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Outdoor ritual on a raised platform with red-and-white striped edging and an orange cloth. A long-haired man in orange robes sits with hands folded on an ornately carved wooden throne-seat with red cushioning, facing a group of people in orange clothing seated on the cloth. Several saffron-robed attendants kneel and sit around a low table with brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and a small fire pit, while a standing man in orange holds an offering. Behind them, a white building with a tin roof, palm trees and a garland of yellow and red flowers hung on a blue-draped structure. Other devotees in white and pale clothing sit or stand nearby.

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Outdoor ritual gathering under palm trees at an ashram courtyard. A figure with long dark hair and an orange garment sits on an ornately carved wooden throne-like seat at the left, facing a group of people in orange and saffron clothing seated on orange cloth. Several devotees sit cross-legged with folded hands in prayer, some with red-bordered orange saris and others in orange kurta-style robes. On the right, a deity murti is decorated with heavy garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and a blue cloth. Small white ashram buildings with corrugated roofs and a few onlookers in white stand in the background.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08October 09 20082008-10-09October 08 20082008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor Hindu ritual at a temple grounds lined with palm trees. A seated figure on a carved wooden throne with red cushions wears orange robes and a long-haired, swept-back style. Near a fire pit covered with a black slab, a standing priest in orange dhoti and orange garment holds a flaming lamp on a plate and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Several people in orange kneel and sit with hands folded in prayer on orange cloths. A black Nandi bull statue with a garland sits near a white pedestal and a tall ceremonial pillar. Devotees watch from behind, and a small golden pyramid-shaped object rests on a wooden table with brass offerings and oil lamps. a person appears to be the seated figure on the throne, based on long swept hair, orange robes and a ceremonial setting.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09Outdoor photograph of a homa or yagna ceremony on a raised red-and-white striped platform under palm trees. Several orange-robed priests and practitioners sit cross-legged on orange cloths around a white square fire pit with a dark central hearth. A tall ornate pillar stands behind a white plinth topped with a seated stone statue draped in a garland. Rows of seated people in white and yellow clothing sit on the sandy ground in front of the platform. A seated figure on the right wears an orange cloth beside a floral garland and an orange cushion, and a brass lamp stands near the fire pit.2008-10-08Outdoor homa or yagna on a raised platform with red and white striped edges and orange cloth. A square fire pit lined with white stone sits at the centre, with a sprinkling of petals and offerings beside it. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on the platform, some wearing rudraksha malas. A priest in orange with a bare upper body and a red garland kneels at the right, tending the fire as an orange cloth-draped seat stands to the side. Behind the platform, a seated crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothes faces the ritual, with a white shrine, palm trees, a tall flagstaff and a bull statue garlanded in yellow at the left.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor ritual scene with a large crowd seated on mats in front of a white stepped platform holding a black stone deity murti garlanded with flowers, palm trees behind. In the foreground a square fire pit with smoke rises beside offerings, brass plates, lamps and a kalasha on a wooden stand. On the left a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate carved red-cushioned throne, while several women in orange saris sit in prayer posture with hands folded. A standing man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant stands at right, holding a vessel, apparently officiating. Many onlookers in white and orange clothing sit behind, with an elderly man in white at left edge.2008-10-09Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined compound. A raised platform with red and white striped sides holds a seated group of sannyasis in saffron/orange robes performing a fire ritual with a low fire pit and brass vessels in front. A woman in orange sits on a carved wooden seat at the left edge of the platform. A large crowd of devotees in white and mixed colours sits on the ground facing the platform. Brass plates and kalasha-style vessels sit at the front, with a stone deity murti or pillar and white-walled buildings behind.2008-10-09