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Photograph of a large covered hall during the Sapta Yaagam ritual setting in Salem, with rows of brass kalasha-style pots set on a wooden log base. Each pot is wrapped in woven cane basketwork, topped with brown coconut husks and green banana leaves, some with red kumkum marks, arranged for offerings. Plastic-sheeted walls, tube lights and hanging green leaf and banana garlands fill the high corrugated roof. A single person in white clothing stands at the far left near a white cloth draped table. The scene suggests a preparation area for offerings, with no clear figure of a presiding teacher visible.

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July 16 20062006-07-16Rows of brass kalasha pots wrapped in gold netting, topped with green mango leaves and white and red-tipped coconut husks, are arranged in a tiered display on a stage. Behind them, a deity murti and a seated figure in a maroon garment are adorned with long garlands of yellow marigolds, green and purple beads and white flowers. No people are clearly visible in the frame apart from the partially shown seated figure, who is seen only from the waist down with the garland-decorated area around them.2006-07-16Dense rows of brass kalasha pots wrapped in white netting cover a white cloth. Each pot has a brass rim and a coconut with a reddish-pink husk topped with green mango leaves, and the netting is dotted with red kumkum marks. The arrangement looks like ritual preparation for a homa or yagna, with the pots set out in rows across the foreground. No people are visible in the frame, though a partial figure in white clothing appears at the top edge.2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16Close-up photo of rows of brass-rimmed kalasha pots, each topped with a green mango-leaf garland and a coconut with red kumkum marks, wrapped in white netted fabric with gold sparkle. No people are visible, so this shows ritual pots prepared for the Sapta Yaagam fire offerings at Salem rather than the event itself. The image is blurred and the pots fill the frame.2006-07-16A tiered pyramid of many identical brass or woven-wrapped kalasha pots, each topped with green mango leaves, yellow marigold flowers and a reddish-orange fruit, arranged on a white draped round platform in an empty whitewashed hall. Two brass oil lamps with a lit flame stand in the foreground, and a colourful painted pillar with a floral and geometric pattern rises at the left. No people are visible.A photograph of a figure seated from behind in orange saffron robes with long dark hair, facing a large tiered arrangement of stacked, mesh-wrapped brass-topped pots holding green leaves and white flowers, with oil lamps and sheaves of bundled grass or fibre beside them. Fresh green mango leaves rise from the pots, and red kumkum dots mark the vessels. Bamboo stands at the left edge of the frame. The scene resembles a kalasha arrangement for a yagna.2006-07-16Photograph inside a large open pavilion of rows of prepared ritual offerings: many brass or gold-coloured kalasha-style vessels set on white cloth, each topped with green banana or betel leaves, a white tuft of material and a red tilak mark, wrapped in white mesh netting. In the foreground, a polished silver-coloured ceremonial vessel with a spout stands at left. Behind, a raised platform draped in red and white holds garlanded deity murtis decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, with a golden ornamental canopy above. Tall palm trunks, banana plants and strings of lights frame the hall. Two white-clad people are faintly visible at the far right edge.2006-07-16A photograph of a large tiered pyramid of decorated kalasha pots at an outdoor ritual setting. Each pot is a clay vessel wrapped in woven white basketwork with a gold-coloured band, topped with a coconut, green mango or betel leaves and garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. Rice is spread on the tiers between rows. Behind them a wooden stand, flower garlands draped on a low brick ledge, and a table with a striped cloth hold more offerings. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at right, and a woman in white sits at left near a blue-covered table. Pots are arranged for a puja.2008-11-11Photograph inside a large open-sided hall with a corrugated roof, fluorescent tube lights and hanging green leaf festoons. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti-style garment and an orange saffron shawl leans forward with his right hand over a tiered arrangement of brass kalashas topped with green mango leaves and coconut-like offerings marked with red kumkum, set on white bases. A golden deity murti stands at left. Several other people in white clothing are visible in the background. The man has a shaved head with a tuft at the back and a distinctive orange wrap, consistent with a person appearance, though the face is not clearly shown and the identity is uncertain.2006-07-16A photograph of many kalasha pots arranged in tiered rows on a low earthen platform under a white tent outdoors. Each pot is wrapped in woven white cane or netting, topped with a green coconut and decorated with bunches of yellow and pink flowers and green leaves. Behind the platform, a teal cloth is draped over a raised area, and steps are lined with pink and yellow garlands. Two people in the distant background sit near the garland-covered steps, and trees and parked vehicles are visible beyond the tent. The arrangement suggests a ritual welcome display of poorna kumbha pots. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2008-11-11December 25 20072007-12-25