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Outdoor evening ritual under a corrugated metal canopy hung with orange triangular pennants and tall cloth banners. A seated figure in red and orange robes with a gold-edged crown-like headpiece sits on a red and gold throne, with a red-clad attendant beside. Two women in white saris stand behind, and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti sits at left near brass vessels. A square fire pit or altar with flower petals and brass lamps sits in front, with fruit, leaves and round offerings on striped mats. A gold-decorated ratha or palanquin stands at right, and a seated audience of children and adults in dark clothing sits on the ground. Palm trees and a dusk sky are behind.

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December 22 20102010-12-22A 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.2011-12-13August 09 20152015-08-09December 22 20102010-12-22March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesOutdoor open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof at a temple complex, surrounded by palm trees. A woman in orange robes sits on an ornate red-and-gold throne on the left, speaking into a microphone. Before her, a seated audience of roughly fifty people in white and cream clothing faces a square fire pit with a white stone base, with brass plates of fruit and marigold garlands and kalasha-style pots with mango leaves in the foreground. Behind the pit stands a tall red-and-gold pillar and small figures, with a yellow bus parked beside the pavilion.2011-12-13August 25 20172017-08-25December 22 20102010-12-22A covered outdoor ritual space with an orange cloth spread over the floor. In the centre sits a square white fire pit with a black interior, and in front of it are brass pots of marigold garlands, mango leaves and coconuts, plus brass plates of flowers and food. On the left a figure in orange robes and a red-and-gold throne with a fringed canopy speaks into a microphone, while a seated figure in white stands nearby. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the rows, with statues and a tall red-and-orange pillar behind them under coconut palms.2011-12-13October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesA 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