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Outdoor evening puja under a open-sided pavilion with white columns and greenery. A man seated on a yellow wooden stool wears an orange-saffron shirt and a red-maroon shawl with a beaded necklace, reading from paper while offering flowers and rice at a white stone altar. Beside him, a woman in white clothing sits on a green mat with a young child. Behind them, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure is garlanded with pink and red flowers. To the right, a Ganesha murti is decorated with orange garlands and pink flowers, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style vessel nearby. Shallow clay dishes of offerings sit on a striped mat in the foreground.

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September 03 20082008-09-03Evening photograph of a covered open-air ritual area with white pillars and potted plants. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a yellow seat at left, facing a white square fire pit or homa kund. A framed portrait of a woman in orange, labelled on the sign as a photo, stands on the pit's edge. Behind, a decorated deity murti with flower garlands sits on a yellow platform beside two brass oil lamps. In the foreground, rows of small clay lamps with lit wicks sit on a striped mat. Brass plates hold fruit, flowers and offerings. Two seated men in white at the lower right watch the ritual, and a white-clad figure stands at left.2008-09-03Outdoor open-sided pavilion with white pillars and tropical plants behind. Three men in white dhotis and yellow shawls perform a ritual at a white stone fire pit or homa altar. The seated man on the left has a yellow shawl and holds a small brass item; the man in the centre sits with his back to the camera and places items on a checkered mat; a man in white with an orange shawl sits behind the altar. Brass bowls, fruit, pink flowers and a kalasha-like vessel lie around the platform. Low red-cushioned seating is at the right edge, and a few heads of onlookers are visible at the bottom.Night-time outdoor puja at a KAILASA ashram in Hyderabad. A man in glasses and saffron robes with a red-and-white shawl stands at left, facing a framed portrait draped with pink and white flower garlands; the portrait's printed caption reads "NITHYANANDA". A pink-faced Ganesha murti wearing orange and yellow marigold garlands sits on a yellow-cushioned stand. Two brass oil lamps with lit flames stand beside a white stone square homa/yagna fire pit holding a brass bowl and ladle, scattered with pink flowers. Other people in white garments are partly visible behind, with white pillars and garden plants around.2008-09-03Night outdoor puja at a Ganesh Chaturthi celebration. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold ornamental necklace and long dark hair, viewed from behind, makes offerings at a small square fire pit with a visible flame. Behind him stands an orange-red Ganesha murti with an orange garland and a tall crown, on a yellow pedestal, flanked by tall brass oil lamps. A floral-garlanded framed picture stands to the left, and a second seated devotee with folded hands sits at the far left. A brass kalasha, a small cup and a bowl of fruit lie near the fire pit, and a colourful striped mat lies on the right under a white pillared canopy.2008-09-03September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesNight puja at an open-air shrine with white pillars and a striped woven mat. A Ganesha murti stands at the back, decorated with flowers and a pink-and-orange form, beside a brass oil lamp. In the foreground, a seated person in orange robes with a blue logo sits at a white stone altar with a basin, brass vessels and flowers. A framed portrait on a stand shows a figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace seated with raised hand. A person in white kneels at the back, holding a flame, and rows of small oil lamps line the mat.2008-09-03A nighttime ritual in an open-sided pavilion with white pillars. A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style bead mala sits behind a square white fire pit, holding a small ritual object, while other seated men in white and pastel clothes watch. In the foreground a large pink-and-white Ganesha murti wears an orange cloth, a garland of marigolds and a purple shawl. Brass oil lamps stand beside the fire pit, and leaf plates of offerings are laid on a checked mat at left.2008-09-03Night ritual scene before a pink Ganesha murti decorated with gold and white ornaments. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a gold chain stands at a white homa platform, holding a ladle over a brass vessel, while a second priest in white stands beside him. A woman in a white sari with coloured embroidery sits cross-legged at left near piles of wooden sticks on brass plates. Flower petals in orange and purple lie on the platform, and a brass lamp stand rises at right. A red and white striped backdrop and potted plants frame the setting. The image is a photograph; no a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-10-092008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA homa fire ceremony in an open-air pavilion with white pillars and a leafy courtyard behind. A white square fire pit with a burning central flame sits in the foreground, surrounded by pink flower petals and small brass vessels; a row of small clay oil lamps stands on a patterned mat to its left. Five people sit on the ground: a young man in white clothes and an orange shawl, with a long orange garland and a bead necklace, reaches toward the fire with an offering; a man in white with a yellow shawl sits nearby; two boys in yellow and striped shirts and another man in white with an orange shawl sit behind. The scene is a fire ritual, shown without any printed text.September 03 20082008-09-03