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A woman in white clothes sits cross-legged on a maroon cloth on a white marble floor, holding a copper plate with offerings near a brass bowl of water set within a square of red bricks in the foreground. She wears a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on her forehead. Behind her stands an empty cream upholstered armchair. To the right, a man in white clothes stands near a camera on a tripod, and another person in a yellow top is partly visible at the edge. The setting appears to be an ashram hall with a pink wall and metal railing on the left.

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A woman in a white sari-style garment sits cross-legged on a maroon cloth beside a cream armchair. She wears a white vertical tilak with a red dot on her forehead and multiple rudraksha malas around her neck and wrists. She holds a steel bowl of yellow food, possibly rice or sweet, and a small brass vessel and an orange pedestal-like offering tray sit on the cloth in front of her. Behind her, a checked yellow and green tablecloth covers a table with electronic equipment.2011-09-01December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits cross-legged before a fire pit built of brick-shaped blocks. He wears a long beaded necklace and bangles, a tilak on his forehead, and feeds the flames with a ladle held in his right hand. Silver bowls of offerings, a silver vessel and a tray sit beside him. Behind him three brass kalashas and potted palms stand near a red-and-white striped backdrop, and a woman in a white and yellow sari sits on a plastic chair. Yellow flowers decorate the blocks and three ornate vases with yellow flowers stand on the right.2011-12-28A homa fire ritual in progress on a sunlit outdoor terrace. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a beaded garland kneels before a square brick fire pit with flames rising, pouring offering from a silver ladle-like vessel. Another person in white holds a large silver bowl of grains at left, and silver bowls and a plate with offerings sit nearby. Behind the fire, decorated kalasha pots with mango-leaf tops and turmeric-marked coconuts stand on a bed of rice. A microphone stands at the fire pit and orange fabric hangs overhead.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28A woman with short curly reddish-brown hair sits cross-legged on a maroon mat, hands pressed together in namaskar at her chest. She wears a white kurta with pink embroidered neckline, a white band across her forehead, and a rudraksha mala with a pendant. Behind her, a small brass bell, a clear plastic container and other ritual items sit on the mat during a pada puja.2013-04-05A seated group of about two dozen devotees performs a ritual in a hall with red mats and brass plates. Most wear white or cream clothes, with white shawls and rudraksha malas, and hold small brass lamps or cups. In front, a woman in white holds a brass lamp, and a woman in a brown kurta and red shawl sits at right. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit, sweets and small oil lamps on bamboo mats, and an orange-and-gold ornamental item sits on a plate at right.2013-07-27August 10 20112011-08-10November 28 20152015-11-28July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies