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Outdoor yagna at a temple grounds with palm trees. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a carved wooden throne at the left edge of a raised platform with red and white striped sides. Several women and men in orange and saffron clothing sit around a square fire pit, tending smoke and offerings, with brass plates, pots and a kalasha on the platform. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in white clothes sits on the ground, and a tall copper or brass pillar stands in the background near a small shrine with a black deity murti garlanded in flowers. Smoke rises through the scene under a hazy sky.

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October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor Hindu ritual on a raised platform with red and white striped edging, palm trees behind. A man in saffron robes and a long orange shawl, with a beaded necklace, stands at right holding a burning lamp or torch aloft. A seated figure at left in saffron wrap sits on a carved wooden throne-like chair with red cushion. Women and young people in orange and white sit cross-legged around a square fire pit with a black slab, brass lamps and offering vessels, while a large crowd of seated devotees in white and orange fills the background. Behind the platform stands a tall dark stone or copper-toned pillar with a white base, garlanded with flowers, and smoke rises from the scene.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard shaded by tall palm trees, with a tall copper-clad ritual flagpole and a white-painted dais in the background. Several people in saffron-orange clothing sit on a raised platform with a red-and-white striped base, chanting with hands folded and tending brass pots, kalasha vessels, oil lamps and offering plates. A tall copper pillar stands behind the altar, and a large seated crowd in orange and white clothing watches from the ground. A parked vehicle and a low boundary wall sit at the left edge.2008-10-09Outdoor Hindu ritual at a raised platform with red and white striped edges, where devotees in orange and white sit before a square fire pit or homa kund surrounded by brass kalasha pots, metal bowls, offerings and a small brass lamp. Several saffron-robed participants in orange clothing sit close to the fire pit, while a large crowd of devotees in white and orange sits on the sandy ground facing the ritual. A tall ornate golden flagpole or dhwajastambha stands behind a white pedestal, with coconut palms and a small white building beyond. A seated figure in a red-cushioned chair with an orange shawl appears at the left edge of the platform. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor ritual on a raised platform with red and white striped base and orange cloth. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the centre near a fire pit sending up thick smoke, with an orange-draped seat and a garland-decorated altar in front. Several women and girls in orange saris and robes sit on the platform, some holding brass plates. Behind them, rows of people in white clothes sit on mats in a palm grove, with a tall ornamented pillar and a white-based deity murti near a palm-lined courtyard. A videographer in white stands at left filming.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined compound. A raised platform with red and white striped sides holds a seated group of sannyasis in saffron/orange robes performing a fire ritual with a low fire pit and brass vessels in front. A woman in orange sits on a carved wooden seat at the left edge of the platform. A large crowd of devotees in white and mixed colours sits on the ground facing the platform. Brass plates and kalasha-style vessels sit at the front, with a stone deity murti or pillar and white-walled buildings behind.2008-10-09October 08 20082008-10-08