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Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined compound. A raised platform with red and white striped sides holds a seated group of sannyasis in saffron/orange robes performing a fire ritual with a low fire pit and brass vessels in front. A woman in orange sits on a carved wooden seat at the left edge of the platform. A large crowd of devotees in white and mixed colours sits on the ground facing the platform. Brass plates and kalasha-style vessels sit at the front, with a stone deity murti or pillar and white-walled buildings behind.

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October 09 20082008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor yagna at a temple grounds with palm trees. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a carved wooden throne at the left edge of a raised platform with red and white striped sides. Several women and men in orange and saffron clothing sit around a square fire pit, tending smoke and offerings, with brass plates, pots and a kalasha on the platform. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in white clothes sits on the ground, and a tall copper or brass pillar stands in the background near a small shrine with a black deity murti garlanded in flowers. Smoke rises through the scene under a hazy sky.2008-10-09Outdoor photograph of a homa or yagna ceremony on a raised red-and-white striped platform under palm trees. Several orange-robed priests and practitioners sit cross-legged on orange cloths around a white square fire pit with a dark central hearth. A tall ornate pillar stands behind a white plinth topped with a seated stone statue draped in a garland. Rows of seated people in white and yellow clothing sit on the sandy ground in front of the platform. A seated figure on the right wears an orange cloth beside a floral garland and an orange cushion, and a brass lamp stands near the fire pit.2008-10-08October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard shaded by tall palm trees, with a tall copper-clad ritual flagpole and a white-painted dais in the background. Several people in saffron-orange clothing sit on a raised platform with a red-and-white striped base, chanting with hands folded and tending brass pots, kalasha vessels, oil lamps and offering plates. A tall copper pillar stands behind the altar, and a large seated crowd in orange and white clothing watches from the ground. A parked vehicle and a low boundary wall sit at the left edge.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor Hindu ritual at a raised platform with red and white striped edges, where devotees in orange and white sit before a square fire pit or homa kund surrounded by brass kalasha pots, metal bowls, offerings and a small brass lamp. Several saffron-robed participants in orange clothing sit close to the fire pit, while a large crowd of devotees in white and orange sits on the sandy ground facing the ritual. A tall ornate golden flagpole or dhwajastambha stands behind a white pedestal, with coconut palms and a small white building beyond. A seated figure in a red-cushioned chair with an orange shawl appears at the left edge of the platform. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2008-10-09Outdoor ritual scene with a large crowd seated on mats in front of a white stepped platform holding a black stone deity murti garlanded with flowers, palm trees behind. In the foreground a square fire pit with smoke rises beside offerings, brass plates, lamps and a kalasha on a wooden stand. On the left a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate carved red-cushioned throne, while several women in orange saris sit in prayer posture with hands folded. A standing man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant stands at right, holding a vessel, apparently officiating. Many onlookers in white and orange clothing sit behind, with an elderly man in white at left edge.2008-10-09An outdoor ritual on a red-and-white striped platform under palm trees. A large cloud of smoke or incense rises at the right, where a standing priest in orange robes with an orange shawl and garland tends a fire or offering. Seated devotees in orange and saffron robes sit in rows on the platform, and a seated figure in an orange shawl sits at center. Beside them stands a decorated wooden frame with red flower garlands and an orange cloth, and a brass plate sits on the platform. Behind, many people in white and yellow sit on mats on the ground, and a tall ornate pillar and a stone statue of a seated deity murti stand at left.2008-10-08Outdoor ritual on a raised red-and-white striped platform beneath coconut palms. A figure in orange robes sits on an ornate wooden throne at left, with a dark bronze bust garlanded with flowers near a tall copper kalasha-style pillar. Several rows of people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on orange cloth, with brass pots, a tray and a small lamp in front of them. A crowd of onlookers in white and colourful clothes sits on the ground beyond the platform, and smoke rises from the trees. The scene appears to be a ceremonial puja or abhishekam.2008-10-09