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Evening ritual under a corrugated metal-roofed open pavilion strung with mango-leaf garlands and hanging tassels. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands at a raised stone fire pit with a burning flame, holding ritual items, while a seated priest in white and orange beside him assists. Behind the fire, a red and gold throne stands empty. At left, a golden deity murti with flower garlands and a woman in white sari with a flower garland sit near offerings. A seated devotee in a white cloth bows low in the foreground before brass vessels, fruit, flowers and a plate of green leaves. A cameraman in white shirt films the scene at right while a large seated crowd, mostly children in orange and white, watches.

June 24 2014

2014-06-24 +1 copies

A priest in saffron-orange robes stands beside a large fire pit, holding a long wooden stick and guiding a flame with a dark cloth, during a fire ritual. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang around the area and a framed portrait behind the fire shows a smiling figure in orange robes with a mala, adorned with garlands, placed above a green-draped altar with a deity murti. Brass oil lamps stand on the right and a microphone is at the left edge. The priest wears a saffron head wrap, a long rudraksha mala and orange garments, and his appearance is not clear enough to confirm a particular person.

October 11 2016

Outdoor homa at an ashram courtyard. A young man in saffron cloth with rudraksha malas sits cross-legged at left, sorting yellow flowers on a metal tray. Behind him a second young man in white dhoti reads from an open book. At right, a bare-chested priest in white pours liquid into a fire pit where smoke rises from wooden-stepped sides. Brass vessels, a bronze oil lamp, a kalasha-like pot and marigold garlands sit on the ground. On a raised orange chair, a framed portrait shows a seated figure in orange with a mala, but it is a printed picture, not a person present. Several saffron-robed devotees sit at far left.

A seated priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a peach cloth before a fire-pit homa, with palms pressed together in prayer. He wears a beaded necklace and is bare-chested. Behind him a red velvet-cushioned golden chair holds a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair and an orange garment, garlanded with white flowers, marigolds and red blooms. Brass plates hold fruit, bundled sticks, a kalasha-style vessel, lamps and offerings; a flame burns at the fire-pit. Floral garlands decorate the shrine and the yellow-and-red banana-leaf setting.

Outdoor homa at an open-air ritual platform with a fire pit at lower right, flames rising from the wooden-edged pit. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red robe with gold borders and a white-and-gold-bordered garland of flowers, sits in an orange armchair on the left, barefoot, with a striped cloth beneath. Three standing men attend: one in white dhoti with gold border holding a silver bowl, one in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala standing with hands folded, and one shaved-headed man in orange-red cloth with a rudraksha mala at right beside the fire. A red turban is on the middle man. A banana leaf, brass items and flower offerings lie on the mat. A gold-decorated vehicle and palm trees stand behind, with red containers and bunting overhead.

A photograph of a temple shrine scene. In the foreground, a man with hair tied in a bun wears an orange sleeveless top and a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulder. He holds up a sheet of white paper with one hand, reading or reciting from it. Beside him stands a brass lamp stand and a small brass vessel on a stone ledge, with a green cloth and a tray of red and orange flowers. To the right sits a deity murti or statue draped in orange cloth with a red turban, adorned with gold ornaments and a red-and-yellow flower garland. Green foliage and a red-and-orange temple wall form the background, with a tall brass lamp stand near the centre. The scene suggests a ritual recitation at a shrine.

2010-10-18 +1 copies

Outdoor ritual under a red-framed open canopy in front of a decorated deity murti with garlands, showing goddess figures adorned with flower garlands and a red-draped altar. A priest in a rust-brown dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands with one arm raised, holding a ritual object aloft, facing a seated figure on an orange throne-like chair wearing a rudraksha-style mala and an orange garment. Around them sit thirty or so children and young women in orange and saffron clothes with hair pulled back, some with flowers, and a few adults in orange including a woman with light blond hair in a bun. A kalasha-style brass vessel, flower petals and a garlanded vehicle are visible; the setting suggests a puja or abhishekam.