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Outdoor Pongal celebration with a row of seated devotees on a cloth-covered ground under green trees. In the foreground, two young priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas, sit before brass pots, a silver plate of flowers and a small puja setup. The older-looking priest on the right holds a microphone and reads or chants. Behind them, rows of people in white dhotis and saris with rudraksha malas sit with hands folded. On the left, a deity murti is dressed with a long marigold and yellow flower garland, seated under a gilded arch on a red and gold brocade cloth, with clay pots placed in front. Two girls in white stand at the back.

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January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15August 18 20162016-08-18Outdoor homa ceremony under a red, orange and yellow canopy hung with green banana leaves and mango leaf torans. A figure in an orange robe stands at the centre of a raised platform holding a ritual implement, with smoke rising behind him. Seated participants in orange and saffron clothes sit on striped mats around a fire pit, with women in yellow-bordered white saris to the right. Brass lamps, kalasha pots with mango leaves and coconuts, and offering plates line the right side. A black board with a white frame stands at the left. Visible people are seated in the foreground with microphones in front of them.2009-09-26A large seated group of devotees fills an open pavilion in a courtyard, arranged in long rows on pink and orange mats. Most wear saffron or orange dhotis and shawls, while others wear white garments, and many have rudraksha malas. Brass plates, kalasha-style vessels and small brass bowls with offerings sit in front of them. Behind them stands a red stone shrine structure and a dark statue draped in yellow and garlanded with marigolds. Trees and a red boundary wall frame the scene.2016-08-18Outdoor ritual pavilion during a Ganesha puja with a large orange-backed Ganesha murti in the centre, decorated with red and orange garlands. Devotees sit on striped mats and a stage in front of the murti: several people in white dhotis and shirts sit in the foreground, many younger participants in orange and saffron robes sit in rows on the left and right, and a figure in orange sits near the left stairs. A golden throne with a red cushion stands to the right beside a rainbow canopy. Potted plants, palms and red-and-white striped pillars frame the open-sided hall. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance; the people are seated devotees, priests and sannyasis. The image is a photograph of a Ganesh Chaturthi celebration.2016-09-05July 19 20052005-07-19January 15 20162016-01-15Outdoor ritual scene with a priest in orange robes and an orange head cloth standing before a draped orange-covered platform, with a bronze kalasha and banana leaves behind. Young men in white kurtas and yellow shawls kneel and carry offerings on brass plates, while a man in white clothes places items. Seated devotees in white and orange sit on white plastic chairs and mats under a roof behind, with a stone Nandi statue decorated with flower garlands near the top left. Brass dishes of flowers and fruit rest on the cloth-covered table.2009-09-25Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. On the right, a decorated murti stands in a stone shrine adorned with multicolour flower garlands and a yellow garland. In front of it, a figure in white dhoti with a red shawl holds a lit lamp or aarti flame while seated on a mat. Along the left, a row of seated devotees in white and saffron clothing sit before a long line of brass plates, bowls and oil lamps, with a white-draped table in the centre. Several standing people in white clothes stand in the background, and a drum is visible near the mat.2005-12-22A ritual gathering in an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof, where a standing man in an orange robe and a wooden lectern stand at the left. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothes fill the floor in rows, many with brass plates, kalasha pots and offering trays arranged on red and orange mats. Several men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls sit at the front right, one holding a microphone. A framed garden photograph hangs on the back wall with a flower arrangement nearby, and a camera on a tripod records the scene beside a metal railing.2010-09-06Outdoor ritual homa at an ashram-style courtyard. A man in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red-marked forehead sits at a square fire pit bordered with yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers, holding a bell and a small ritual vessel while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Two young men in white kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on either side, eyes closed. Behind him, another robed figure in orange sits, and a brass lamp stand with a kalasha-like vessel stands at right. Banana leaves and a small white building frame the scene.2009-09-25 +1 copies