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November 06 2011

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A seated group performs a homa beside a brick fire pit with a visible flame, with offerings of fruit, green leaves, and bowls on a cloth. A man in white with a garland of white and red flowers presses his palms together at the front left. Beside him a woman in an orange sari holds a small child in teal. Near the centre a man in a green shirt and white dhoti sits with palms joined, and a woman in white with glasses and a garland sits nearby. At front right a man in white garland and cloth reads or sits beside a brass vessel. Behind them musicians play wind instruments and a drum, and a crowd of devotees in saffron and white sits in a room with an orange wall and a framed painting of a seated figure. Eleven or more people are visible.2011-11-06A homa fire ritual is underway on a tiled floor. In the centre, a priest in a rust-orange turban and orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala kneels behind a brick fire pit decorated with red and yellow flower petals and white rangoli lines, holding a ladle and a lit oil lamp over offerings. A second man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red-and-white shawl bends to assist beside him. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white clothing and red shawls watch, and a woman in white and red sits at right. Brass vessels of fruit, sweets and flowers, a kalasha-like decorated pot, and a small oil lamp surround the fire pit. The a person-appearance check is not met: the central priest has a turban and shaved-looking face, so he is described only as a priest.2015-07-06A seated group of men in white dhotis and shirts sits on an orange cloth during a ritual gathering, with brass thalis of fruit, flowers, sweets and bananas arranged in front. Several men wear rudraksha malas. A man in a beige kurta sits centre with hands folded, and an older man in white sits at the back. A man in orange shawl and white clothes raises a hand at the rear. Behind them are a white wall, a red curtain, and a pineapple and banana offering at the lower right.2013-06-19A homa fire ritual in an indoor hall. A robed priest in saffron-orange cloth sits cross-legged before a flat fire pit, pouring offerings into the flames from a ladle, with smoke rising. Around the ritual mat are plates of fruit, bowls of rice, sweets, a flower garland and a green leaf. Behind, a seated row of devotees in saffron, orange and white garments wear flower garlands, and a gilded throne-like chair stands in the background, flanked by a seated attendant. Women wear red, orange and pink saris. Pale walls and open doorways frame the room.2012-07-09A padapuja ceremony in an open-sided temple hall with orange-painted walls and a red-and-orange curtain. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and white flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, with a person candidate cued by long hair, saffron robe and garland seated as the honoured guest. Seated devotees in white dhotis and yellow-orange shawls, some with palms joined, surround a low wooden platform, with brass plates of fruit, sweets and flowers. To the left, a deity murti in gold and purple with garlands stands beside a golden kalasha-like offering. Around 20 people are visible.2011-08-10A South Indian Hindu wedding ritual under a decorated canopy with white draped cloth, yellow and red flower arrangements, and hanging orange heliconia blooms. A bride in a pink flower garland, gold jewellery and a forehead ornament sits with clasped hands beside a groom in a white garland and white dhoti. A priest bare-chested with a white cloth, seated before terracotta pots, brass lamps and a lit kuthuvilakku, and a banana leaf with betel leaves, coconut and flower petals. Two standing women in green and red sarees wear gold chains, a seated older woman in maroon saree, and other seated guests in white attend the ceremony.2013-09-16December 23 20102010-12-23Night ceremony in a open hall with a homa fire burning on a wooden platform strewn with pink flowers and fruit offerings. A priest with a blue headband, bare-chested and wearing a purple-and-gold shawl, sits at right holding a ladle over the flames. Smoke rises through the scene. In the background, seated devotees in white and a man in a striped shirt watch. At left, a figure in orange-red robes sits on a golden throne with a canopy, flanked by a small attendant. Pink flower arrangements and metal vessels sit in front of the fire.2015-08-31Indoor puja in a crowded home-temple room. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a seat with eyes closed, hands extended over a silver thali of flowers and offerings. A woman in white and lavender sits at left holding a small bottle, and a man in white with a red-and-orange shawl sits at right with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a group of devotees in saris and kurtas stands with hands folded, and a colourful decorated deity murti with a red-orange and blue-gold cloth and flower garland is at right. Brass lamps and bowls sit on the floor.A night fire ritual (homa) inside a dim hall with a brick-built fire pit lined with white bricks and scattered red flower petals. A flame rises from the centre of the pit. A central seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long-haired headdress with a white forehead mark holds a white ritual object and sits behind the fire. To the left, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds an offering tray toward the pit. Silver lamps stand on both sides, and a seated audience in orange, white and yellow clothing fills the background, with a fan and a brick wall behind them.2007-02-16April 28 20172017-04-28April AF 2012