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Night-time courtyard puja photograph. Four young men in saffron and orange robes stand at a silver-framed altar decorated with pink and red flower garlands, bananas and coconuts, and a brass plate of offerings. Two stand bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white body markings, one holds a small brass vessel, and one at the front bends to pour an offering. Behind them, a man in orange robes with a long beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, a backdrop of carved wooden screens and a stone wall. Brass bowls of fruit and kumkum sit on a striped cloth in the foreground, with a small flame burning.

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May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesEvening courtyard puja at a KAILASA ashram. A young priest in orange dhoti and orange turban holds a small brass tray of flowers and offerings at left, while a bare-chested priest in rust-coloured cloth, with rudraksha malas and a turban, bends low to light an oil lamp over a brass fire vessel on a striped cloth. Another priest in orange wraps and beaded necklaces stands at far left. Behind them a seated figure in orange robes sits on a gold throne with a red cushion, with white markings on the forehead, facing the rite. Fresh fruit, coconuts, pink flower garlands and a decorated kalasha sit on brass trays in the foreground, beside a carved wooden screen and stone pillars. The scene suggests a puja ritual in progress, with burning lamps and floral offerings arranged around the central figure.2018-05-29May 29 20182018-05-29Night-time outdoor ritual at a stone-walled open pavilion. Four men in saffron and maroon sadhu cloths stand around a silver-rimmed altar with a large flower-decorated offering, heaped yellow sweets, bananas, fruit and brass vessels. The man at right, bare-chested with rudraksha and white-beaded malas and a maroon head cloth, pours or tends a fire. Another in orange holds a silver bowl and spoon. Two figures with white body markings and sacred ash stand with backs partly turned. Patterned mats and a carved wooden screen are in the background, with a lit area beyond.2018-05-10 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29Night-time courtyard homa at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style ashram. A fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit on a striped multicoloured mat, with offering trays of fruit, coconut, flowers and brass vessels around it. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and orange turbans stand at the fire: one at centre holds a ladle and offering, two at left wear beaded rudraksha malas and white body markings, and one at left has hands folded. Behind the fire, a seated man in a saffron robe with a forehead mark sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, with red flower petals at its base. Garlands of pink and yellow flowers lie on a silver stand at lower left, and a brick wall and wooden screen frame the background.2018-05-29 +1 copiesNight ritual in an open courtyard with a fire pit (homa) burning on a yellow brick base, set on a striped cloth. Beside it a silver ornate stand holds a decorated Shiva linga or kalasha wrapped in pink and yellow flower garlands. A priest in a reddish-brown dhoti with a shawl over his bare upper body bends toward the fire, with gold bangles on his arm. Two young attendants in saffron-orange turbans and robes stand by, one wearing a white-and-gold beaded necklace and holding a small object. Other figures in orange and white are seen in the background, a pillar and lamps are visible, and a gilded throne-like seat with red flower petals appears at right. The priest shows no clear distinctive a person cues, so the identity is uncertain.2018-05-29A night-time courtyard homa in a stone-walled space. A seated man in a dark orange robe with a tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne behind a fire pit, hands folded in his lap. Three men in saffron-orange cloths stand at left and centre: one in an orange turban and rudraksha-style beads pours an offering from a ladle over the flames, another in an orange turban and white-smeared skin holds a bell-shaped vessel, and a third with bound hair and a white-bead necklace stands beside them. A bright fire burns in a yellow-painted pit, with a brass bowl and decorated sticks at the lower right. A carved wooden screen and a white cabinet stand behind the throne.2018-05-29 +1 copiesNight courtyard homa with a square yellow fire pit burning in front of a golden throne draped with red cushions. A seated man in orange robes with a white tilak sits on the throne, hands resting in his lap. Four standing priests in saffron-orange dhotis and orange head cloths tend the fire, one holding a ritual implement over the flames, while a fifth figure with hands folded in prayer stands at left beside a silver ornate chair. Offerings surround the fire on striped cloth: pink and yellow flower garlands, bananas, coconuts, brass bowls and a kalasha. Carved wooden screens and stone walls form the background, with a few onlookers in white visible behind.2018-05-29 +1 copies