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Night ritual scene at an open-air homa or puja platform. A square white-edged fire pit lined with marigold petals sits in the foreground, with brass oil lamps (diyas) with flower garlands at right. Around it, about ten people sit on the ground: women in saris (pink, yellow, red) with hands folded in anjali, and men in white dhotis, one bare-chested with gold necklaces and another wearing a rudraksha-style mala, seated before open books and a small brass kalasha. Dark night setting with a palm-thatched structure behind.

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October 08 20102010-10-08Night outdoor ritual on a white cloth-covered platform. Two tall brass oil lamps (deepa stands) decorated with marigold garlands flank a square fire pit (homa kunda) with a raised white stepped base. Several robed priests in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged; one at centre-left holds his palms together in anjali, another at right is seated behind a microphone stand, wearing a red-and-white dhoti and a beaded mala, with a brass kalasha and offering tray with flowers before him. Devotees in pastel and white clothing sit in the background, some with hands folded, in darkness lit by a single lamp. The scene appears to be a homa or puja with satsang-style seating.2010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 08 20102010-10-08October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 05 20112011-10-05October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies