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A photograph of a ritual under an open corrugated-roof pavilion. A seated sannyasi in orange robes, bare-chested with long dark hair and a flower garland, sits on a wooden throne-like chair with a microphone, holding a yellow-and-orange garland that he places over the head of a kneeling man in white. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts with red-and-white garlands stand, and younger men in orange shawls assist. A silver vessel holds pink lotus and yellow flowers in the foreground, and a fire pit lined with white blocks is covered in marigolds and rose petals, with fruit and banana offerings at the left. Strings of yellow marigold garlands hang across the ceiling.

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A man with long swept-back dark hair, a white flower garland with red blossoms, and an orange ochre robe stands at the left of a square fire pit lined with yellow marigolds and pink petals. He holds a silver vessel and a flame over the pit. Around him, white-clad and orange-shawled devotees stand in a row; one holds a brass bell and another a tall trident (trishul) with a kalasha-shaped top. A carved wooden seat with a yantra-like pattern sits at right, and a tent with red and orange drapery and orange pennants forms the backdrop. Bricks are stacked along the left edge. This appears to be a homa/yagna fire ritual.2007-01-01December 26 20062006-12-26January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor ceremony under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees and marigold garlands strung overhead. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear white and red flower garlands and carry brass plates with flowers and offerings. In the foreground, a man in white with a marigold garland leans forward holding a brass plate toward a figure seated from behind in an orange cloth, bare-shouldered, with long dark hair and a white garland, while a microphone stands nearby. Other men in orange and white crowd the background.2006-12-26January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesMay 25 20172017-05-25Outdoor foundation-laying ceremony under a canopy with striped and tasselled fabric overhead. A man in an orange turban, orange cloth and a white-and-yellow-and-red garland stands at a sand pit lined with yellow bricks, bending forward with his hands near the ground, as a bare-chested older man with a white beard, orange robe and red-and-white garland kneels beside him. A man in white kneels at left holding offerings, another in white leans in at right beside a metal pot, and a bearded man in orange stands at far left. Floral kolam designs decorate the sand around the pit, with a brass plate of offerings nearby. The scene shows a bhoomi pooja at a land inauguration.2006-11-24A photograph of a foundation-laying ceremony outdoors under a striped and fringed canopy. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, wearing a white flower garland, pours water from a steel pot onto a pit where yellow bricks are set. Beside him, an elderly bearded man in orange robes and a white garland kneels to the left, and a shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala stands behind. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts watch closely, and a seated man in white clothes holds a small dish. The ground around the pit is decorated with coloured rangoli patterns and scattered petals, and offerings sit on a tray beside it.2006-11-24A photograph of a devotional event in a hall with a white statue of a seated saint decorated with orange and white flower garlands and a red backdrop. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow cloth bends low at the statue's base, next to people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas. Several devotees in white and orange clothes stand with palms pressed together in prayer or bowed in reverence. A man in a yellow robe holds a microphone. A white-clad elder wearing a white head cloth bows. A wall fan and speaker are visible, and orange garland drapes hang along the wall.2008-10-09November 13 20062006-11-13February 06 20072007-02-06November 13 20062006-11-13 +1 copies