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A covered outdoor ritual space with orange walls and a fire pit (homa) at right, with brass plates of offerings, sweets and flowers arranged on an orange cloth. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, garlanded with white flowers, stands with palms pressed together at right. Facing him, a woman in a red sari with green border and white flower garland stands with hands folded in greeting. At left, a blonde woman in cream sari with gold border and yellow scarf stands beside a younger man in white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, adorned with beaded necklaces, speaking animatedly. A man in grey suit stands behind the couple. A red and gold throne stands to the right, and a cash box stands at the far left.

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A photograph inside an orange-walled hall where a couple stands before a seated priest at a homa fire pit. In the foreground a woman in a maroon saree with a gold border and yellow blouse faces right beside a bald man with a moustache in a maroon-and-gold shawl, wearing a white flower garland with red blooms. Beside them a woman in a red and green saree and a second man in white stand near an ornate gold throne with a maroon cushion. At the lower right a seated priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with beaded necklaces performs the fire ritual over a square pit with offerings, brass plates and marigold petals on the orange floor. A poster with text and photographs hangs on the back wall. Several seated men in white clothes sit at the left.2010-12-23A ritual at a covered hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof, seemingly a couples' ceremony. A bald man in white dhoti with yellow border stands at left, holding the hand of a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and white jasmine garland. A man in grey kneels at their feet, touching the woman's feet, while a seated couple at right wears red and green sari and white dhoti with garlands. Seated devotees in white and yellow line the left. A large empty red throne with gold trim stands behind, with brass plates of offerings, yellow-wrapped blocks and an orange cloth on the floor. A woman in teal sari stands at far right.2010-12-23A photograph of a homa ritual in an orange-walled hall. A bowing man in white dhoti and shawl with orange borders kneels at a brick fire pit with a bright flame, and a woman in a red and green sari with white flower garland stands beside a priest in white with a gold necklace holding an open book. Brass bowls of offerings, a golden throne and a golden bench sit nearby. Standing at left, a man in grey clothes and a white flower garland with hands folded. Two seated people in white and an older woman in a pink sari at right. Subject shown on a burnt-orange mat with scattered petals.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A ceremonial couples' ritual in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and orange walls. A priest in white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, holding a small white tray, stands before a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and a yellow blouse, wearing a white flower garland. A man in grey top and pale trousers kneels on an orange cloth with a purple-edged mat, touching her foot, while a second woman in green and red sari and a bald man in white sit nearby, both garlanded. Yellow flowers are scattered on the floor, with brass vessels and yellow blocks in the corner. Behind them hang a banner of photographs and an ornate gold-framed red throne. Several seated devotees in white are visible at left.2010-12-23A photograph of a homa at a temple hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A priest in white dhoti and a gold-bordered shawl kneels at a fire pit built of stacked yellow bricks, tending the flame with a ladle. Beside him stand a woman in a red and green sari and a man in white and a woman in a maroon sari with yellow blouse, the foreground couple holding their hands together in a respectful greeting, all wearing white and orange flower garlands. Bowls of rice, grains and offerings sit on an orange cloth in front, and a side altar holds brass lamps, kalasha pots and deity murtis draped in flower garlands. Smoke rises from the fire, and a few other people in white stand in the background.2010-12-26November 27 20112011-11-27December 23 20102010-12-23A wedding ceremony in a temple hall with terracotta walls. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and gold pendant, sits cross-legged with palms pressed together before a small fire and brass vessels. A younger man in white kneels beside him, arm extended toward the fire, while a woman in a green sari and a man in white with a flower garland walk past in the background. Two women in cream saris and gold-bordered attire stand by the doorway, and another man in white with a gold necklace stands at right beside a green-and-gold cloth. Offerings, a brass plate of white powder, and a bowl of flowers and fruit sit on the floor. Another man in white cloth stands near the wall, with a flowering plant at left and an orange hanging at right.2012-02-09November 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in a hall. A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate gold throne with a pink cushion and presses his palms together in greeting. Before him stands a woman in an orange saree with green blouse and gold border, her hands folded, holding a small offering tray with flowers and fruit on a gold-trimmed table. Behind them a golden deity murti with a purple and multicoloured flower garland sits in a niche, and a woman in a red saree and rudraksha mala stands nearby. A man in a white shirt and a group of people in white ritual clothes stand at the left. A large portrait of a man in orange hangs at the upper right. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne in orange robes with long hair and rudraksha mala.2010-10-09