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Outdoor temple ritual at a Bidadi-style complex with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured column behind. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and orange head covering sits at a raised wooden seat with a brass lamp, facing a square fire pit with flower petals. Devotees in white clothing sit on the ground in front of him, some holding folded hands. Clay pots decorated with leaves and marigolds line the front, and a golden palanquin-style canopy with a deity murti stands in the background. The scene reads as an abhishekam or homa ceremony.

October 09 2008

Outdoor ritual scene with a large crowd seated on mats in front of a white stepped platform holding a black stone deity murti garlanded with flowers, palm trees behind. In the foreground a square fire pit with smoke rises beside offerings, brass plates, lamps and a kalasha on a wooden stand. On the left a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate carved red-cushioned throne, while several women in orange saris sit in prayer posture with hands folded. A standing man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant stands at right, holding a vessel, apparently officiating. Many onlookers in white and orange clothing sit behind, with an elderly man in white at left edge.

Outdoor 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.

December 30 2009

Outdoor ritual gathering at dusk with a seated crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white. In the foreground at right, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe and sits cross-legged before a small microphone, holding his hands together in a ritual gesture. Before him is a low wooden tray holding a brass plate of bananas, small brass cups and a brass bell, with brass oil lamps burning on the floor. Several people seated nearby wear white clothes, one woman in grey with a beaded necklace, and a man at left in a white shirt with a pink shawl. A white cloth covers the ground beneath the group, and cardboard boxes sit among the lamps. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and presiding seat at the lamp-lit tray.

2005-12-19 +2 copies

October 08 2008

May 03 2012

A photograph of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof during a homa or yagna ceremony. A person in an orange robe sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim beneath a red and gold canopy, holding a mic-like object. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing, many with hands joined in prayer, fill the floor in front of a raised square fire pit with a dark interior on an orange cloth. Brass vessels with mango leaves, marigold garlands and flowers, and a plate of yellow flowers sit in the foreground. Palm trees and a tall decorated pillar stand behind, with statues and a small shrine visible on the right.

Outdoor homa ceremony under a large orange and red canopy with banana leaves and palm trees behind. A square fire pit lined with marigold garlands smokes at center, with brass vessels, bowls and offerings arranged around it. Seated priests in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas perform the ritual; one central figure has a full black beard, long hair and a gold necklace, and another in orange wears a long orange shawl. A young man in white and yellow sits in the foreground, and several people in yellow and white sit to the right. A framed portrait with a garland appears at left, and a large crowd of seated devotees fills the background. a person depiction in the portrait is not a physical person in the scene.

Outdoor homa at an ashram courtyard under palm trees. A bare-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a forehead mark, stands at the back holding a silver tray. In front, a seated man in white dhoti and shawl tends a white fire pit with burning wood and offerings. Behind them, rows of people in white clothes with lanyards sit on mats and chairs. Brass vessels, a kalasha and marigolds sit on an orange cloth, with a red building and a sign in the background.

A photograph of a homa or yagna ceremony under a red and orange canopy hung with orange pennants. At the centre, a square fire pit lined with white stone steps holds a dark basin. Behind it stands a deity murti heavily garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A woman in orange robes sits cross-legged on the left, facing the fire pit, with a bowl of white offerings and a tray of flowers and wood pieces in front of her. On the right, a man with long dark hair sits on a raised seat in orange robes, wearing a rudraksha-style garland, holding a trident-like staff, with attendants in orange and white beside him. Rows of small brass lamps line the mat in the foreground. Devotees in white stand behind, and palm trees appear beyond the walls.

2008-12-28 +1 copies