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September 21 2016

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September 21 20162016-09-21September 21 20162016-09-21September 21 20162016-09-21September 21 20162016-09-21September 21 20162016-09-21Outdoor ritual scene in front of a plain concrete wall. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-red robe and a rudraksha mala, sits with palms pressed together in prayer. In front of him, a bare-backed young man in an orange dhoti with a gold-and-red waist cloth faces the throne, hands folded. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange cloths stand with hands in anjali, and a woman in a green sari stands among them, one man holding a staff. A gold-and-tassel canopy overhangs the throne. On a multicolour woven mat in the foreground sits a small deity murti garlanded with yellow flowers.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15Outdoor ritual scene beside a red-walled building and green foliage. A man seated on a silver-white carved chair wears a red-orange dhoti and shawl, rudraksha malas, gold pendant, leopard-print headband, and bracelets; he is the central figure and has a probable Swamiji appearance with long hair and distinctive ornaments, so this is an in-person candidate. Three men kneel at the left: one bare-chested with a garland, one in an orange headcloth, and one in red cloth, with bowls and metal cups before them. A small sacred fire burns in a yellow-tiled rectangular pit, and a fire also burns beside the seated man. A white carved shrine or murti stands at right beside a microphone stand.2017-08-31Outdoor homa at a temple-like courtyard under a canopy of striped fabric. In the foreground, a bright fire burns in a yellow-brick fire pit on a colourful cloth. On the left, a man seated on a gold throne with red cushions is garlanded with yellow and white flower garlands and wears a red-brown garment, hands folded in front of him. Behind the fire, a figure in orange robes and a tall orange turban pours or offers into the flames while another figure in orange holds a brass vessel. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand nearby, and a man in white dhoti and shirt holds an offering. Red pillars and a corrugated roof frame the space, with green trees behind.2017-08-25October 02 20142014-10-02Night outdoor ritual at an ashram: a man with long dark hair, a red-brown robe, a gold chest ornament and beaded mala sits enthroned on a large gold lotus-backed throne with red cushions. Around him, orange-robed attendants with white-marked foreheads stand and sit; one bare-chested attendant in an orange cloth holds a mala. In the foreground a bare-shouldered attendant wearing an orange turban faces a yellow-rimmed fire pit with a flame and a brass vessel. Colourful striped cloth covers the platform, flower garlands lie at right, and a fan and a laptop sit nearby.2017-04-16Evening ritual scene at a homa fire pit lined with marigold and rose petals and white powder borders. A man in a yellow turban and bare chest, wearing multiple beaded malas and gold necklaces, sits at right tending the fire with a brass bowl nearby. Smoke rises through the frame. On the left, a man in a red-orange robe and gold-bead necklaces sits eyes-closed on an ornate gold lotus-backed throne with red cushions, with a silver vessel at its base. Behind them, several seated devotees in orange and white clothing and a white-clad woman with flowers in her hair sit on a striped mat under a standing fan, with a few more people in the background. a person candidate is seated on the throne with orange robe, rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces.2017-08-02