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A homa or yagna ritual at night outdoors, with a fire pit on a tiered platform decorated with marigold and white flower garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth, wearing a long gold necklace, holds a large brass plate or pot lid above the fire while seated before a microphone stand. Behind the platform stands a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange, a red and yellow tapestry with a deity figure draped in yellow and red garlands, a brass kalasha-style lamp, and banners with Hindi-style and Tamil-style lettering. Palm trees and a stone wall are in the background, and white-clad people sit at the right edge.

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July 2007 - 1008 Saptayagam in TamilnaduJuly 2007 - 1008 Saptayagam in TamilnaduDecember 02 20072007-12-02December 02 20072007-12-02 +1 copiesDecember 02 20072007-12-02July 2007 - 1008 Saptayagam in TamilnaduDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual homa under a sloped canopy with red, orange and green striped fabric and banana leaves hung on posts, with palm trees behind. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head covering holds a silver plate of offerings over a square fire pit lined with flowers. Seated devotees in orange clothes, including a woman with hands folded in prayer, sit around the pit. A sacred fire flames at the right edge. On the left, a framed portrait and a banner display images of a figure in orange robes. A kalasha pot sits on a white table, and a young man in a white dhoti with a yellow sash stands at the front.2009-09-27A photograph of a ritual at a pyramid of stacked offerings draped in yellow and white flowers and green leaves, with a small fire burning at its base. A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a multicoloured cloth, pouring or tending the offering with his hands while a microphone stands nearby. Another man in white clothing sits behind him at the right. Brass lamps and a silver vessel sit among baskets of fruit and flower garlands on a tiered white platform. Behind them a yellow banner shows painted deity images with the printed captions Sri Ananda Surya with Chaaya and Usha, Sri Ananda Rajarajeswari with Sri Ananda Saraswathi, Sri Anandeshwar with Anandeshwari, and Satguru, with chakra labels visible.2007-12-02A homa or yagna ritual at an ashram, with a square stone fire pit in the centre decorated with marigold garlands. Two orange-robed sannyasis sit before the pit; one, with a shaved head and glasses, raises his hand toward a framed portrait above, while a young man in white clothes sits to the left with a yellow garland. Brass vessels, a kalasha, sticks of wood, and a brass lamp lie on the mat. On the wall behind, a framed portrait shows a saffron-robed figure with a garland, and a banner with a smiling figure in saffron reads Sadhukkal Sangam. Two men in white sit at the back.2009-12-30A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands at a ceremonial altar performing a ritual, holding a handbell in his right hand and reaching toward a brass vessel with his left. Before him is a tiered pyramid of brass-rimmed pots and pots topped with mango leaves and yellow flowers arranged on a white-and-pink flower-decorated platform. Behind the altar a yellow banner shows multiple colourful deity murti arches with Tamil and English text, and a framed picture sits to the side. A brass oil lamp, a small kalasha-like vessel and a table fan are visible. The scene appears to be a night-time puja.2007-12-02December 02 20072007-12-02