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Outdoor courtyard ceremony with a homa or puja in progress. Two priests in white dhotis sit on a striped rug before a fire pit, one speaking into a microphone. Behind them, a golden throne with a red velvet seat and a tall golden parasol stands beside a garlanded deity murti. A multi-tiered brass oil lamp stands in the foreground, with offerings of fruit and bowls on a tiled floor. Several devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls sit and fold their hands in prayer. A woman in white sits on the rug at right, and a seated figure in a red shawl is visible on the throne platform. Garlands of marigold decorate the deities and throne.

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July 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18Outdoor ritual on a terrace under a yellow canopy. Several priests in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls sit on a colourful striped rug before a fire pit with brick base and offerings of fruit, coconuts and flowers. A tall brass oil lamp stand with multiple tiers stands in the foreground. Behind, a deity murti decorated with garlands is set on a platform, and a priest in white stands performing worship. Devotees in white and red shawls sit with hands folded in namaskar. Pale stone lions and a brass kalasha-style stand add to the setting.2015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesAn outdoor courtyard satsang homa under a yellow canopy. In the foreground, a row of devotees sits on red-cushioned chairs, many wearing red-and-black checked shawls over white clothing, with women's long braids visible. At the centre, a deity murti decorated with garlands and a kalasha-style altar stands before a priest in white and orange robes. To the right, a figure in an ornate gold-and-red throne with gold lions and a gold parasol sits under a garland-draped seat, while another person in orange stands nearby. Gold ceremonial stands with circular emblems frame the scene, and a fire pit and ritual items lie on a colourful striped mat.2015-07-18A courtyard homa (fire ritual) at an ashram. In the left foreground a fire pit of bricks emits smoke, with a silver tray holding flower garlands, mango leaves, mangoes, fruit, bowls of offerings and brass pots. Three priests sit on striped rugs: the central priest wears an orange shawl over white dhoti, flanked by two others in white with red-orange shawls, one holding a small object. A woman in white sits at the right edge and a seated devotee in white at far right. Behind the priests, a deity murti adorned with flower garlands and a kalasha stands before a canopy. On the right, a golden throne with a red-cushioned seat, garlanded, sits on a raised golden platform beneath a parasol; a seated figure in red and a garlanded trident-like staff flank it, with a standing attendant in red further right. Brass lamp stands and ceremonial staffs frame the scene.2015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18May 26 20152015-05-26Outdoor ceremony under a yellow canopy at a temple-style stage. A seated figure in saffron and orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold lion armrest and a red cushion, a crowned silver-and-gold ritual figure in the centre, and a large garlanded deity murti with flower garlands on a side altar. Many devotees sit in white and saffron clothing, some in red-and-saffron shawls, with a fire pit (homa) and brass lamps in the foreground. Ceremonial staffs and a red-and-gold parasol frame the scene. Visible cues for the throne figure: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate adornments, consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the face is not clear enough for certainty.2015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18