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Night outdoor ritual on a green cloth-covered platform lit by bright floodlights, with a sacred fire burning behind. In the foreground a young man in saffron-orange robe with a gold border sits cross-legged facing away, and a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered cloth sits beside him. At center a bald young priest in white garments wears a gold chain and beaded necklace, speaking into a microphone. Behind them rows of people in maroon and burgundy robes sit in ritual posture, and brass vessels, coconuts, bananas, flowers and a brass lamp stand on the cloth. Strings of small pennant flags decorate the background; the figure in saffron is not identifiable by appearance here.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night-time outdoor ritual on a green cloth-covered stage lit by floodlights. A bald man in white dhoti with a gold chain stands at centre, behind a seated priest in orange robes facing a tray of offerings. A second priest in white sits at right beside brass vessels, fruit, flowers and a large silver-and-gold ceremonial platform. Behind them a row of women in maroon and yellow saris sits in rows, and a decorated deity murti in orange and marigold garlands stands at right. Ritual implements, bananas, flower garlands and coconuts lie on the floor, with onlookers in the background.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night outdoor fire ritual. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a long beaded necklace sits cross-legged before a brick-built fire altar with a flame, speaking into a microphone. Opposite him, a young man in an orange-saffron robe holds a brass plate and pours or offers items. Around the altar are coconuts, bananas, apples, a brass kalasha-style pot, and bowls of red and orange flower garlands. Seated students in orange robes sit on the left, and a standing deity murti with a crown and ornate golden attire stands at upper right beside a white banner. Strings of marigolds decorate the offerings.2011-12-20Night outdoor photograph of a large homa or yagna ritual on a raised orange-tarpaulin platform. Brick-like arrangement of yellow blocks forms a fire pit with a flame at its centre, surrounded by coconuts, fruit, banana leaves, brass pots and a rice-flour kolam. A man in a plain white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth sits cross-legged on the right, facing the pit and speaking into a microphone. To the left, a monk in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits beside other priests in white with gold necklaces. Behind them a large crowd of several hundred people, many in white, sits on chairs and mats under floodlights, with a television camera on a tripod at right. Named caption attribution: none visible.2011-12-08 +1 copiesNovember 10 20112011-11-10December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20November 10 20112011-11-10December 20 20112011-12-20