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Evening outdoor ritual at night on a raised platform with red and white striped edges and orange cloth draped over a central seat. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged beside a tall ceremonial pole with a silver top, and a golden throne-like seat with red cushions stands at left. Many people in white clothes sit on the ground in rows with small oil lamps and red-cased lamps before them, while a man in white kneels at the front with a microphone. A decorated float on the right carries a deity murti framed by garlands and red cloth. Kolam patterns are drawn on the ground in front.

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December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Night-time outdoor ritual under an open tin-roofed pavilion with a smoky haze. A man in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a red velvet throne at left, with a lit oil lamp beside him. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth stands centre, raising a ritual object near a low stone platform covered with brass vessels, flowers, fruit and offerings. Behind him a tall gilded kalasha-topped pillar and a deity murti stand by a seated figure in white. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and saris fill the floor at right and in the foreground, with several standing observers near the back. Coloured cloth tassels and red wires hang from the roof.2011-10-05Night ritual fire ceremony at an outdoor ashram courtyard. A man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head covering and a gold bead necklace sits at the right, holding a ritual implement over a flame in a brass lamp, with a yellow shawl beside him. A rectangular white-tiled fire pit with a dark interior sits in the foreground, surrounded by brass vessels of flowers, bowls of offerings and yellow marigolds. Behind, a large crowd of devotees in white clothes sits in rows on the ground, hands pressed together in prayer, many with small red-lit oil lamps before them. A decorated golden-yellow altar or chariot with deity images stands at the upper left, and smoke drifts through the scene.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 24 20082008-12-24A dusk homa or yagna at an outdoor ashram setting. A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white ritual clothes, sits in rows on the ground behind a square white-edged fire pit filled with glowing embers. Brass and steel bowls of offerings and garlanded clay pots wrapped in mesh line the orange cloth in the foreground. At the right, a robed figure in saffron clothing and a head covering speaks into a microphone near the fire pit. Behind the crowd, a decorated yellow shrine structure and a deity murti stand under marigold garlands, with smoke drifting through the scene.2009-12-30Night-time outdoor ritual with a large crowd seated on colourful striped mats facing a raised stone platform. A brass kalasha-style altar and a golden throne-like seat draped with white garlands sit at the centre, with a lit oil lamp and a small flame on the platform. Many devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, some with orange or saffron shawls, and a few wear yellow and red. In the right foreground, a large figure in a dark gold-embroidered shawl sits with his back to the camera beside a wooden bench. A priest in orange stands at the right edge, and a woman in white stands at the left. A lit screen shows an image in the background and string lights hang overhead.2016-02-22December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at an ashram. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold necklace and an orange head covering sits at the front right, holding a ladle over a square fire pit filled with offerings, with a microphone stand beside him. Behind him, a white-clad assistant wears a yellow cloth. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes face the fire, many holding small brass vessels, and red floor mats are lit by many small oil lamps. A decorated shrine with garlands and lights stands at the left, and a whitewashed building sits in the background. Visible people number roughly several dozen.2009-12-30