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Night-time outdoor ritual on a raised platform under a tin-roofed canopy. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim at left, hands joined in namaste. Beside him a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged. At centre, a priest in white clothing sits on a mat before a wooden drum-like stand and ritual items. Brass oil lamps, kalasha pots with mango leaves, silver vessels, banana leaves with fruit and red flowers are arranged on the platform. Seated devotees in saris and casual clothes fill the background, with smoke rising from the ceremony.

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October 16 20102010-10-16Evening outdoor ritual at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and hanging decorative tassels. A seated priest with a shaved head, bare-chested in white and yellow-bordered dhoti, sits with hands joined in namaskar before a fire pit and a microphone. Gold and brass kalasha pots with yellow flowers and a brass lamp sit on a white cloth to the left. Behind, a framed portrait on a red throne shows a saffron-robed figure, and an audience of mostly white-clad devotees, some children, sits on the floor. Palm trees and a tall gold pillar appear in the background.2011-07-08February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20182018-01-06October 04 20112011-10-04Evening ritual under a corrugated metal-roofed open pavilion strung with mango-leaf garlands and hanging tassels. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands at a raised stone fire pit with a burning flame, holding ritual items, while a seated priest in white and orange beside him assists. Behind the fire, a red and gold throne stands empty. At left, a golden deity murti with flower garlands and a woman in white sari with a flower garland sit near offerings. A seated devotee in a white cloth bows low in the foreground before brass vessels, fruit, flowers and a plate of green leaves. A cameraman in white shirt films the scene at right while a large seated crowd, mostly children in orange and white, watches.2011-12-31February 16 20162016-02-16July 22 20132013-07-22Night-time outdoor ritual on an orange cloth-covered mat under a open pavilion decorated with banana-leaf garlands, hanging tassels and bells. Several seated men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, many wearing gold-beaded necklaces, sit in a circle; one at the centre pours from a vessel while smoke rises. A young man in the foreground with a microphone on a stand reads from an open book. At left, a woman in a green sari stands near a red and gold throne-like seat, and a bronze oil lamp with a marigold garland sits in the foreground. A shaved-head priest in white sits behind the lamp. Spectators sit in the background under palm trees. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable by appearance.2010-10-15Night-time outdoor puja under a open tent decorated with green leaf garlands, yellow loops and hanging colourful cloth tassels. A standing priest in a white dhoti and gold-beaded garland holds a lit lamp near a smoking fire pit, with smoke rising. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on mats and orange cloth, some with hands folded in prayer. On the left, a person in a red-and-gold chair speaks into a microphone beside a book, and an ornate gold-and-red throne-style seat stands nearby. Brass oil lamps and a flower-garlanded kalasha sit on the orange cloth in front.2010-10-15A homa or yagna ritual is performed in an open pavilion decorated with banana plants and leaf garlands strung overhead. Smoke rises from a central fire pit. Several people in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged around it, with one saffron-clad man in the centre wearing a white tilak and a rudraksha mala, seated behind the pit. Seated devotees in orange clothing face the altar. A younger woman in a white sari with gold border sits in the foreground beside a brass oil lamp with a bright flame. Brass vessels, a brass lamp, fruit, flowers, and woven baskets with offerings fill the altar to the right. People in white and yellow stand and sit at the edges, and a woman with long hair appears in the back of the group.2009-09-27A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) under a pandal decorated with palm fronds and purple cloth. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears saffron-orange robes, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala and sits behind a raised altar bed covered with pink, red and white flowers, with a microphone in front. a person is in the central seat; he appears to be the officiant. Around him, white-clad devotees with orange shawls sit in rows, some holding offerings, and a silver vessel stands at right. A deity shrine with a framed image sits on a stage at upper left, and garlands of pink and white flowers line the foreground.2006-07-18