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Outdoor homa on a lawn in front of a cream multi-storey hotel with a rooftop sign reading HOTEL. On the left, a seated figure in a rust-orange wrap sits on an ornate cushioned chair beneath a tiered orange-fringed parasol, with a red rug before him. Seated devotees in white, red and maroon clothing sit in rows in front of a fire pit of stacked bricks with a flame. On the right, a standing priest in saffron-orange robes with a red headcloth tends the fire beside a table draped in maroon cloth holding decorated kalashas topped with mango leaves and coconuts. Several other saffron-clad people stand in the background near the hotel entrance.

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January 11 20142014-01-11January 11 20142014-01-11January 11 20142014-01-11January 11 20142014-01-11January 11 20142014-01-11Evening outdoor satsang on a lawn at night, with a seated man in a red-orange turban and reddish-orange robe on a gold-framed chair at left, facing a homa fire pit at right where smoke rises. Around him a large crowd sits on the grass and mats, many dressed in white with some in green and red saris. Yellow tasselled canopies frame the left edge, a blue-draped table with offerings and flowers stands at right, and a multi-storey hotel with balconies lies behind. Nobody's features are described here; the white-clad participants form a dense audience gathered for ritual worship.2013-12-09January 11 20142014-01-11July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesOutdoor evening ceremony on a lawn in front of a white multi-storey resort with balconies and palm trees. In the foreground a man in a red-orange robe with a red and gold turban sits on a leopard-print seat, hands folded in prayer, holding a wooden staff, with a gold-framed item and a small fabric-wrapped object beside him. A small fire pit burns at the centre, with brass pots and a blue-draped table of flowers and offerings to the right. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes, some in green and red saris, sit on white mats. A saffron-robed figure sits behind the fire at the far side, and a bright floodlight glows behind the crowd.2013-12-09Evening outdoor satsang on a lawn in front of a multi-storey hotel with balconies and palm trees. A seated man in the foreground wears a red-orange turban, an orange-red kurta and a leopard-print cushion, holding a wooden staff and joining his hands in prayer, a person by his turban, saffron-red robes and ornate seat, though the face is not clearly distinct. Nearby, a figure in orange robes sits before a fire pit with a lit flame and small offerings. A blue-draped table holds flower arrangements and a standing ornamental lamp. Rows of seated devotees, many in white, face the ceremony under floodlighting.2013-12-09May 26 20152015-05-26January 11 20142014-01-11