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A large seated congregation of devotees in white clothes fills a tent hall during a homa or tharpanam ceremony, with hands pressed in anjali. A large painted backdrop shows a deity murti under a tree, with flower offerings and small lamps on a decorated platform in front. Men in white shirts and women in white and colourful saris sit close together, some wearing yellow or orange lanyards, while blue and patterned banners hang from the tent poles. Several people in the front row have shaved heads or long hair, and the crowd is seated in rows.

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A large seated congregation in white clothing fills a hall with striped mats on the floor, many people sitting cross-legged in rows facing forward. Behind them a backdrop painting shows a banyan tree and a deity image beneath a decorated arch, with colourful woven hangings at the top corners. Attendees include women in white saris and men in white shirts and some in yellow, listening attentively. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the people are described by role and attire only.2009-06-13July 01 20092009-07-01A large hall with many seated devotees in white clothes, many holding small oil lamps lit with flames, during a group ritual. Men and women sit in rows, some with saffron or yellow shawls and beaded malas. A painted backdrop shows a deity murti or framed image with garlands and flowers at the front. Wall banners with colourful patterns hang at the top. The lamps and seated crowd fill the frame.2009-07-01A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful hanging pillar banners holds a seated ritual gathering of many devotees on mats in rows. Most sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, with yellow lanyards around their necks. A few wear orange or blue clothing. Brass plates and small oil lamps sit on the mats before them, and a shrine with a deity murti stands at the left against the wall. The scene suggests a homa or tharpanam offering.2009-07-01A large seated crowd of devotees in white clothing fills a white-tented hall with lattice windows during a homa in Anandasabha. In the foreground, several men in white shirts sit with palms pressed together in anjali, some wearing rudraksha malas and lanyards. Behind them, rows of women and men in white, yellow, orange and pink saris and kurtas sit attentively, with a few people visible near a ritual setup at the back. Hanging yellow and blue textile banners decorate the tent frame.2009-07-01July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesA large seated crowd of devotees fills a white tented hall with hanging yellow and blue patterned banners, many with hands pressed in prayer. Most wear white clothes, with some in orange, pink and green. A bald man with long grey-white hair and a rudraksha mala, in white with a yellow lanyard, sits prominently in the lower right, and another man in a maroon shirt sits behind. A large loudspeaker hangs from the tent frame. Lattice windows and an orange wall are visible behind the crowd.2009-07-01A large seated congregation of men in white clothes fills a tented hall, many wearing lanyards with badges and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, sitting on mats in rows and facing a raised stage. On the stage stands a golden deity murti within a circular halo-like frame, flanked by a green draped backdrop, with large portraits of a long-haired figure in orange and white printed on the tent walls. Colourful decorative banners hang from the tent poles, and several people sit near the stage, some in orange clothing. Darshan or satsang seating with devotees holding their hands in meditative mudra.2006-12-30A large indoor hall under a white tented ceiling hung with decorative banners in red, orange and black stripes. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in white clothing with yellow lanyards, facing the front. Some wear yellow neck cords and name badges. At the left a framed deity murti stands in an arched niche beside painted scenery. Ceiling speakers and overhead lighting are visible. Several participants are foreign-looking attendees, and a shaved-headed man sits in the front row.2009-06-10July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 09 20092009-07-09A seated congregation of devotees fills the floor of a hall, many with palms pressed together in namaste. Most wear white kurtas, shirts and salwar-style outfits; a woman in a red shawl and a man in a blue checked shirt stand out. Behind them, a large painted backdrop shows a saffron-robed figure seated on a throne-like seat beside a forest scene, and a purple banner in the upper right shows a portrait. A video camera on a tripod records the scene at right. The crowd is large but partially cut off at the edges.2008-06-22