-and-red throne, garlanded with yellow and white flowers, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar; he wears a dark maroon cloth and a head wrap. Beside him stands a shirtless man with a white dhoti and rudraksha-style beads. On the right, a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban pours an offering into the flames with a metal vessel. Behind them, a cameraman in white dhoti films, and several people in orange and red robes stand nearby under a striped canopy with a palm tree and corrugated roofing beyond.

2017-08-25 +1 copies

Outdoor ritual at a homa fire pit under a tin-roofed open pavilion with palm trees. A seated figure on a gold-and-red throne wears a flower garland, a decorated head ornament and dark red-brown clothing, with hands joined in greeting. Before the fire, a standing priest in saffron-orange robes and turban pours from a vessel into the flames. Nearby, a woman in a blue sari, several saffron-clad devotees and a man in white dhoti holding a camera stand around. A multicoloured canopy with fringe covers the throne. a person seated on the throne, identified by his position of honour and garlanding; the visible cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.

Evening outdoor photo of a large ceremonial fire rising from a bronze vessel garlanded with red and pink flowers, set on a blue cloth-covered platform. A figure in a rust-orange and gold-banded dhoti, with an orange head wrap, orange-red beaded garland and gold armbands, holds a hand near the flames, seated or standing before a red-cushioned throne-like chair under a silver ceremonial parasol. Around them stand many people in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas, some with palms joined, plus white-clad priests and a figure in a tall ornate headdress. Long brass horns and ceremonial trumpets are raised on the right, and palm trees and foliage fill the background.

2013-11-17 +1 copies

April 03 2016

Evening outdoor ritual at a temple garden during a lamp-lighting ceremony. A central figure in a brown and gold dhoti with a red turban-style headwear and a long red and white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp with both hands in front of a large brass vessel filled with red roses and white flowers, from which a tall flame rises. Behind him stands a red cushioned seat under a white ornate umbrella canopy. To the left, a man in white ritual cloth with rudraksha beads and an orange-clad attendant stand near. Several devotees in orange and brown robes and white garments press close with hands folded, and a man in a white headwrap and another in a tall red-and-gold cap stand in the crowd; some people hold up phones. Palm trees and tropical foliage surround the scene.

2013-11-17 +1 copies

March 06 2016

2016-03-06 +1 copies

Outdoor ritual at dusk in a garden with palm trees. A large brass lamp stand with a bowl on top is garlanded with yellow and white flower strands. Two priests in saffron-orange and white robes stand at a white-draped table with a flame, metal bowls and offerings, one holding a flower garland. A third figure in a dark orange turban and white beaded garland stands beside them, and a shaved-headed attendant in a brown robe stands to the right near a golden throne with an ornate umbrella. A red stone structure is at the right edge.