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A seated group of devotees performs a homa ritual indoors on a terrazzo floor. In the foreground a woman in an orange saree with a long braid sits with hands folded, facing a low wooden platform decorated with pink flower petals and a brass bowl. Women in white sarees with gold borders and a man in white dhoti sit with palms pressed together, while a younger woman in white works at the platform. Trays of dried herbs, grains and offerings, a brass oil lamp, fruits and a rolled white paper sit on the floor. Elders and others in cream, teal, purple and yellow saris watch from a sofa and chairs along the back wall.

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A photograph of a homa fire ceremony indoors. A fire burns in a yellow-brick fire pit decorated with pink and white flower petals in front. Several devotees sit on the floor in white ritual clothes with gold borders, hands pressed in anjali. A woman in a cream sari with gold border sits at upper left, a man in white shirt and dhoti sits behind her, and women in white and peach saris kneel at right. A silver kalasha is placed on a flower-covered tray at left, with brass vessels and a steel plate holding offerings near the fire, and a pink flower garland nearby. A person in orange cloth is partly visible at far left.A seated satsang hall where many women in white dhotis and yellow shoulder cloths sit on orange mats with hands pressed in anjali mudra. Brass plates with flowers and small brass lamps sit in front of them, and a steel pot rests on a green-covered table at the back. Several people in white and red clothing sit on chairs along the rear wall, some wearing headphones. No a person candidate is visibly present in this frame.2011-01-23A seated group of devotees in a room with terrazzo floor performs a homa, with a fire pit and offerings of flowers and wood at lower right. In the foreground a woman in white saree with gold border sits with hands joined in prayer, wearing a rudraksha mala. Beside her a man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing glasses, presses his palms together. Other seated participants in saffron-yellow, blue, green and white clothing fill the background. Several people are visible, though not all faces are clear.A ritual gathering in an orange-walled hall with a red carpet and an orange cloth-covered platform. A man in a saffron/orange sleeveless robe with long swept-back hair stands at right with hands folded in prayer, facing a group seated on the orange cloth. Seated devotees include a woman in white with rudraksha malas and a woman in orange, along with women in white and cream saris and men in white with yellow shawls. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit, a bowl of marigolds and a kalasha-style vessel. Several other people sit in the background among steel railings.2010-07-22A photograph of a devotional puja inside a room with a white cloth on the floor. Several seated devotees with palms pressed together face a framed portrait on the right, garlanded with white and pink flowers. The portrait shows a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, seated before a tree trunk, though the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. In the foreground a man in an orange kurta kneels with folded hands, and a woman in a maroon and cream sari sits with her back to the camera, wearing a dark bead mala. Offerings on the cloth include bananas, fruit, a lit oil lamp, flower petals, a kalasha-like brass vessel, kumkum and incense sticks. Around six people are visible, mostly women in cream and blue saris, plus men in white shirts seated at the back.2009-08-20A padapuja ceremony in an orange-walled hall. A man with long dark hair and a sleeveless saffron-orange robe sits in an orange armchair with his palms pressed together in greeting. A woman in white, with a mala around her neck, kneels before him and washes his feet from a brass tray holding yellow and orange flowers. Around them, devotees in white and yellow shawls sit and pray, some holding a microphone or offering trays of fruit, flowers and brass vessels spread on an orange cloth. A standing man in a white dhoti and red-edged shawl watches from the back.2010-07-22A homa ceremony in a hall with a gilded throne-like seat with red cushions at the back. In the foreground a priest in orange robes and a shaved head sits cross-legged before a square fire pit with dried sticks, a metal kalasha and brass vessels holding rice, bananas, sweets and flowers. A young woman in an orange sari with red border sits with hands folded at left. Behind them devotees in orange, white and red saris and kurtas sit in rows with garlands and palms pressed together. A man in white dhoti stands at right beside a camera on a tripod, and a pot of apples and bananas sits on a tray. The priest does not show qualifying presentation cues for a person.2012-07-09September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees performs an aarti with oil lamps on a gold-trimmed silver tray in an orange-walled hall. Women and men in white clothing wear yellow and orange shawls, and several hold small lamps. A man in orange robes stands at the left edge beside the tray, and a visible silver platter holds flowers and fruit. Some devotees sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and a young child in blue sits on the right beside an orange mat. A white-clad figure stands in the upper left, partly cropped by the frame.2010-08-162008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamOctober 26 20102010-10-26 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies