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Outdoor ritual gathering of saffron- and yellow-clad priests and devotees seated on the ground in rows before framed portraits garlanded with marigolds. A seated elderly man on the left wears an orange turban and orange shawl with a rosette, holding a small object in his hands. In the center, a young man in yellow dhoti and shawl pours from a long ladle into a brass vessel, while a woman in white sari with an orange-red shawl and beaded necklace sits nearby. Brass pots, marigold offerings and oil lamps sit on the ground. Tall framed portraits with yellow flower garlands and red flowers stand behind them, and a large red-clothed seat is visible at left. The scene suggests a puja or homa-style ritual with offerings.

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January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ritual yajna scene at a ground with brick fire pits and small lamps, where several men in yellow dhotis and bare upper bodies sit in rows tending offerings. Behind them, men in orange robes stand among smoke. Tall framed portraits on stands show arched white shrine frames with deity images and a portrait of a smiling older man with white hair in a light robe. A bare-chested man in the foreground holds a ritual implement over a fire. Garlands and red flowers decorate the frames, with a banana plant in the background.2015-01-12January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a homa fire pit at an outdoor yagna pavilion. A young priest with bare chest, yellow dhoti and yellow shawl, a tilak on his forehead and rudraksha malas around his neck, sits cross-legged and pours an offering with a ladle into a bright fire inside a brick-lined pit decorated with yellow and pink flowers. Behind him, other yellow-clad priests sit at similar fire pits under a long tin-roofed shelter. To the right, a banner-style portrait printed with the Kannada caption ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿವೇಕಾನಂದ shows a man in an orange turban and dark coat. Brass vessels and offerings sit beside the fire.2015-01-12A photograph of a large open-air ritual hall where priests in yellow dhotis and shawls sit on the ground before rows of small white brick platforms. Each platform holds a framed printed poster with a portrait and arched white frame, including Ramana Maharishi, Swami Vivekananda and Mahaveera, a seated Jain figure. Brass vessels, oil lamps, flowers, a kalasha-like pot and a wooden ladle are set out, and a priest in yellow pours or offers from a bottle. Red and yellow tent drapery and banana leaves fill the background.2015-01-12A photograph of an outdoor ritual ground with many seated men in orange and saffron robes beside a row of framed portraits decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. In the foreground a man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti sits before a small brick fire pit with burning flames, brass pots, flowers and offerings. A seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a staff, and another in orange with a white headcloth, watch the homa. Smoke hangs over the scene. A large portrait labelled "Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa" shows a seated saint against a shrine arch, and other portraits are labelled with names including Devara Dasimayya and Tailapuri Siddheshwara.2015-01-13Outdoor ritual scene with smoke drifting through the air. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits before a small brick fire pit with a metal vessel and offerings; a rudraksha mala and an orange lanyard hang on his chest. Behind him, rows of saffron-clad devotees sit with their heads bowed, and several tall framed posters honoured with yellow marigold garlands show the Basaveshwara and Sarvajna saints in seated and standing forms. A seated man in orange on the right wears a smaller orange rosette. The setting is an open-air pavilion with orange and red decor.2015-01-13Outdoor ritual homa at a fire pit built of white bricks with red and pink floral markings, with a smoking fire and brass vessels, and many clay bowls of offerings arranged on the ground at left. A man in a yellow dhoti and yellow shawl kneels tending the fire with a ladle while another standing man in white dhoti and orange shawl watches. At right, a seated man in an orange robe with a white cloth on his lap rests his hands together. Behind them, several framed placards with garlands show white deity portraits labelled Siddha, and more orange-robed participants sit in rows. Smoke and a dusty ground fill the scene. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance.2015-01-13Outdoor ritual in a large open-sided shed with dusty ground and sunlight streaming through haze. Many priests in yellow dhotis and shawls sit in rows on white cloths, several tending small fire pits (homa) built from white blocks, with brass vessels, plates and a kalasha-like pot in the foreground. Framed portraits labelled with names such as Ramana Maharishi and Bala Mahayogi stand on easels, each garlanded with marigold chains. A central seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on a red-draped chair, hands resting on his lap, with a second orange-robed seated figure behind him. Several other people in yellow clothes sit near the fires.2015-01-13A photograph of a large open-sided pavilion with a dusty ground and smoke or haze hanging in the air. Rows of seated participants in orange, saffron and yellow clothing perform a ritual at small brick fire pits with brass vessels, bowls and offerings on the ground. Along the rows stand framed posters on tall stands, each decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, showing saint portraits; one reads Sant Thyagaraj, another Renukacharya. In the foreground on the right, a standing man in orange robes looks on. Further left, a seated man in a pink robe and an orange turban sits on a red cushioned seat beside a small poster reading Rajendra Swamiji. Many attendees sit in the background.2015-01-13Outdoor event on bare dirt ground. A seated man in an orange-saffron turban, orange kurta and orange shawl sits in front of a red-cushioned chair, wearing a round yellow-and-orange rosette badge on his chest. Beside him a standing easel-style banner shows a portrait labelled "Bala Gangadharanath Swami" with a marigold and red flower garland. Behind him more banners with garlands and a smaller seated boy in yellow clothing eating. The seated man's identity is not established by visible cues here, so he is described by role only.2015-01-13