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Night outdoor ritual on a raised stage draped in black cloth. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper chest and rudraksha-style beads sits before a homa/puja setup, holding a long wooden staff topped with a trident-like ornament. A kalasha-style brass vessel and floral-decorated altar sit in front, with marigold and rose garlands. Behind him stands a deity murti dressed in orange cloth, framed by a colourful striped arch of yellow, green, red and pink fabric and a decorated canopy. A dark-clothed attendant stands at left beside a golden flagstaff, and a white-clad attendant sits at right. Several spectators in white and light clothing watch from the background.

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Night outdoor ritual scene with smoke rising. A man in orange robes and a saffron head cloth stands on the right, raising a white fan or chamara over a square yellow-tiled homa fire pit decorated with white and orange flowers and small brass lamps. Beside him, people in white dhotis and shirts sit and kneel near the pit, one woman in white holds a brass plate of flames. Behind the pit is a large portrait of a smiling man in a yellow turban against a black draped backdrop, flanked by a multicoloured arch garland and a flower-wrapped orange-robed statue. A trident leans in the background, and a bunch of flowers stands on a white-draped altar.2007-02-11Night-time fire ritual at a temple-style outdoor setting with smoke rising. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap holds a lit aarti lamp toward a decorated arch and altar. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a long staff and watches. Seated devotees in white and a few in dark clothes sit before a yellow-bordered square homa fire pit surrounded by marigold and flower garlands. Behind the altar, a large framed portrait and a deity figure in orange hang with floral garlands, with a trident and ceremonial umbrellas nearby. The scene suggests an evening arati with fire offering. The orange-robed figure's identity is uncertain from appearance; the portrait behind carries a caption only partly visible.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Night outdoor ritual at a decorated shrine. A standing figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a matching hood wave a lamp in front of a raised platform. The platform holds a small deity figure draped in orange with garlands, a trident, a colourful striped arch and a tiered heap of flower garlands and offerings. A large black backdrop bears a portrait of a smiling young man in a light turban. A square golden fire pit with a shallow centre bowl is decorated with marigold garlands and white floral kolam patterns; brass vessels and a kalasha sit at its edge. White-clad devotees kneel and stand on the sides, and smoke rises in the background. a person is in the orange robe with a hooded head covering and a lamp in hand, performing aarti.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Outdoor evening satsang on a yellow flower-garlanded platform before a black backdrop with a large portrait of a smiling man in a yellow turban. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with an ornate gold necklace, shaved head and bare feet, speaks into a microphone on a stand, his hand raised in gesture. Behind him, a white throne-like seat sits beneath a multicoloured arch of flowers, with a small deity murti and garlands. A framed portrait of a woman in orange garments, garlanded, stands at left. Ornamental umbrellas and brass finials line the stage. Devotees in white clothes sit on the ground at right, some wearing rudraksha malas, and white stone slabs with flower petals and brass bowls lie in the foreground.2007-02-11Night outdoor homa at a yellow-painted square fire pit decorated with white kolam lines and marigold garlands. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with a white forehead mark and a saffron cloth over his head, chants while holding a long ritual stick and a sacred cord, with a microphone stand before him. A younger assistant in white clothes and an orange shawl kneels at left, holding a plate of offerings. Small brass vessels, a kalasha and coconut-shaped offerings sit on the altar, with bundles of dry sticks at lower left. Many seated devotees in white and colourful clothes fill the background under string lights and smoke, with coloured ceremonial banners on poles behind. a person (saffron robes, orange head covering, white forehead mark) leads the homa as the presiding priest.2007-02-11Night photo of a homa or fire ritual at an outdoor temple setting. A standing figure in orange robes and an orange head cloth, with a long beaded necklace and a bare upper torso, holds a metal plate of oranges over a square fire pit and speaks into a microphone. Smoke rises at right. A younger man in white clothes holds a long rod or staff beside him. Behind, a man in white kneels near the pit, and several more people in white stand in the background. The fire pit is decorated with marigold garlands and flowers, and a floral-decorated arch with a trident and a small deity murti stands at left, beside tiers of rose offerings. a person is described by appearance: orange robes, orange head cloth, and a long bead necklace, performing the ritual.2007-02-11Night outdoor homa at a large open-air pavilion decorated with coloured streamers and a banner reading in Tamil. A figure seated on a gold-carved throne wears an orange robe and a red-and-orange cloth and has a hand raised. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange robes holds a flaming lamp aloft over a brick fire pit with flowers on its rim. A gold-framed deity murti stands on a gold table, with a kalasha-style vessel nearby. Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange robes, some with palms joined, surround the scene, and a man at left reads from a book. Bright floodlights light the scene.2011-11-10