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Night photograph of a temple-style outdoor pada puja at an open pavilion with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A large deity murti is decorated with a garland of yellow and orange flowers and a golden backdrop, with a decorative tassel-and-leaf bunting strung above. Two priests in white dhotis sit on the raised platform before a stone step and silver ritual vessels, bowls and a small brass lamp; a third person in a red garment stands on the steps behind them. Devotees sit at the lower edge of the frame. To the right, a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes and a garland sits on a red velvet and gold chair. A printed poster reads MEET the Master with a schedule. The text is a poster board beside the platform.

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Photograph of an evening pada puja on an open-air stage under a corrugated roof. Two priests in white dhotis sit on the orange cloth at the front, one bare-chested with a sacred thread, the other shaved-headed. Brass plates, bowls and a silver vessel with offerings lie before them. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with a garland of flowers and a golden halo, with a plantain-leaf and marigold torana overhead. To the right, an empty red-cushioned golden chair holds a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure garlanded with flowers, with a banner beside it. A few seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31Evening ritual at an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and a bright fire pit in the foreground. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair holds a lit camphor aarti lamp toward a richly decorated deity murti garlanded in red, yellow and blue flowers. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a flame plate, and another in white kneels near the fire pit with offerings. A kneeling man in saffron with a rudraksha mala and folded hands sits at right beside an empty red and gold throne. Smoke rises, brass lamps and kumkum plates sit on the stone platform, and a banner in Kannada script hangs on the wall behind.2011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31A night-time homa in an open ashram courtyard with a large fire blazing on a raised platform. Several priests in white dhotis with bare shoulders and shaved heads sit around the fire pit, and a priest in orange robes sits on the left. Behind the fire stands a large deity murti with a trident, garlanded with marigolds and flowers, beside a smaller decorated image. On the right, a person in orange robes sits on an ornate red and gold throne. Seated devotees in white and pastel clothes watch from the foreground. Copper vessels and offerings are arranged on the platform, and a banner beside the stage reads MEET the Master. Strings of yellow and green paper flags hang overhead.2011-10-26Outdoor temple ritual on a raised grey stone platform under a corrugated metal roof at night. On the right, a priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands with folded hands before a gilded deity murti on a gold-and-green pedestal, garlanded with marigold and flower strings and set under an ornate gold arch. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange-red robe stands with hands clasped in prayer near a gold square fire pit and a small brass lamp. On the left, a seated person in orange-red robes sits on an orange chair beside potted plants and a brass-decorated stand. Red and white striped temple walls form the backdrop, with a green-and-gold wrapped ceremonial item beside the shrine.2014-11-23December 31 20112011-12-31April 23 20122012-04-23December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31Outdoor evening homa ceremony beside an orange-washed wall with a fan, banana plant and a framed poster reading MEET the Master. Two figures sit on ornate gold thrones; the figure on the right wears orange robes, rudraksha mala and gold chain, raises a hand in blessing, and has long dark hair, a person cue. The seated figure beside him in orange with a shaved head, bead mala and gold chain is seated to his left. Standing in white dhotis, a priest and a devotee attend a fire pit with banana leaves, flowers and offerings. A gilded deity murti decorated with garlands sits in a shrine on the left, with a seated priest in white before it.2012-04-24December 31 20112011-12-31