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Outdoor Hindu ritual on a raised platform with red and white striped edging, palm trees behind. A man in saffron robes and a long orange shawl, with a beaded necklace, stands at right holding a burning lamp or torch aloft. A seated figure at left in saffron wrap sits on a carved wooden throne-like chair with red cushion. Women and young people in orange and white sit cross-legged around a square fire pit with a black slab, brass lamps and offering vessels, while a large crowd of seated devotees in white and orange fills the background. Behind the platform stands a tall dark stone or copper-toned pillar with a white base, garlanded with flowers, and smoke rises from the scene.

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Outdoor yagna at a temple grounds with palm trees. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a carved wooden throne at the left edge of a raised platform with red and white striped sides. Several women and men in orange and saffron clothing sit around a square fire pit, tending smoke and offerings, with brass plates, pots and a kalasha on the platform. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in white clothes sits on the ground, and a tall copper or brass pillar stands in the background near a small shrine with a black deity murti garlanded in flowers. Smoke rises through the scene under a hazy sky.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor ritual scene with a large crowd seated on mats in front of a white stepped platform holding a black stone deity murti garlanded with flowers, palm trees behind. In the foreground a square fire pit with smoke rises beside offerings, brass plates, lamps and a kalasha on a wooden stand. On the left a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate carved red-cushioned throne, while several women in orange saris sit in prayer posture with hands folded. A standing man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant stands at right, holding a vessel, apparently officiating. Many onlookers in white and orange clothing sit behind, with an elderly man in white at left edge.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor Hindu ritual at a raised platform with red and white striped edges, where devotees in orange and white sit before a square fire pit or homa kund surrounded by brass kalasha pots, metal bowls, offerings and a small brass lamp. Several saffron-robed participants in orange clothing sit close to the fire pit, while a large crowd of devotees in white and orange sits on the sandy ground facing the ritual. A tall ornate golden flagpole or dhwajastambha stands behind a white pedestal, with coconut palms and a small white building beyond. A seated figure in a red-cushioned chair with an orange shawl appears at the left edge of the platform. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2008-10-09Outdoor Hindu ritual at a temple grounds lined with palm trees. A seated figure on a carved wooden throne with red cushions wears orange robes and a long-haired, swept-back style. Near a fire pit covered with a black slab, a standing priest in orange dhoti and orange garment holds a flaming lamp on a plate and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Several people in orange kneel and sit with hands folded in prayer on orange cloths. A black Nandi bull statue with a garland sits near a white pedestal and a tall ceremonial pillar. Devotees watch from behind, and a small golden pyramid-shaped object rests on a wooden table with brass offerings and oil lamps. a person appears to be the seated figure on the throne, based on long swept hair, orange robes and a ceremonial setting.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard shaded by tall palm trees, with a tall copper-clad ritual flagpole and a white-painted dais in the background. Several people in saffron-orange clothing sit on a raised platform with a red-and-white striped base, chanting with hands folded and tending brass pots, kalasha vessels, oil lamps and offering plates. A tall copper pillar stands behind the altar, and a large seated crowd in orange and white clothing watches from the ground. A parked vehicle and a low boundary wall sit at the left edge.2008-10-09Outdoor photograph of a homa or yagna ceremony on a raised red-and-white striped platform under palm trees. Several orange-robed priests and practitioners sit cross-legged on orange cloths around a white square fire pit with a dark central hearth. A tall ornate pillar stands behind a white plinth topped with a seated stone statue draped in a garland. Rows of seated people in white and yellow clothing sit on the sandy ground in front of the platform. A seated figure on the right wears an orange cloth beside a floral garland and an orange cushion, and a brass lamp stands near the fire pit.2008-10-08October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor homa or yagna on a raised platform with red and white striped edges and orange cloth. A square fire pit lined with white stone sits at the centre, with a sprinkling of petals and offerings beside it. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on the platform, some wearing rudraksha malas. A priest in orange with a bare upper body and a red garland kneels at the right, tending the fire as an orange cloth-draped seat stands to the side. Behind the platform, a seated crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothes faces the ritual, with a white shrine, palm trees, a tall flagstaff and a bull statue garlanded in yellow at the left.2008-10-08