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A photograph of an open-sided ritual pavilion with a cream draped canopy and banners showing a bearded man in a white head wrap, with Tamil captions and chakra lotus emblems. In the foreground, a yellow-clad deity murti decorated with flower garlands sits beside a heap of firewood. Several men in white dhotis and shirts move about the pavilion, one holding a long object. A shrine area holds another garlanded murti with a ceremonial gold kalasha and banana and palm decorations overhead. Visible people are attendants and priests in white, not identifiable as any specific individual from appearance. The banners' portrait figures are depictions, separate from the physical people.

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July 18 20062006-07-18July 18 20062006-07-18July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 18 20062006-07-18July 17 20062006-07-17July 18 20062006-07-18July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of an outdoor yajna pavilion with a corrugated tin roof supported by bamboo poles hung with banana leaves and greenery. A figure with long dark hair and a saffron/orange robe sits on a raised seat behind a low altar decorated with pink flower garlands and brass vessels, with a yajna fire area in front. Behind them, a backdrop of white draped cloth and framed deity images adorned with garlands is visible, along with several framed square-printed banners. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on the ground on mats to the right and left, and several people in white are visible at the edges. The pink-flower garland border runs along the front of the altar.2006-07-17July 18 20062006-07-18A homa (fire offering) in a temporary open-sided shed with corrugated roof and bamboo supports. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a raised dais at right, with a microphone before them, while smoke rises around them. A standing man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange-red shawl holds up a yellow, red and purple umbrella and gestures toward the dais. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls, stand in a line at left, and one man stands in white at far left near a table of fruit and offerings. Banners hang above in Tamil reading 'அனாஹத சக்கரம்' (Anahata Chakra) and 'ஆக்ஞா சக்கரம்' (Ajna Chakra), with a 'விசுத்தி சக்கரம்' (Vishuddhi Chakra) banner and chakra emblems. A kalasha and bananas sit on a table near a draped white backdrop with garlands. Visible people: roughly 10 in the scene.2006-07-18