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An outdoor ritual gathering under a corrugated open-sided pavilion beside palm trees. Many devotees in white clothes with red shawls sit on striped rugs around a square stone homa or puja platform holding brass bowls, plates and offerings. On the left, a shrine with a deity murti of a couple in an orange-lit arch; behind the platform, an orange and gold kalasha-like pillar. On the right, an ornate red and gold chair draped with garlands stands empty, a framed photograph displayed beside it. A man in white with a red shawl and a shaved head sits at the platform center, and several people in white are seated along the row. Fruit and banana leaves lie on the rugs. The ritual appears to be a puja.

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A seated ritual gathering in an open-air courtyard before a shrine with a deity murti of a couple in red and gold garments with crowns and garlands, beside a tall dark pillar and a red sculpted altar with a black Nandi bull statue. In the foreground, a seated man in an orange robe and orange shawl sits by a square fire pit with brass kalasha pots topped with mango leaves and coconuts, plates and small lamps nearby. Many people in white clothes with orange shawls sit on striped mats, some standing in the background. The scene reads as a satsang or homa-style puja.2013-03-29March 26 20132013-03-26Outdoor ritual gathering in a courtyard beneath palm trees. A shaven-headed man in orange-brown robes sits cross-legged at a stone fire pit, hands pressed in anjali, with brass pots, oil lamps and small plates of offerings arranged in front of him. Behind him a golden shrine arch with orange drapery frames a pair of deity murtis in red and blue with crowns. Around the pit, a large audience in white clothes and orange-red shawls or satsang garlands sits on striped mats, some with eyes closed. A stone Nandi and a tall ornamental pillar stand in the background, with stone figures to the left.2013-03-29April 13 20122012-04-13August 18 20162016-08-18September 09 20132013-09-09A photo of an outdoor open-air pavilion with a fire pit (homa) burning at centre, flanked by a priest in white dhoti and shawl at right with brass vessels, fruit and leaves before him. Around the fire, several seated devotees in white and coloured clothing sit on orange and blue mats, some wearing white garments and others in saris and kurtas. At left, a painted deity murti pair in blue and purple garments stands on a decorated platform beside a red-and-orange shrine, with a red kalasha-topped pillar behind the fire pit and palm trees beyond the courtyard. A camera on a tripod and a framed portrait stand at the left edge. Visible people total about ten, all seated or standing near the homa.2012-04-13Outdoor homa ceremony under palm trees. A fire burns in a raised stone fire pit at center, with devotees in orange and saffron robes seated on a striped rug tending the flames and offering items. A seated man in orange garments and a rudraksha-style mala sits in a red armchair on the left, a gold-trimmed red throne-like seat, watching the ritual. Behind, a crowd of onlookers in white and mixed colours stands and sits. On the right, a red draped altar table holds white-covered pots, yellow flowers, and orange-topped kalasha vessels. A child in red and orange sits near the fire. Camera equipment is visible at left.March 29 20132013-03-29Outdoor fire ritual in a courtyard paved with grey tiles, with coconut palms behind. A raised white-stone fire pit blazes in the foreground, with flames rising from it. Several seated devotees in white clothes, including a woman in white with a beaded necklace, sit on orange and purple mats watching the fire. At right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a shaved head and marked forehead conducts the rite beside a tray of bananas and brass vessels. Behind them stand a painted deity pair in blue and red garments with garlands, an orange shrine with a Nandi bull statue, and a tripod-mounted camera at left. A table at left holds garlanded offerings. +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesMarch 26 20132013-03-26