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Photo 11724969January 09 20152015-01-09November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesPhoto 11724998 +2 copiesMay 23 20122012-05-23Photo 11740855Outdoor homa fire ritual at a red-walled temple doorway with carved wooden doors. A bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his arms and chest, wearing a teal-and-gold head cloth, gold beaded necklaces and a white dhoti, stirs an offering with a ladle at a fire pit lined with bricks and decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands. A younger man in an orange shawl, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white dhoti sits beside the fire. A woman in a white sari with gold border and glasses stands at the doorway holding a booklet, with smoke rising behind her. Offering trays, fruit, flowers and a brass vessel are arranged on the ground.2016-01-30KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/28/20182018-01-28 +1 copiesFour-panel collage of temple and ashram ritual scenes. Top-left: a long hall with rows of seated devotees in white and green clothes, several women in saris with flower garlands, and a banner on the wall. Top-right: a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl performs worship before an adorned deity murti decorated with flower garlands, with a tall temple gopuram and banana-plant decorations. Bottom-left: a priest in saffron-orange robes holds a lit lamp near a fire, with trays of flowers and fruit before a seated figure in white. Bottom-right: a shaved-headed priest in white with a rudraksha mala raises a flame as an assistant in saffron sits beside him; trays of marigold petals, coconuts and brass vessels lie on the floor. Collage of ritual scenes; no individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person.2011-11-29 +2 copiesPhoto 11724758 +2 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +3 copies