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Outdoor covered pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and red steel framing, a homa or yagna in progress. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a white sacred thread stands at left, holding a ritual implement toward a square fire pit lined with stone. Two people in white sit beside the pit, and a man in orange and saffron robes stands near a stone platform laid with brass plates and offerings. A seated figure in saffron dress with a rudraksha-style necklace is at right. Painted clay Ganesha figures and a yellow-draped deity murti stand at left beside a red draped altar with flower garlands and a kalasha. A white car is parked behind, with palm trees and a tree in the background.

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A photograph of an open-sided, corrugated-roofed pavilion with red steel posts, where a ritual is underway. On the left stands a deity murti with a yellow cloth draped behind it, garlands and a pink-and-gold figure beside it, set on a red-draped platform. In the centre, a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread holds a ritual implement over a square stone fire pit. Beside it a seated figure in white clothes tends small offerings. On the right, a person in a red-and-saffron robe sits in a tall orange-cushioned chair, bare-shouldered, with hair in a bun, facing the ritual. Several women in saffron and white saris stand near the wall, and a silver tray holds offerings.2014-10-02October 12 20132013-10-12Outdoor open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof at a temple complex, surrounded by palm trees. A woman in orange robes sits on an ornate red-and-gold throne on the left, speaking into a microphone. Before her, a seated audience of roughly fifty people in white and cream clothing faces a square fire pit with a white stone base, with brass plates of fruit and marigold garlands and kalasha-style pots with mango leaves in the foreground. Behind the pit stands a tall red-and-gold pillar and small figures, with a yellow bus parked beside the pavilion.2011-12-13January 03 20152015-01-03Outdoor puja under a corrugated metal canopy at an ashram. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits in a large orange armchair, with a framed photo on a yellow table beside him. Devotees in orange and saffron robes stand and sit around a raised white platform where a man in white ritual cloth kneels before a decorated deity murti of a goddess draped in garlands, with a red and gold cloth, lamps and fresh banana leaves. A standing priest in a red-brown dhoti gestures near a stainless steel table. Red walls, palm trees and strings of bunting frame the scene.2014-10-02December 13 20112011-12-13September 09 20132013-09-09A photograph of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof during a homa or yagna ceremony. A person in an orange robe sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim beneath a red and gold canopy, holding a mic-like object. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing, many with hands joined in prayer, fill the floor in front of a raised square fire pit with a dark interior on an orange cloth. Brass vessels with mango leaves, marigold garlands and flowers, and a plate of yellow flowers sit in the foreground. Palm trees and a tall decorated pillar stand behind, with statues and a small shrine visible on the right.2011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13Outdoor ritual on a covered red-roofed platform with a red wall behind. A person seated on an orange cushioned chair wears a dark red-maroon cloth, a garland of flowers and rudraksha-style beads, hands pressed together in prayer. Nearby a standing priest in a dark red-orange dhoti with gold border holds a small lamp and a cup. Another attendant in white dhoti with gold border stands at right beside a silver bowl. A tray of red flowers and yellow marigold garlands sits on a cloth mat, with a potted palm and plantain leaves behind. Pillar carvings and a fan are visible.2014-10-02Outdoor ritual gathering under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. In the centre, a person in saffron/orange robes sits in a red armchair beside a woman in a red sari seated in a matching chair. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit on the floor in front, and a row of musicians in white play drums and instruments at right. On the right, a standing priest in a red-orange dhoti raises his hands beside an ornate golden seat draped in orange fabric and garlanded with marigolds. A square fire pit with ash and burning embers sits in the foreground beside brass vessels and a kalasha. A parked yellow van and white vehicle are visible in the background, with a few people standing among the trees.2015-01-03A covered outdoor ritual space with an orange cloth spread over the floor. In the centre sits a square white fire pit with a black interior, and in front of it are brass pots of marigold garlands, mango leaves and coconuts, plus brass plates of flowers and food. On the left a figure in orange robes and a red-and-gold throne with a fringed canopy speaks into a microphone, while a seated figure in white stands nearby. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the rows, with statues and a tall red-and-orange pillar behind them under coconut palms.2011-12-13