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Outdoor puja ceremony under a canopy decorated with orange and green festoons and banana leaves. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits at a white altar covered with marigold garlands, with a fire pit and offerings. Beside her, a man in white robes and a yellow shawl assists. Behind them, a row of seated people in yellow and white shawls and orange clothing sit on a yellow cloth with microphones, and a few onlookers sit on striped mats in the foreground. Palm trees and a small white building stand in the background.

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September 25 20092009-09-25Outdoor ritual under a canopy of orange, yellow and red fabric with leafy fringe and banana plants at the sides. A white rectangular altar platform in the centre is decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, with brass pots, fruit and offerings arranged around it. On the right, a figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits beside the altar with a bottle of water nearby, while attendants in white with yellow shawls assist. On the left, a row of seated women and men in white and yellow shawls chant in front of a cream backdrop. Colourful striped mats cover the ground. Orange cloth and a plastic water bottle are in the foreground.2009-09-25Outdoor ritual photograph under a canopy of printed cloth with a colourful bunting border and leafy banana-leaf poles. A white stepped homa platform with a dark square fire pit sits on an orange cloth. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a garland is at the right, with several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sitting around him, and a row of women in white saris with yellow shawls chanting at the left with mics on stands. Brass lamps with lit flames, marigold garlands, flower petals on the platform, brass plates of food offerings on banana leaves and a silver dish of white sweets sit in the foreground. Simple white and red buildings stand in the background.2009-10-17December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24An outdoor homa ceremony under a large canopy of red and orange fabric with scalloped green and yellow trim. A square white fire pit with a black centre sits on a white stepped platform, surrounded by flower petals and offerings. A figure in an orange robe and white shawl sits cross-legged beside the pit, with a second figure in white nearby. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the rows on the mats in front. Garlands of yellow and white marigolds hang on posts, and a white draped table holds brass vessels and a kalasha with flowers. Palm trees and white outbuildings are behind.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor fire ritual under a canopy of orange and white cloth decorated with green banana leaves and marigold garlands. A square fire pit with smoke rising sits on a white platform strewn with flowers. Around it, a group of devotees in orange and saffron robes sit on the ground, several with rudraksha malas. A bearded man with long hair and a beard, wearing orange robes and a beaded necklace, sits with hands raised in a gesture of offering, facing a woman in an orange shawl across the pit. Brass vessels, bowls of fruit, sweets, and oil lamps line a cloth-covered table in front. A framed portrait with garlands sits behind the group, and palm trees and onlookers stand in the background. A man in white with a yellow scarf sits at the right edge.2009-09-25December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24