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Devotees sit on a white stepped platform under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees visible outside. In the foreground, silver bowls, a silver spouted vessel, a silver lamp stand and a steel plate hold food offerings on leaves, including white rice and sweets, with a brass bowl of curry. Several seated devotees wear white clothes with red-orange shawls and mala beads, and a man in white with glasses sits near a carved golden shrine backdrop with deity murti figures. The setting suggests a puja or prasadam offering.

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March 26 20132013-03-26An 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.2013-03-26Outdoor homa or yagna at a temple courtyard. In the foreground a priest with a shaved head sits bare-chested in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl, facing a square stone fire pit with a bright flame, and he is seated before a microphone and brass vessels of offerings. Around the pit, seated devotees in white and orange clothes watch, including a man in a saffron-orange shirt, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, and women in saris. Behind them stand stone deity murtis and an orange shrine with marigold garlands. Coconut, pineapple and fruit offerings lie on leaves near the fire, and brass kalasha and ritual vessels sit on the mat.2011-12-12Outdoor 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.Outdoor ritual under a corrugated shelter with palm trees and triangular pennants strung overhead. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at right holding a flame, while several seated participants in white and saffron cloth sit on orange and purple cloths before a homa-style setup. In the foreground are brass oil lamps, a tray of fruits including bananas, oranges, pineapple and watermelon, and steel plates of offerings. At left, decorated deity murtis with garlands and colourful fabric stand on a stage.2010-10-16 +2 copiesOutdoor temple ritual under a open-sided pavilion with palm and banana leaves. A shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together at a square black fire pit (homa kund) edged with white and marsh flower garlands. Behind him, devotees in white clothes sit on the ground with hands folded, including a woman in yellow and a woman with long grey hair. Brass kalasha pots topped with orange-yellow mounds stand on a white-draped table to the right, and metal vessels and offerings sit near the fire pit. Terracotta-coloured ashram buildings and decorative stone figures appear in the background.2011-07-15December 12 20112011-12-12October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA 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.2013-03-29July 11 20142014-07-11September 09 20162016-09-09December 22 20102010-12-22