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A row of about ten men stands in an open-sided pavilion with white pillars and palm foliage behind them, hands folded in prayer (anjali). In the foreground a yellow-edged rectangular tray holds a puja arrangement: a brass kalasha-style lamp with a flame, brass bowls, a small bell and a ladle, and a lit oil lamp on a platter with flowers. The men wear white and pastel shirts, blue and red tops and light trousers. No figure is identifiable as a person by the cues listed.

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September 03 20082008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03Evening ritual on an open-sided pavilion with white pillars. Two devotees kneel and bow with foreheads to the ground before a low yellow-framed woven mat, while standing onlookers in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a white blouse and patterned skirt, and a young man in a white shirt watch. A standing man holds a pink flower and a small bowl. Brass pots, a bell, a lamp and a pink flower garland sit on the floor, with a small fire pit burning in the foreground. Pink flowers lie near the pillars.2008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03Evening outdoor puja at a Ganesh Chaturthi celebration. A clay Ganesha murti in orange and pink, draped with an orange cloth and garlanded with red and pink flowers, sits on a small yellow wooden stand in front of two brass oil lamps. Beside it, a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" shows a figure in saffron robes with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, standing before a banyan tree. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, while other men in casual shirts and trousers watch from behind a white pillared fence. Flowers scatter the ground and a patterned mat lies at the front.2008-09-03A night-time homa at an open pavilion with white pillars and a dark exterior. A square fire pit lined with white bricks burns brightly in the foreground. Three men in white ritual clothes sit around it: one at the left leans forward with bowed head beside brass vessels and a plate of fruit, another in white with a beaded necklace sits in the middle, and a man in white with raised folded hands sits at the right of the fire. Standing at the left, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, a man in an orange-yellow shirt, a man in a blue shirt, and a man in an orange top stand with hands folded, and a woman in a red top and a woman in a red sari stand beside a boy in green, all with hands folded in prayer. A golden stepped pyramidal structure stands at right and brass puja implements sit on the floor. Green and red patterned mats cover the floor.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph of a temple homa in progress. A young man in orange saffron robes and a red rudraksha mala sits on the right, holding a brass plate with a burning flame aloft while chanting. Before him is a platter of offerings with bananas, betel leaves and fruit. In front, a sunken fire pit with a flame is surrounded by a metal ladle. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis sit with palms pressed together at left, and several men in white and checked shirts stand behind in a temple hall with a blue cloth and painted pillars.2001-01-01September 03 20082008-09-03September 23 20072007-09-23A photograph of a group of men seated on the ground in white ritual clothes at an outdoor evening gathering beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Several men sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, and some have eyes closed in prayer. A man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a small pendant. Behind them a bearded man in a beige sweater and white shirt stands holding an object. Brass puja vessels, a brass lamp and a plate with flowers and offerings sit on the mat in front.2004-02-182008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad