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March 26 20132013-03-26A seated ritual gathering in an open-air courtyard before a shrine with a deity murti of a couple in red and gold garments with crowns and garlands, beside a tall dark pillar and a red sculpted altar with a black Nandi bull statue. In the foreground, a seated man in an orange robe and orange shawl sits by a square fire pit with brass kalasha pots topped with mango leaves and coconuts, plates and small lamps nearby. Many people in white clothes with orange shawls sit on striped mats, some standing in the background. The scene reads as a satsang or homa-style puja.2013-03-29An outdoor ritual gathering under a corrugated open-sided pavilion beside palm trees. Many devotees in white clothes with red shawls sit on striped rugs around a square stone homa or puja platform holding brass bowls, plates and offerings. On the left, a shrine with a deity murti of a couple in an orange-lit arch; behind the platform, an orange and gold kalasha-like pillar. On the right, an ornate red and gold chair draped with garlands stands empty, a framed photograph displayed beside it. A man in white with a red shawl and a shaved head sits at the platform center, and several people in white are seated along the row. Fruit and banana leaves lie on the rugs. The ritual appears to be a puja.2013-03-26Outdoor fire ritual in a courtyard paved with grey tiles, with coconut palms behind. A raised white-stone fire pit blazes in the foreground, with flames rising from it. Several seated devotees in white clothes, including a woman in white with a beaded necklace, sit on orange and purple mats watching the fire. At right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a shaved head and marked forehead conducts the rite beside a tray of bananas and brass vessels. Behind them stand a painted deity pair in blue and red garments with garlands, an orange shrine with a Nandi bull statue, and a tripod-mounted camera at left. A table at left holds garlanded offerings. +1 copiesApril AF 2012April 13 20122012-04-13Outdoors under palm trees, a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at a white square fire pit, performing a homa with burning sticks and ritual offerings. Beside him stands a brass vessel and a kalasha-like pot decorated with orange marigolds, and a brass lamp sits on a saffron-coloured cloth. Behind the fire, a large crowd of seated devotees in white clothes and red-and-white lanyards with neck cords watches, some with hands folded in namaskar. Low orange-walled buildings and a yellow-painted structure stand in the background. A statue row and a red circular pole are visible.2010-12-16March 29 20132013-03-29Outdoor ashram courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with coconut palms and red-walled buildings behind. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits at right before a square fire pit with flames, a microphone on a stand beside him, and brass plates of offerings and fruit nearby. Around him a seated group in white and coloured saris and shirts sits on mats and cushions, with a small statue or deity murti at left.2012-04-13Outdoor homa ritual at a temple courtyard under a open-sided roof. A square stone fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at right, tending the fire with a ladle, beside brass vessels, a bowl and plates of offerings. Several white-clad devotees sit in a row behind, watching. Behind the fire is a deity murti displayed on a raised ornate palanquin-style pedestal with an arched frame, dressed in purple and green cloth. Palm trees, stone statues and a red temple structure surround the courtyard, and a camera on a tripod is visible at left.A photo of an outdoor open-air pavilion with a fire pit (homa) burning at centre, flanked by a priest in white dhoti and shawl at right with brass vessels, fruit and leaves before him. Around the fire, several seated devotees in white and coloured clothing sit on orange and blue mats, some wearing white garments and others in saris and kurtas. At left, a painted deity murti pair in blue and purple garments stands on a decorated platform beside a red-and-orange shrine, with a red kalasha-topped pillar behind the fire pit and palm trees beyond the courtyard. A camera on a tripod and a framed portrait stand at the left edge. Visible people total about ten, all seated or standing near the homa.2012-04-13Outdoor ashram courtyard under a canopy with palm trees, where a group of people in white and orange sit on mats in a ritual setting. Several figures in saffron or orange robes sit cross-legged near a tall orange-red kalasha-topped structure garlanded with flowers, and white-clad participants sit in rows of seated devotees. A central square white platform with red and white striped base stands in the foreground, and dark stone deity murtis and statues are arranged along the left side. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right, and a woman in an orange-bordered sari stands beside the platform. Small circular fire pits or ritual bases are spaced across the ground, with kolam designs drawn in front.2010-08-28