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November 20 2006

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Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a construction site in an open dirt yard lined with palm trees and a red-walled building with a green roof. A line of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls stands on blue and woven mats, many women among them. In the foreground a man in white and a woman in an orange shawl bend over a concrete base, tending brass vessels, a brass lamp stand and a bowl of offerings on a white-draped table. A large ornate red and gold umbrella stands nearby, and a saffron flag flies on a pole.2006-11-20Outdoor homa or yagna on bare earth at a meditation ashram grounds. Many devotees in white clothes sit in rows behind small square brick fire pits with brass vessels, plates and offerings on the ground. A man in an orange saffron robe sits at the left foreground with his back to the camera, and another seated man in orange stands out at left-centre. Palm trees, a red-roofed building with green tin roof and a flag mark the background.2006-07-11November 20 20062006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20Outdoor ritual scene with a priest in orange robes and an orange head cloth standing before a draped orange-covered platform, with a bronze kalasha and banana leaves behind. Young men in white kurtas and yellow shawls kneel and carry offerings on brass plates, while a man in white clothes places items. Seated devotees in white and orange sit on white plastic chairs and mats under a roof behind, with a stone Nandi statue decorated with flower garlands near the top left. Brass dishes of flowers and fruit rest on the cloth-covered table.2009-09-25November 20 20062006-11-20A photograph of an outdoor yagna at a covered open-sided pavilion under a corrugated roof, with tall decorative poles hung with colourful fabric. Rows of people sit on mats on the grass, with small brick fire-pits in front of them holding offerings on brass plates and brass vessels. Most are dressed in white with orange shawls. A standing figure in a long orange robe and rudraksha beads stands at centre right, facing the seated group. A stage backdrop with a framed picture and banner is visible at the upper right, and cars are parked beyond the pavilion.2008-11-11November 20 20062006-11-20July 12 20062006-07-12October 08 20072007-10-08Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard with sandy ground and a circle of grey ash or stones. A figure in an orange sannyasi robe sits cross-legged on an orange cushion at the centre, facing a row of white mats, with a brass vessel placed before them. A second person in a cream sari with an orange border sits in the foreground, hands resting on the ground. Behind them a large seated audience in white clothing fills the frame, sitting in rows in front of an orange building and red-and-white striped wall. A red pedestal stands at left. The scene resembles a homa or ritual session; the orange-robed figure is a person, and an appearance-based candidate is not confidently established.2010-08-19