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A rooftop homa on a hillside terrace with green terraced slopes and a grey cloudy sky behind. Two deity murtis draped in white and orange garlands stand on a green cloth-covered platform. In front, a shaved-headed priest in saffron robes and beads sits at a fire pit with offerings, with a microphone stand beside him, while metal bowls, brass lamps and a tray of offerings surround the fire. About 20 seated devotees in orange and white clothes face the ritual, and a few more sit at the right edge of the terrace.

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July 20 20122012-07-20July 21 20122012-07-21A rooftop outdoor homa or puja gathering on a hillside under overcast skies, with terraced fields and houses behind. Many seated devotees in orange shawls and white or orange clothing sit on mats facing a decorated altar. Two deity murti stand on a green cloth with flower garlands, one with a crown and raised hands. Brass oil lamps, a fire pit with offerings, fruits and a kalasha-like arrangement sit before them. Some devotees wear rudraksha malas and kumkum. The scene is a roughly fifty-person group.2012-07-12Outdoor ritual on a terrace before a concrete building and forested hill. Two large painted deity murti stand on a green draped platform, garlanded with white flower strings, one holding a staff-like object. A shaven-headed man in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a square homa fire pit with burning wood, chanting with raised hand. Around him devotees in orange and white sit on mats and look toward the ritual; two women stand with palms joined. Brass oil lamps, a plate of fruit, kalasha-like offerings and a platter of sweets are on the ground; a table with white cloth and sound speakers stand at the right. Several people in the background wear orange.2012-07-09July 09 20122012-07-09Outdoor satsang on a rooftop terrace with terraced green hillside behind. Two deity murtis stand on an orange-draped peetha, garlanded with white flower necklaces. A man in saffron/orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the right, facing the seated crowd, with a microphone before him. Around him many devotees sit on mats, most in white and orange clothing, some holding small items. Many children sit in the foreground, and a few musicians with instruments sit to the right. Shaved-headed figure's appearance is ambiguous from this distance.2012-07-20July 09 20122012-07-09July 21 20122012-07-21July 09 20122012-07-09October 02 20142014-10-02Outdoor satsang on a stone terrace with trees and a hillside behind. Two garlanded deity murtis, one in orange and one in gold-toned clothing, sit on a raised platform draped in orange cloth. In front, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged before a microphone, with a wooden stand and brass vessels nearby. Around them a large seated crowd, many wearing orange shawls and white or orange clothes, some with hands folded in prayer. A child in a golden kurta sits near the front. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the seated figure is described by role only.2012-07-20July 12 20122012-07-12