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September 03 2008

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A photograph of a ritual at an indoor event space with white draped curtains, a black backdrop, and ornate pillars with flower arrangements. A bald man in orange robes on the left holds a lit oil lamp and offering vessel toward a seated group. Several seated devotees sit on a red mat in front of a white-draped platform. A woman in a gold-and-blue sari and a girl in a light blue dress sit on the floor, and a man in white clothing with his hands folded sits at left. On the right, a person in an orange garment with palms pressed together stands beside a small altar with white and orange flowers, and a white-cloth-covered table holds more floral arrangements. Offerings sit on a plate at the lower left.2009-10-22October 08 20102010-10-08September 03 20082008-09-03Outdoor evening homa at a Ganesh Chaturthi celebration. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a beaded necklace sits on a yellow-cushioned mat, holding an oil lamp with a flame while looking toward a square stone fire pit with a bright fire and a small brass bowl of offerings. Behind him, a seated man in a white shirt sits near the fire. Several seated devotees fill the background, including a woman in a magenta sari with a gold necklace, a woman in a white polka-dot top, and a child. White pillars and bamboo frame the scene. Marigold and rose flowers and a brass kalasha-style vessel lie near the fire.2008-09-032008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA homa fire is burning inside a fire pit built of white stone blocks, decorated with pink flowers. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a yellow sari sit on the left and centre, while two girls in red and a boy in a checked shirt sit nearby. A young priest in orange robes sits in the right foreground, holding a ritual implement and near a brass plate of offerings. Behind them is a golden throne-like seat and framed photographs hang on the pillared hall wall.A photograph of an evening puja in a temple hall lit by a fluorescent tube. A standing priest in an orange saffron robe and a beaded necklace with a large pendant holds a brass handbell in his right hand and a lit oil lamp aarti in his left. Seated on mats before him, a woman in a pink sari with a gold necklace and several men in white shirts and dhotis listen, and a child in a patterned shirt sits among them. Framed photographs hang on the back wall, and a figure in white stands near a doorway.2008-09-03Night ritual scene at an open-air homa or puja platform. A square white-edged fire pit lined with marigold petals sits in the foreground, with brass oil lamps (diyas) with flower garlands at right. Around it, about ten people sit on the ground: women in saris (pink, yellow, red) with hands folded in anjali, and men in white dhotis, one bare-chested with gold necklaces and another wearing a rudraksha-style mala, seated before open books and a small brass kalasha. Dark night setting with a palm-thatched structure behind.2010-10-08September 03 20082008-09-032008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadSeptember 03 20082008-09-03A nighttime outdoor homa at a covered open-sided pavilion with white pillars. A square white fire pit holds a small burning fire, with brass lamps and offerings nearby. On the right, a man in orange robes and beaded necklaces sits cross-legged performing the ritual. On the left, a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA" is garlanded with pink flowers and gold beads and shows a smiling figure in orange robes. Behind the fire pit, about a dozen seated devotees in white, blue and orange clothing sit on a checkered floor, several with hands joined in prayer. A brass kalasha-style lamp stands at left.2008-09-03