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A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders pours water from a steel vessel over a small offering area on a mat under an open-sided pavilion. He wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. Two devotees sit on the mat: a woman in a white sari with a floral pattern, hands folded in prayer, and a seated man in a maroon shirt. A brass plate holds bananas, apples and other fruit, and steel bowls and small vessels rest on the mat. Behind is a paved courtyard, a red boundary wall, a tree and palm trees.

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Outdoor puja on a paved courtyard under an open-sided pavilion with red metal posts, palm trees and a red brick wall behind. A standing priest in a plain white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, bare-chested, sacred thread and a rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Two seated women in front, one with palms pressed together, sit on striped mats beside a brass plate of bananas and fruit, small steel bowls, flowers and a brass vessel near a fire pit.2012-04-13A homa fire burns in a square stone fire pit under an open-sided roof in an ashram courtyard lined with palm trees. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a tripundra on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, holds a lamp near the flames. Two seated women in white sit on mats and a third seated figure in red and white appears behind them, with a tray of bananas, brass bowls and flower offerings in front. Colourful cloth-wrapped kalasha-style pots with leaves are arranged in the lower left foreground. A brick wall and small buildings stand in the background.A photograph of a homa fire pit, a square white-tiled pit with a dark opening, at an outdoor ritual. A shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a gold pendant on a beaded necklace and bangles, sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him, another priest in white with gold-bordered cloth and glasses sits near a microphone stand. A woman in a white sari with coloured borders stands with hands folded at the back. Brass plates hold turmeric, fruit, flowers and a silver vessel; a brass bowl and a silver container sit at the pit edge.2011-12-31April AF 2012Outdoor ritual setting under a open pavilion with potted palms, red-and-white painted walls and a green-wheeled wooden cart behind. A seated man in an orange chair wears a rust-red garment with gold border and a flower garland, hands pressed together in namaste. Standing before him, a shirtless priest in rust-red dhoti with gold border holds a silver lamp or vessel and applies a mark to the forehead of a young man in white dhoti with gold border, dark rudraksha mala and red wrist thread. Trays of bananas, flowers and red offerings sit on a cloth-covered table in front; a fan and water bottles are visible. Three people are present.2014-10-02Outdoor puja beneath a tree on dusty ground. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban sits cross-legged on a striped mat, holding a small silver dish and a handbell while offering over a fruit and flower arrangement. Behind a large saffron-draped shivalinga with a garland of white and red flowers stands a stone deity murti, also garlanded. Two people in white clothing sit with hands folded in prayer to the right, and a seated person in white is partly visible at the far right edge. Brass oil lamps, a plate of bananas and a flower-decorated tray lie in the foreground. A wooden stool and a pot sit in the background. The orange-robed figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji by saffron robe, turban and rudraksha-style mala, shown in person performing the pooja.A photograph of a homa or yagna at an outdoor ritual site. A young shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace and a red-and-gold sacred thread, sits before a white square fire pit and tends offerings with a silver bowl. An older priest in a white shawl sits beside him. Behind them, women in white saris with gold borders sit, and a golden deity murti stands framed by garlands of flowers. Brass plates of offerings, including fruit and grains, sit on the orange floor. The backdrop has red and white stripes.2011-12-31Outdoor ritual on a grass lawn beside a block wall. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a blue and white patterned mat, hands clasped. A woman in a gold and olive silk sari with gold bangles sits beside him, eyes lowered, hands folded. A man in orange ochre robes with a red head cloth and a gold beaded necklace sits on the right, holding a small red cloth bundle and a gold-rimmed plate, and is pouring or offering from a steel vessel. Before them are a steel plate of fruit including bananas and apples, brass cups, a tray of grains, a foil-lined pit with burnt offerings, and a basket of dried sticks, consistent with a homa fire ritual.2008-07-21Indoor puja scene on a stone-floored hall. Two men in white dhotis with gold necklaces sit cross-legged; a bald man in orange robes on the left presses palms together in prayer, and a young man in white reaches toward a brass vessel holding flowers and offerings. A woman in an orange and green saree sits in the foreground beside stainless steel cooking pots and a pile of papadams, while a seated man in white at left has a brass lamp and bundled sticks nearby. A carved stone platform stands at right. A woman in red stands in the background near a camera tripod. Brass lamps and fruit sit on a mat.2011-11-06Outdoor temple-style ritual under an open pavilion with red walls, potted palms and hanging bunting. A man in an orange-brown cloth with gold border and a beaded garland sits on a large orange upholstered chair, hands joined near his face in a reverent gesture. A standing priest in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with gold-bordered shawl holds a lit oil lamp and bell. Another priest in white dhoti with gold border bends forward at the front, and a woman in a dark garment with glasses sits at a stainless-steel table near banana bunches, a fruit plate with red fruit and a marigold-yellow flower bowl. A framed picture and a golden canopy stand behind the seated figure. a person: the seated man has a shaved head, a garland and orange-brown robes, but his appearance is too uncertain for a confident identification, so this is recorded as unsure.2014-10-02A priest in a white dhoti and shawl with orange-gold borders stands at a white stone homa fire pit, pouring ghee from a brass vessel into the flames while holding a gold tray with pink flowers and offerings. Behind him, two women sit on the ground, one in a red top and one in a white outfit, with brass pots, brass plates and a silver lamp in front of the fire. A woman in a teal top sits at the right edge beside plates of food and a steel pot. Brass kalasha vessels wrapped in gold cloth with mango-leaf tops stand on a white cloth at left. Grey stone deity statues and a dark stone Nandi-like figure with garlands appear in the courtyard background, against a red-brick wall with a child in red.2011-09-01November 06 20112011-11-06