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July 15 2011

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July 15 20112011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor homa ceremony under a corrugated metal shelter, with a fire pit and offerings in the foreground and a decorated altar with red and white draped fabric and an orange canopy behind it. Many seated devotees in white clothes sit on woven mats facing the altar, including women in saris and salwar and a few children. A standing young man in a white and orange shirt watches from the right edge. A small orange-robed figure is visible near the altar, but no one can be confidently identified. A banner and lights hang overhead, with trees and buildings behind the stage.2010-07-24December 26 20082008-12-26A ritual gathering in an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof, where a standing man in an orange robe and a wooden lectern stand at the left. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothes fill the floor in rows, many with brass plates, kalasha pots and offering trays arranged on red and orange mats. Several men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls sit at the front right, one holding a microphone. A framed garden photograph hangs on the back wall with a flower arrangement nearby, and a camera on a tripod records the scene beside a metal railing.2010-09-06July 15 20112011-07-15A photograph inside an open-sided orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof and a large garden photo backdrop. A standing person in an orange robe stands at a wooden lectern on the left, facing a seated congregation. Many devotees sit on mats in white and yellow clothing, several holding brass plates and small offering vessels; some wear orange and white. In the foreground, men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls sit on a striped mat beside a brass pot and offering trays. A wooden plinth with a framed picture and a red cloth sits at the lower left. Cameras and a microphone are set up along the right side.2010-09-06A photograph of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof during a homa or yagna ceremony. A person in an orange robe sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim beneath a red and gold canopy, holding a mic-like object. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing, many with hands joined in prayer, fill the floor in front of a raised square fire pit with a dark interior on an orange cloth. Brass vessels with mango leaves, marigold garlands and flowers, and a plate of yellow flowers sit in the foreground. Palm trees and a tall decorated pillar stand behind, with statues and a small shrine visible on the right.2011-12-13July 15 20112011-07-15