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A ritual puja scene indoors on a red-and-gold granite floor. On the left, a priest in white dhoti and shirt with a red tilak and glasses reads from an open book beside a clay fire pit decorated with white kolam. On the right, a man in a dark blue kurta and white dhoti holds a marigold garland and offers flowers from a brass plate. Before them stands a small altar with brass kalasha and oil lamps, banana leaves, and small deity murtis dressed in yellow, red and green silks. Behind the altar, a framed photograph shows a smiling figure in saffron robes with white and orange garlands, raising a hand under a tree; this is a portrait, not a physical person. Pink and yellow flowers and a bowl of yellow paste lie on the cloth.

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A photograph of a homa ritual at an indoor shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shirt, with glasses and a red forehead mark, sits cross-legged on the left reading from an open book. A man in a dark navy kurta and white dhoti sits on the right facing the shrine. Behind them stands a framed portrait of a smiling man with long hair in a saffron robe and white beaded necklace, flanked by white and red flower garlands, raising one hand. Below it are small deity murtis in ornate gold frames, dressed in yellow, red, green and blue cloth, with pink flowers, banana plants and brass vessels around them. A clay fire pit with white patterned markings sits in the foreground beside a brass ladle and a bowl of yellow offerings.2009-05-28A photograph of a homa ritual in an ashram hall. An older man in white dhoti and shirt, with a red bindi and a small microphone clipped to his clothes, sits cross-legged at a clay fire pit decorated with white line patterns, holding an open book. Beside him a younger man in a dark blue kurta and white dhoti sits with a shawl, offering flowers and an offering to a framed portrait garlanded with white and red flowers. The portrait shows a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with a raised hand beneath a banyan tree. Brass pots, a brass oil lamp, banana plants, a yellow and green pooja arrangement and marigold flowers surround the setting, with a metal lamp stand in the background.2009-05-28A photograph of a homa-style ritual at an indoor shrine. A portrait of a smiling young man in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style bead mala, and a floral garland is framed on a stand, labelled with no readable caption in view. A priest in white dhoti and shirt, wearing glasses and a lapel microphone, sits cross-legged at a yagna pit with an open book and raises a hand in speech or mantra. Beside him, a man in a dark blue kurta with a shawl points toward a brass bowl of yellow turmeric paste and a plate of flower petals. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, banana leaves, pink flowers and a small deity murti surround the scene.2009-05-28A puja at a shrine inside a temple hall. In the upper left, a framed portrait of a young man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white beaded mala, framed by a white and red garland; the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. Below it sits a small deity murti in red and gold clothing and a blue deity figure. A woman in a white garment with her hair pulled back in a bun, seated on the left, holds her hands together in prayer. A man in a dark navy kurta, seated on the right, pours or offers water from a white conch shell. Brass kalasha pots with mango leaves, a brass lamp, a brass bowl with a wooden spoon, and a clay homa platform with white kolam lines sit in front of them, with oil lamps burning on the left.2009-05-28A homa is being performed inside a temple hall with polished red-and-white floor tiles. In the foreground a rectangular brick fire pit with white chalk patterns holds sticks and a wooden ladle. Behind it, a seated priest in white dhoti and shirt with a shawl, wearing glasses, reads from an open book. A man in a dark navy kurta and white trousers, seated on a red rug, holds yellow offering material toward a central altar. The altar has a large framed portrait of a figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, surrounded by garlands of red and white flowers and a golden frame with a deity murti, brass lamps, a kalasha pot and banana leaves. Blue-and-gold painted statues stand in the background.2009-05-28April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA ritual puja scene in a temple-like hall. On the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with orange-yellow cloth over his shoulder pours water from a silver vessel with his right hand while holding a brass bell in his left, seated before an altar. Facing him, a second man in a dark blue kurta with a patterned collar sits with his back partly toward the camera. The altar holds a golden stepped structure resembling a pyramid, a small gilded deity murti with a red and gold cloth, a kalasha-like brass pot topped with green leaves and coconut, and a large brass vessel. Banana leaves and colourful fabric hangings frame the scene.2009-05-28Indoor temple ritual in front of a shrine of decorated deity murtis draped in marigold garlands and colourful silks. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a tilak sits on a low seat reading from an open book at a microphone, while a second man in orange, bare-chested with a shawl, handles brass plates and small vessels. A woman in orange-red sari sits to the left, and children and a young woman in a red top and green sari sit in the foreground facing the shrine. Platters of flowers and offerings sit on the floor. The appearance of the seated central man is only suggestive, so identity is uncertain.A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit at the centre of a temple-style setting, with yellow marigold garlands along the brick edges and on the altar. Behind it, a raised altar holds fruit, coconuts, bananas and flowers, and a deity murti in a green silk garment stands at the top. A man with a shaved head, wearing white dhoti clothing and an orange cloth, kneels with hands joined in prayer at the left, near a microphone stand. A seated woman in a dark top is partially visible at the right edge, watching the fire.2011-10-26Inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold and flower garlands and gold deity murtis, a man in a grey vest and striped collared shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste at left. Beside him, a woman in a red sari with a green border faces the shrine, holding a lit oil lamp, while a bald man in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap sits cross-legged at the right with hands folded in anjali, a rudraksha mala around his neck. Brass vessels, a tray of offerings and sweets, and a tiled altar ledge are in front of them.April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsMay 25 20132013-05-25