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Outdoor ritual scene in front of a white stepped platform holding a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and red flowers, with a tall copper-coloured kalasha or pillar behind it and palm trees and flowering shrubs around. On a striped mat, three men sit on the ground: two wear orange robes and one wears a white dhoti with a yellow vest. One orange-robed man pours from a small vessel or bowl while the other sits with a brass puja plate, a bell and banana bunches arranged nearby. A carved wooden armchair with a red cushion and a gold-and-maroon cloth on a low table sit to the side. The scene is a daytime puja or abhishekam setting at an ashram, with a plain dirt courtyard in the background.

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October 04 20082008-10-04October 04 20082008-10-04Outdoor photo of a raised striped platform in an open courtyard lined with coconut palms. On the platform, three men sit on mats: a central man in orange robes seated before a low table with a tray and small items, another in orange robes seated beside him, and a third in a white shirt with yellow shoulder cloth. A red and cream cushioned wicker armchair and a gold-patterned cushion sit empty on the platform. Behind them stands a tall golden flagstaff on a white pedestal with a seated dark stone murti. Several people in the foreground watch from below the platform, and one man in white walks across the courtyard on the right.2008-10-04Outdoor homa or abhishekam ritual under an open thatched shelter with palm trees behind. A seated figure in white with a yellow head wrap and a gold-bordered dhoti faces the fire pit, pouring offerings into a stone yagna kund with a small flame. Two young boys in saffron-orange robes with white forehead markings sit nearby, one preparing items and one holding a bowl of rice. Another saffron-clad boy with a rudraksha mala sits in front of a flower-decorated deity murti garlanded in marigolds and multicolored flowers. On the right, a figure in an orange and gold robe sits on a red and gold throne, with a mala and a gold-bordered shawl, watching the ritual. Fruits, marigold flowers, kumkum and a silver lamp sit on an orange cloth in the foreground, with microphones on stands.2013-09-09Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal canopy with palm trees behind. A decorated Ganesha murti on the left wears a garland of marigolds and green leaves, with a kalasha-like offering and a platter of yellow flowers and fruit before it. Several men in saffron and orange robes sit on an orange cloth; one bare-chested ritual participant in white dhoti wears a yellow headcloth and rudraksha malas, seated before a fire pit with a homa in progress. Two microphones stand in front of the group. A man in orange robes sits on a red velvet throne at right, with an ornate gold-trimmed chair and a bowl of fruit, lamps and marigolds on the ground nearby. The scene reads as a homa or puja.2013-09-09July 21 20102010-07-21June 27 20102010-06-27June 18 20102010-06-18July 19 20102010-07-19Outdoor photo of several men seated in meditation on a sandy ground with grey ash lines marked around them, under a grey sky with palm trees and dark stone sculptures in the background. In the foreground at right, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cushion with hands folded, eyes closed, beside a small brass kalasha-like pot. Behind him, others sit in white clothes with yellow or orange shawls, and a few in orange robes. Dark carved deity murti stand near a white pillar, and a banyan-like tree grows beside a low concrete wall. Panchatapas and padapuja setting.2010-08-03September 09 20132013-09-09Outdoor photo of a puja setup on a striped woven mat. In the foreground, a chair draped in a gold-and-green brocade cloth with a yellow cushion is empty. Two men in orange sannyasi-style robes sit cross-legged at a white stone platform with brass bowls, a small black stone slab, a ladle, a brass lamp and a plate of flowers. A third man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits at right beside a plate of bananas. A small brass bell and a notebook lie on a tray in front.2008-10-04