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A woman in a red and gold striped sari with gold border stands on a terrace speaking into a microphone and reading from a green folder. Beside her, two decorated deity murtis stand on a green draped table, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands. Brass oil lamps sit on the floor in front. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing listen along the low wall, and hills with trees rise in the background.

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A woman in a red and gold striped saree with a green folder and a handheld microphone reads aloud on an open rooftop terrace. Beside her stand two deity murti figures, a four-armed figure in red and gold with a crown and a second figure in orange and gold, both draped in white and yellow flower garlands and set on a green brocade-covered platform. A brass oil lamp burns in front. At right, a man in orange robes with a shaved head, marked with white forehead lines, touches the figures' hands in ritual worship. Several seated people in orange and white clothing watch at left against a misty hillside with eucalyptus trees and houses.2012-07-09A woman in a red and orange striped silk sari with gold border stands on a terrace, speaking into a handheld microphone while reading from a green clipboard with loose papers. Beside her are two decorated deity murti figures draped in white and yellow flower garlands, one with multiple arms holding lotus-like objects and a crown, the other in orange garments with a green-and-gold cloth draping the platform below them. A brass oil lamp (deepam) sits on the floor. Behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl and several women in orange clothing are seated or standing, with terraced hillside and eucalyptus trees beyond.2012-07-09July 09 20122012-07-09July 09 20122012-07-09Night outdoor scene on a rooftop. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment with a yellow waist cord and speaks while gesturing with his hand. Behind him, a group of about a dozen people sit and stand in orange and saffron wraps, some holding umbrellas and lamps, with a few in white and grey. Two decorated deity murti stand on a green draped platform on the right, both garlanded with white and yellow flower garlands, one holding a staff and the other holding a green fan. Brass oil lamps sit at the base of the platform, and a potted plant is near the seated group.2012-07-09July 20 20122012-07-20A rooftop outdoor homa or puja gathering on a hillside under overcast skies, with terraced fields and houses behind. Many seated devotees in orange shawls and white or orange clothing sit on mats facing a decorated altar. Two deity murti stand on a green cloth with flower garlands, one with a crown and raised hands. Brass oil lamps, a fire pit with offerings, fruits and a kalasha-like arrangement sit before them. Some devotees wear rudraksha malas and kumkum. The scene is a roughly fifty-person group.2012-07-12July 09 20122012-07-09July 09 20122012-07-09A rooftop ritual with a fire pit (homa/yagna) in the foreground. A shaved-headed priest in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a microphone, beside an ornate brass lamp and bowls of offerings. A woman in a red-and-orange sari sits with hands folded in prayer beside him. Behind them, devotees in orange and white sit in rows. Two garlanded deity murtis, one male and one female, stand on a green-draped stand at left, with trays of fruit, and a flower garland on the lower left. Green hills and terraced fields are visible behind a building with bookshelves.2012-07-09July 20 20122012-07-20Outdoor satsang on a rooftop terrace with terraced green hillside behind. Two deity murtis stand on an orange-draped peetha, garlanded with white flower necklaces. A man in saffron/orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the right, facing the seated crowd, with a microphone before him. Around him many devotees sit on mats, most in white and orange clothing, some holding small items. Many children sit in the foreground, and a few musicians with instruments sit to the right. Shaved-headed figure's appearance is ambiguous from this distance.2012-07-20