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Outdoor ritual on a rooftop terrace with hillside terraces and trees behind. Two deity murtis draped with white and orange flower garlands stand on a raised brown cloth platform. In front, a figure in orange robes and rudraksha beads, seated on an orange mat beside a homa setup with brass bowls, dried sticks, and offerings, leads the rite. Around him, a large seated audience in orange shawls, white kurtas, and saris listens with hands folded, including children seated at the front.

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July 20 20122012-07-20July 20 20122012-07-20Outdoor satsang on a stone terrace with trees and a hillside behind. Two garlanded deity murtis, one in orange and one in gold-toned clothing, sit on a raised platform draped in orange cloth. In front, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged before a microphone, with a wooden stand and brass vessels nearby. Around them a large seated crowd, many wearing orange shawls and white or orange clothes, some with hands folded in prayer. A child in a golden kurta sits near the front. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the seated figure is described by role only.2012-07-20A rooftop outdoor homa or puja gathering on a hillside under overcast skies, with terraced fields and houses behind. Many seated devotees in orange shawls and white or orange clothing sit on mats facing a decorated altar. Two deity murti stand on a green cloth with flower garlands, one with a crown and raised hands. Brass oil lamps, a fire pit with offerings, fruits and a kalasha-like arrangement sit before them. Some devotees wear rudraksha malas and kumkum. The scene is a roughly fifty-person group.2012-07-12July 20 20122012-07-20July 09 20122012-07-09July 21 20122012-07-21A rooftop-style courtyard ritual viewed from above. A large seated audience, roughly fifty people, many wearing saffron-orange shawls and white or pastel clothing, sits in rows on mats and chairs. In front, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes kneels beside a fire pit with bundled sticks, while rows of plates of fruit and offerings line the floor. To the right, a deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers sits on a raised dais. Brass lamps, trays and kalasha-style vessels surround the homa area.2012-07-21Outdoor satsang on a raised terrace with hills behind. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head and gold-toned necklace sits at a microphone on an orange cloth, facing a group. Two deity murti stand on a brown cloth, garlanded with white flowers. Brass bowls and a metal tray are in front. To the left, a young boy in a gold-striped kurta with rudraksha mala sits on a purple mat, and other children in white and orange sit nearby. Behind, adults in white kurtas and orange shawls sit in rows under a pale sky.2012-07-20July 12 20122012-07-12July 09 20122012-07-09July 21 20122012-07-21