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A ceremonial ground arrangement photographed at dusk. An empty orange-red cushion sits on a woven straw mat at the centre of a circular floor design, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside it. The circle is ringed with white ash or powder and painted white lotus-like motifs with red accents, and outer swirl patterns radiate across the earthen ground. Partly visible people in white and cream garments stand at the top edge, and a rolled mat lies at upper right. Foliage with garlands sits at the left edge. The seat appears prepared for a teacher, but no one is seated on it.

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November 24 20102010-11-24Outdoor photograph of an empty ritual seat prepared on the ground for a paadapuja-style offering. A raised circular mound of earth is ringed with white and black ash, decorated with white kolam-style floral and swirl patterns and small orange and yellow marks. On top sits a woven straw mat with an orange square cushion, a small brass kalasha or pot to the right, and a red dot. A straw mat runs from the left edge toward the seat, and a red cloth lies at the upper right. No people are visible.2010-11-24An outdoor ritual arrangement on bare ground: a raised circular mud platform encircled by a ring of white and charcoal-black ash or burnt material, with a rangoli-style design of white lines and small floral motifs with orange and yellow centers. On top sits a rolled bamboo mat with blue edging, a plump orange cushion as a seat, a small brass kalasha or lota placed beside it, and a red flower petal nearby. A woven mat lies at the upper left, and a reddish cloth at the right edge. No people are visible; the seat appears prepared for a ceremony such as padapuja or meditation, but no person is shown.2010-11-24December 23 20102010-12-23A photograph of an empty ceremonial seat set on a circular raised platform in an open courtyard. A terracotta-coloured cushion rests on a woven straw mat with a blue edge, beside a small brass kalasha-style vessel and a folded cloth. The circular platform is ringed by grey gravel and decorated with red and white dotted rangoli designs and a white scrolling vine border with pink flower accents. Behind it stands a red-brown stepped base of a shrine or pillar with a yellow-and-green garland, flanked by potted cordyline-like plants. No people are visible.2010-12-22November 23 20102010-11-23A photograph taken at night outdoors. A single person sits cross-legged on a woven mat and an orange cushion inside a circle of white powder and painted white Om symbols on the ground. The seated person has long dark hair, wears a leopard-print blouse over a yellow-green garment, and has a beaded necklace. A brass kalasha-style pot stands beside them. Behind is a large orange stone pedestal with a dark statue draped in garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Sculptures and red-banded signboards are visible in the background. Whether the seated person is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so identity is left unsure.2010-12-20Top-down photo of a homa fire pit built from yellow-ochre painted bricks decorated with white kolam-style floral and paisley motifs and yellow flower accents. Dry grass strands are tied around the structure. Inside the square pit are grey ash and charred wooden sticks arranged in a crossed pattern. A brass bowl with reddish-brown liquid and a dark wooden ladle rests at the right side of the pit. No people are visible.2011-10-05A square homa fire pit with a brick-lined interior sits on a white-plastered platform decorated with red kolam-style lines, surrounded by striped mats. Four coconuts with green leaves rest in silver-patterned bowls in the foreground, and small oil lamps line the right edge. On the right, a seated priest in a rust-orange robe with bare, shaved head and white ritual markings on his upper arm faces the pit and gestures with his hands, wearing a headset. Behind the fire pit a large seated group of about thirty participants wears white clothing with orange-ribboned lanyards and red sashes; a woman in a red-and-orange sari sits in the centre, and a woman in a white robe on the left is kneeling. A red-draped figure and a golden structure appear at the top left and a red statue-like form at the top centre.2013-03-29A photograph of an empty outdoor ritual space with a ring of glowing embers and ash encircling a bare earthen floor. At the centre sits a low wooden platform covered with an orange-saffron cloth, and beside it stands a polished brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout and handle. No people are visible.2010-07-11A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple ground with palm trees and stone sculptures along the left. A tall red-and-gold kalasha-like pillar stands on a red stepped base, with a dark stone deity murti seated at its foot wrapped in a yellow-and-black cloth. Smoke rises from a fire at the right. In the foreground a seated man in a saffron robe and rudraksha mala sits on a low mat within a circle of gravel, facing the viewer. Around him, about a dozen seated people in white dhotis and saffron or yellow clothes sit in individual gravel circles on the ground. White kolam designs with flower petals and yellow turmeric-like powder decorate the earth, and bamboo poles frame the pillar. a person appearance is not clearly established, so the central seated man is described by role only.2010-09-22A photograph of an empty ritual seat set on a prepared floor. A square orange cushion rests on a woven straw mat with blue edging, beside a brass kalasha-style pot with a spout and a small orange flower. Behind it sits a second mat, a maroon rug, and a floor decorated with white kolam-style patterns, flowers and a ring of dark gravel. No person is present, so the seat is unoccupied.2010-11-23