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A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ritual in a courtyard with a plain whitewashed wall behind. A white-clad priest in a white dhoti and shawl with a yellow sacred thread, a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala, sits before a raised ritual altar of brick-like blocks decorated with flower petals and yellow turmeric marks, pouring ghee from a bowl into the altar with a ladle while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Two men in white shirts sit with folded hands, a man in a dark shirt sits behind, and an older man in white with folded hands sits at left. Heaps of wood and offerings lie at left, an orange cloth bundle sits on the mat, and banana leaves, flower garlands, brass plates, kalasha pots and a blue cloth cover the right side.

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A ritual scene before a red draped backdrop. A bare-chested priest in a red-and-white patterned turban and white dhoti pours liquid from a small spoon over a stone yajna altar or homa platform. Three seated men beside him wear rudraksha malas, one in a yellow cloth, and sit on red-patterned mats. On the right, a gold-framed arch stands above a red table draped in gold brocade, holding a row of small clay or metal sculpted heads or murti forms garlanded with yellow flowers. Brass vessels, a bowl, coconuts, bananas, oranges, betel leaves and flower offerings are arranged on the red floor.2018-01-312008 - Post August - Powerful homa in Sirkazhi by trained AcharyaDecember 04 20132013-12-04A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a golden-yellow border sits cross-legged on a mat during a homa. He wears a long beaded necklace of golden-brown beads and rudraksha-style beads and gold bangles, and holds a bell and a small oil lamp while reading from an open book on a stand. In front of him is a square fire pit built from yellow-orange bricks, with flames and embers burning inside. Nearby are brass dishes of turmeric, grains, bananas and flowers, a silver ritual stand, and brass pots and vessels in the background. Potted plants and vases with yellow flower bundles and banana leaves decorate the floor, beside a red-and-orange cloth canopy.2011-12-28June 12 20042004-06-122001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01July 17 20132013-07-17A photograph of a seated group of men in white dhotis and shawls performing a ritual in a hall with orange and green hanging banners. In the foreground, a man with white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a straw mat, hands joined in prayer, beside brass plates, bells and small oil lamps. Next to him, another man in white holds his palms together, and two more men in white sit with hands folded near a brass kalasha and offering trays. Behind them, rows of white-clad devotees sit with folded hands and a woman in yellow sits to the left behind metal railings. Overall the scene shows a satsang-style puja gathering.2010-09-22March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesA long row of seated devotees performs a puja on a white floor in a plain hall with red curtains. A young man in a white shirt with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a dark mala around his neck watches attentively. Nearby, boys in blue, striped yellow, red and white clothing pour water from brass vessels and handle small brass lamps, bowls and dishes arranged on yellow, orange and pink cloths. Lit oil lamps and leaves sit among the offerings. A man in a red shirt and a bald man in white are seated further back.2011-10-11A ritual scene in a temple-like hall with red draped walls. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti with a multicoloured turban and orange-red stripes, and two men in yellow shawls with rudraksha malas, sit beside a stone yoni-shaped abhishekam stone decorated with flowers and leaves. The priest applies a white paste to a seated man's forehead. Behind them, a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands near a gold arched frame decorated with yellow marigold garlands, coconuts and kalasha pots, set on an orange brocade-draped table. Brass bowls and offerings sit on the floor.2018-01-31July 06 20152015-07-06