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Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined compound. A tall wooden ritual pole (dhvaja-style column) stands on a white plinth, with a seated figure in saffron and garlanded clothing beside it. On a raised striped platform in the foreground, a bearded man in an orange robe with a garland sits before a small altar draped in orange cloth, with a kalasha-like pot, flower garland, plates of fruit and sweets, and burning incense smoke rising. Around him, several women and men in orange and saffron garments sit in a semicircle on the platform, and a large group of people in white clothing sits on the ground to the right, many with folded hands. An orange chair and a cameraman in orange stand near the plinth.

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Outdoor ritual at dusk beneath coconut palms. A standing man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and light beard holds a lit flame over a fire pit or aarti lamp on a raised platform draped in orange cloth and striped red-and-white borders. Seated beside him, a woman in orange garments sits on an ornate wooden throne-like chair, and a row of women in orange and white kneel in folded-hands devotion. A tall wooden kalasha-topped pole rises behind a white stone base with a deity murti. Dozens of seated devotees in white and orange fill the foreground, with brass pots and offerings on the platform. a person: the standing officiant in saffron with rudraksha mala is the.2008-10-09October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor homa or yagna on a raised platform with red and white striped edges and orange cloth. A square fire pit lined with white stone sits at the centre, with a sprinkling of petals and offerings beside it. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on the platform, some wearing rudraksha malas. A priest in orange with a bare upper body and a red garland kneels at the right, tending the fire as an orange cloth-draped seat stands to the side. Behind the platform, a seated crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothes faces the ritual, with a white shrine, palm trees, a tall flagstaff and a bull statue garlanded in yellow at the left.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor ashram scene with a group of devotees seated on mats in a courtyard among palm trees. In the foreground, women sit facing away from the camera: one in a bright orange shawl, others in white, a yellow-green sari and pink top. In the centre, a person in an orange robe sits on a mat in front of a row of small fire pits, leading the group. Behind them, a tall stone pillar with garlands stands beside a white plinth and a bull statue draped with marigold garlands. Several participants in white clothes sit at their own fire pits. Roughly 25 people are visible in total, all seated.2010-07-07October 09 20082008-10-09October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor ritual on a raised platform with red and white striped edges and orange cloth. Robed devotees in saffron and orange sit in rows on the platform, facing a central low seat draped in orange cloth and decorated with a white flower garland. Brass plates with offerings and small lamps sit before them. Behind, a larger seated group in white clothes sits on a mat on the ground near a white plinth holding a dark stone deity murti and a tall wooden or brass pillar. A multicoloured parasol stands at the left edge, and smoke rises from the centre. Coconut palms and a small white building frame the scene.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor ritual on a raised red-and-white striped platform beneath coconut palms. A figure in orange robes sits on an ornate wooden throne at left, with a dark bronze bust garlanded with flowers near a tall copper kalasha-style pillar. Several rows of people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on orange cloth, with brass pots, a tray and a small lamp in front of them. A crowd of onlookers in white and colourful clothes sits on the ground beyond the platform, and smoke rises from the trees. The scene appears to be a ceremonial puja or abhishekam.2008-10-09July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram courtyard under a open corrugated roof with tall palm trees behind, a red-painted central pillar with a kalasha-style top, and a red brick platform. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised red platform before a decorated fire pit with a small brass lamp and offerings, with a rangoli lotus design on the ground. Around the courtyard, many people in white ritual clothes sit on mats in meditation or puja, some in orange robes, and several small fire pits smoke nearby. A man in white sits in the foreground with his back to the camera. A black stone sculpture of a seated deity and stone figures stand along the back wall, and a painted banner hangs on the left.2010-09-19