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2008 - Post August - Powerful homa in Sirkazhi by trained Acharya

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Outdoor puja at a village homa site: a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, speaking into a microphone while holding a small object. Beside him a man in a purple shirt sits behind a wooden stand. Many brass kalashas and pots are arranged on a blue tarp with green leaves, marigolds and flowers, with a lit oil lamp. A framed portrait of a long-haired figure in saffron robes, garlanded with flowers, stands at right. Orange-and-yellow offering packets and a clay bowl lie in front. A metal gate with an ornate circular emblem sits behind. Two people's heads are visible at the bottom edge, and a few partial figures appear at the edges.Night-time outdoor ritual on a raised stone platform. Two priests in white dhotis sit before a gold-framed arched shrine draped in maroon cloth and an orange cloth, decorated with colourful flower garlands. A standing deity murti adorned with garlands stands at centre. The priest on the left, bare-chested with a microphone, sits behind the sacred fire area; the priest on the right wears a green head cloth and rudraksha mala and tends a homa with a bowl and oil lamp. A brass ritual vessel and a yellow wooden platform sit in front, with a lit deity display and a second decorated structure with garlands to the right.2015-01-07 +1 copiesMay 26 20152015-05-26 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual photo. At the centre, a bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair, rudraksha mala beads and a white-marked forehead holds a ceremonial implement over a fire on a white stepped platform. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a white-smeared forehead presses his palms together, and another man in orange stands behind with hands folded. A young man in orange kneels to the left with hands joined. A large flower-garlanded framed portrait stands at the right on a white-draped altar, with a green cloth, yellow flowers and a brass lamp; a trident stands behind the platform. A cameraman in orange sits at the bottom. Crowd members stand in the background.2009-02-23A photograph of a temple-style stage hall with painted blue and orange pillars. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a golden throne with a decorated crown-canopy, flanked by two tall painted deity murti statues with raised arms holding objects. Several seated devotees in white, purple and maroon clothing sit on the floor at the front, one with a microphone stand before them, and potted plants and brass lamps frame the dais.2012-01-01December 02 20162016-12-02January 07 20152015-01-07 +1 copiesOctober 15 20132013-10-15December 09 20052005-12-09December 02 20162016-12-02Night-time ritual photograph of an outdoor pandal decorated with banana plants, marigold garlands and hanging lamp strings, with a bright shrine at the back holding deity murtis draped in yellow and orange garlands. In front, a priest in white sits before a small fire and offering setup while attendants in tan clothing and a man in a red-and-white head wrap assist. A large seated crowd of devotees in white, cream and pastel clothing sits on colourful striped mats facing the shrine, their backs to the camera.2016-12-02Night scene under a white tented pavilion decorated with a red, blue and gold banner reading NITHYANANDAM, flanked by red and blue umbrellas with tassels. A bald man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands at the top of a white step platform. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with a tilak on his forehead stands on the right. Women in cream, teal and blue saris and men in white clothing are around the platform, and seated devotees in white occupy the foreground. Potted plants and hanging lamps are visible.2007-02-16