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A photograph of a stage set for a homa with a brick fire pit and visible flames at left centre, attended by two men in saffron-orange robes seated behind it, one holding a ladle-like vessel. Behind them a golden-brown cloth mountain backdrop rises against blue draping, with a golden trident hung on the right. At centre sits a deity murti dressed in green and gold, garlanded with orange and red flowers, with brass lamps, kalasha-type vessels, fruit and bowls arranged on a blue patterned platform. In the foreground right, a figure in a golden crown-like headpiece and orange-red robes is seated with their back partly turned. Lower left, a person with a long braid in white and orange attire sits at a laptop, and orange marigolds sit in the foreground.

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July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Photograph of a temple ritual on a raised stage in an assembly hall. Two young priests in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged at left, one holding a metal rod or ritual implement toward a small fire, the other seated beside him. Behind them is a decorated shrine with a pair of deity murtis, one wearing a red and gold crown and white garment and the other in green and gold, framed by garlands of red and white flowers and a yellow cloth. A golden trident stands at right, and offerings of fruit, mango, bowls and a kalasha sit on a blue-patterned altar. A row of seated devotees with their heads visible fills the foreground.2009-07-01A photograph of a ritual stage with a golden-orange draped canopy against a blue backdrop. Two young men in saffron-orange robes with beaded necklaces sit cross-legged on the left, one holding a ritual implement near a small fire lit before them. Centre stage stands a deity murti seated on a green-draped platform, decorated with red and white flower garlands, with a golden trident mounted on the right. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, plates of offerings and fruit sit on a white-tiled altar, and seated devotees fill the foreground at the bottom edge. This appears to be a homa-style ritual.2009-07-01A photograph of a ritual performance on a stage in a hall, with a large golden draped cloth forming a mountain-like backdrop against a blue wall. Two young priests in orange-saffron robes sit at a low altar, one holding a ritual implement and one with a lamp-like vessel, with rows of small white offerings and brass lamps before them. Behind the altar stands a deity murti decorated with garlands and a gold-trimmed cloth, beside a tall golden trident and a dark Shivalinga-like form at right. A large audience of women in white, blue and colourful clothing, many with grey or curly hair, sits in the foreground facing the stage.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A photograph of a ritual stage in an indoor hall, with a golden mountain-like backdrop against a blue painted wall. Two young men in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls, wearing marigold garlands, sit cross-legged on the left of a raised platform. In the centre is a deity murti of a seated couple draped in a green cloth and a yellow canopy, garlanded with red and white flower strings, with a golden trident hanging on the right. Brass oil lamps, bowls of offerings, fruit and white items are arranged on a tiered white altar. Seated devotees in the foreground, some with shaved heads, face the stage. A green light glows behind the group, and the scene suggests a homa ritual.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A seated figure in orange-saffron robes and a red rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with red flowers and garlands, on a stage set with a painted blue backdrop and a golden mountain-like prop. Orange flower arrangements and a silver trident stand beside the throne. Three people sit on the stage floor: a bald man in orange robes at lower left, a man in orange robes kneeling near the throne, and a woman in a white sari with a red border at right, with another woman in white and red at lower right. Two standing fans flank the stage. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure on the throne, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes, and rudraksha mala.2009-07-07July 01 20092009-07-01