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Outdoor ritual on a terrace under a yellow canopy. Several priests in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls sit on a colourful striped rug before a fire pit with brick base and offerings of fruit, coconuts and flowers. A tall brass oil lamp stand with multiple tiers stands in the foreground. Behind, a deity murti decorated with garlands is set on a platform, and a priest in white stands performing worship. Devotees in white and red shawls sit with hands folded in namaskar. Pale stone lions and a brass kalasha-style stand add to the setting.

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July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18A courtyard homa (fire ritual) at an ashram. In the left foreground a fire pit of bricks emits smoke, with a silver tray holding flower garlands, mango leaves, mangoes, fruit, bowls of offerings and brass pots. Three priests sit on striped rugs: the central priest wears an orange shawl over white dhoti, flanked by two others in white with red-orange shawls, one holding a small object. A woman in white sits at the right edge and a seated devotee in white at far right. Behind the priests, a deity murti adorned with flower garlands and a kalasha stands before a canopy. On the right, a golden throne with a red-cushioned seat, garlanded, sits on a raised golden platform beneath a parasol; a seated figure in red and a garlanded trident-like staff flank it, with a standing attendant in red further right. Brass lamp stands and ceremonial staffs frame the scene.2015-07-18 +1 copiesOutdoor courtyard ceremony with a homa or puja in progress. Two priests in white dhotis sit on a striped rug before a fire pit, one speaking into a microphone. Behind them, a golden throne with a red velvet seat and a tall golden parasol stands beside a garlanded deity murti. A multi-tiered brass oil lamp stands in the foreground, with offerings of fruit and bowls on a tiled floor. Several devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls sit and fold their hands in prayer. A woman in white sits on the rug at right, and a seated figure in a red shawl is visible on the throne platform. Garlands of marigold decorate the deities and throne.2015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18A courtyard ritual in front of a deity murti seated on a gold-framed throne draped with garlands, with an orange cloth below. In the foreground, several men sit on a striped rug before a brass oil lamp (lamp stand) topped with a lion figure, with fruit, flowers and brass vessels nearby. One man in a white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl speaks into a microphone. Two men in saffron robes sit on a raised gold throne with red cushions, garlanded, with a gold umbrella above. Devotees in saffron and white sit on the right, one with a tilak on his forehead. Trishula staffs stand near the platform.2015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copies