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A photograph inside a large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, bamboo poles and hanging green leaf strings, lit by tube lights. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and rudraksha mala wears an orange robe and walks past a raised dais. Behind him a woman in a white sari with a blue badge stands beside a gold kalasha-like vessel and rows of brass pots with flowers; a man in white shirt stands near ornate floral garlands and a red-and-gold decorated vessel. Several people in white or pale clothing are scattered across the hall, and a white canopy hangs at the left. The setting suggests a yagna or homa venue.

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July 16 20062006-07-16Night photograph of an outdoor yajna enclosure lit by fluorescent tube lights strung along bamboo poles, with banana-leaf and coconut-frond garlands and palm fronds hanging overhead and tall decorated pillars at the edges. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around the sandy ground, and one man in white bends low near the white stone fire pits in the lower right. A figure in a saffron-orange cloth stands in the left foreground with bare upper body. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a dark mala stands in the centre-right. Stone fire pits and a sandy floor indicate a fire-offering ritual setting. Approximately eight to ten people are visible.2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16Photograph of a temporary open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, strung with paper garlands and banana-leaf or sugarcane stalks, with an earthen floor. A barefoot person in a saffron-orange cloth stands centre-right beside a small white ceremonial platform holding brass and copper vessels, a white cloth and a flame lamp. Around them men in white dhotis and shirts stand and move through the space. At left an elderly man with white hair and beard in white clothes stands beside a table of ritual items and a pot. Colourful painted panels and a decorated umbrella-like canopy with a red and gold design hang nearby, and loudspeakers are visible at right. The scene suggests a homa or yagna area with ritual preparations during a multi-day fire-offering event.2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16Photograph of a covered open-air ritual hall with a bamboo and thatched roof hung with strings of flowers and red-and-white umbrellas, banana bunches and palm fronds. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas, stand in a row near a decorated altar with garlanded deity murti and brass kalasha-like offerings. A man in a plaid shirt stands at left. A bald man in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at centre, and another in orange shawl stands at right. A woman in an orange sari sits near the lower right in front of the altar.2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16Night photograph of an open-sided pandal decorated with hanging white flower strands, green mango leaves and banana-leaf festoons under a corrugated metal roof. A stage at the back is draped with pink and purple cloth and a circular floral-garland decoration, with a large portrait panel bearing the word a person. A bare-chested drummer plays on the right, and several men in white dhotis stand on the stage and at the left edge. In the foreground, a long-haired person in an orange robe and white flower garland faces the camera, with a white-shirted photographer beside them and white-clad devotees along the lower left. Tube lights hang on a pole at the right.2006-07-16December 23 20062006-12-23Wide view of a large open-sided pandal at an outdoor satsang with bamboo framing, hanging yellow leaf and flower garlands, palm fronds and tube lights overhead. A central seated figure wears an orange robe and sits on a raised platform before a white-draped low stool. Seated and standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the foreground, many bald or grey-haired, and several saffron-clad assistants in orange shawls sit near the dais. Colourful striped cloth banners flank the stage, where a row of women in green, blue and white saris stands at the back. A man in white stands at the left edge speaking or gesturing. The setting suggests a public discourse during a multi-day yagna event.2006-07-16December 30 20082008-12-30