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A photograph of a ritual inside a thatched bamboo pavilion decorated with green leaves and banana fronds. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl and a white head wrap holds up a brass aarti plate with a lit flame and flower offerings. Beside him, a man in white with an orange shawl stands with folded hands. A large framed portrait on the right shows a man in an orange turban, and other devotees in orange shawls stand at the edge. Coconuts hang on a post and grass blades sit in the foreground, with people seated in the distance. a person cue is not present here; the central figure wears only ordinary white ritual clothing and a white head wrap, so identity is unsure.

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September 14 20062006-09-14Photograph of an outdoor ritual under a thatched palm-leaf roof lit by tube lights. A man in a white turban, white kurta and orange-saffron shawl stands holding a brass tray with a flaming camphor aarti flame and flower-decorated offering, with smoke drifting through the bright air. Seated devotees fill the foreground and background. On the right hangs a dark banner with a printed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, and garlands of marigolds decorate the pillars. Several young people in orange clothing stand at the right edge near the banner.2006-09-14September 14 20062006-09-14September 14 20062006-09-14September 14 20062006-09-14A photograph of a ritual inside a thatched, open-sided pavilion with bamboo rafters and fluorescent tubes. Smoke or steam fills the left side, lit by bright daylight. A man in a white turban, white kurta and dhoti with an orange-and-cream shawl holds a brass plate high in one hand and stands beside a kneeling person. A second man in white with an orange shawl holds a tray of yellow and pink flowers. In the foreground, a small brass deity murti or lamp stand sits among pink and yellow flowers, white jasmine garlands, palm leaves and rangoli-style patterns on the floor. The setting suggests a puja or homa at a temporary ashram hall.2006-09-14September 14 20062006-09-14September 14 20062006-09-14September 20 20062006-09-20A photograph of a ceremonial welcome under a thatched palm-leaf canopy. An elderly man with a white beard and white clothes raises a metal tray holding a lit flame and a green coconut-like kalasha on his right hand. A woman in a peach and orange sari holds a small plate and stands beside him. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe and orange head-cloth is garlanded with a white and red flower garland, its back turned toward the camera. A younger man in orange clothing holds a small brass pot with a green sprout and offerings. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis, and others in maroon and orange, stand around, with banners hanging from the canopy beams. Lightly describes an aarti-style welcome with a lamp and offering.2008-07-28A photograph of a fire ritual inside a thatched open-sided pavilion, with heavy white smoke billowing from a fire pit at the lower left. A standing man in white dhoti and shirt, with a light cream turban and an orange-and-maroon shawl across his shoulders, holds a tray upward over the flames. Another tray of yellow flowers and greenery rests in his left hand. Several seated people in white clothes are visible in the smoky background, and marigold and pink flower garlands decorate the ritual area. A brass deity murti and a brass lamp sit near the fire pit.2006-09-14A photograph of a fire ritual under a thatched palm-leaf roof, with thick smoke filling the bright background. In the centre a man in a white dhoti and white head cloth, with an orange-red shawl over his shoulder, stands at a sacred fire pit holding a long pole or ladle and a green palm frond. Behind him, a crowd of seated devotees, many in white, watches the homa. The foreground is decorated with flower garlands in pink, red and yellow, a kalasha-like vessel, and offerings on a raised platform. Fluorescent tube lights hang from the roof. The image is a photo of a homa/yagna rite, with no clearly identifiable person identified by face.2006-09-14