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Outdoor photo beside a still water tank with a dry-stone retaining wall behind it. A man in an orange-red robe sits on an orange cushioned seat under a colourful multi-panelled umbrella, holding a microphone and speaking. Beside him, a monk in saffron-orange robes sits on a red cloth, with brass offering plates and trays laid on the mat in front. Around them, devotees in white and yellow clothing sit on the stone edge, several with hands joined in prayer, while others sit along the water's edge. A tharpanam-style water offering appears to be taking place at the tank.

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July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor ritual by a stone-walled pond at dusk. A figure in orange robes sits on an orange-cushioned seat under a multicoloured parasol, speaking into a microphone. Two orange-clad attendants sit beside him, and an offering tray with brass vessels lies on a mat at the water's edge. Around them, many seated devotees in white and yellow clothing face the ritual on the stone steps, and a few in orange and pink sit among them. The water reflects the robes and the crowd. A homa and tharpanam offering appears to be in progress.2009-07-01Outdoor photo beside a still water tank with a rough dry-stone retaining wall behind. A central figure in an orange-red robe sits on a raised orange cushion under a multicoloured parasol, holding a microphone and seemingly addressing the gathering. Nearby, another person in orange sits on the ground in front of a small brass offering setup with ritual items on a cloth. Around them, a large seated crowd in white, orange and yellow clothing sits along the water's edge, some with hands folded. The scene suggests a homa or tharpanam ritual session in an open-air setting.2009-07-01A photo of an outdoor ritual by a stone-walled pond. A seated man in an orange robe holds a microphone beneath a multicoloured umbrella with a fringed canopy, sitting on an orange cushioned seat. Around him, orange-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees sit on mats along the water's edge, some with hands folded in prayer. Brass offering plates and ritual items lie on the mat in front. A large audience of seated people in white, yellow and orange clothing fills the stone steps behind. This appears to be a homa and tharpanam offering at the water's edge.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01An outdoor ritual gathering seated along the stone-edged bank of a water channel below a tall stone wall. A central figure in a bright red-orange robe sits on a raised orange cushioned seat under a multicoloured canopy, with an orange parasol held over a monk in saffron-orange robes beside him. Around them, many devotees in white clothing sit on mats along the bank, some with hands folded in prayer, while others in orange robes sit nearby. A woman in white stands on a ledge at upper left, and a palm tree is visible at left. Brass vessels and offerings are set on a low mat before the seated priests, consistent with a homa or tharpanam observance.2009-07-01