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A photograph of an outdoor Siddha-style ritual at an ashram courtyard. A bare-chested man in a rust-orange dhoti bends over a square stone-framed pit, placing items into it, while a bowl of offerings sits at the edge. On the right, a seated man wearing a white-and-gold headpiece, an orange cloth and beaded necklaces watches beside a small fire burning on a raised platform. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in orange and red attire and orange turbans face the scene on striped mats. A man in white stands at the back, a camera operator films at left, and a silver ornamented vessel stands in the foreground beside lit oil lamps and a row of small figurines.2017-08-31Outdoor evening ritual on a raised open platform beneath palm trees, with a tall ornate copper pillar behind. A man seated on an orange throne-like chair with a white headband and a red-orange robe, wearing a white garland, raises one arm and holds marigold petals, appearing to bless the gathering. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a pink turban and a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala presses his palms together. In the foreground, several shaven-headed young boys in red, blue, purple and green cloths sit facing the platform, and a standing attendant in an orange-gold dhoti with a lit oil lamp stands at right. A crowd of devotees in orange and white watches from behind, with a camera on a stand visible at left.2014-10-03September 09 20142014-09-09October 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesSeptember 09 20132013-09-09Outdoor ritual under a red-framed corrugated shelter with a loudspeaker. A standing priest in rust-orange and gold-bordered robes, with a shaved head, waves an orange cloth over a brass lamp and offerings on a golden platform, where a small fire burns. Beside him a young man in white dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and holds his hands together. Behind, a figure seated in an orange throne-like chair wears a red-and-orange robe and garland. Devotees in orange and red sit on the ground in rows, and several women in orange sit at the lower left tending brass vessels and a flower-decorated tray.2014-10-02August 31 20172017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31March 10 20132013-03-10October 11 20142014-10-11A homa fire ritual under a pink-edged white canopy in an open courtyard. A yellow rectangular fire pit with burning flames and steam sits centre-frame, surrounded by small brass cups, brass bowls, flower petals and pink flowers. A young boy in orange cloth sits bare-chested in the foreground facing the fire. Behind, standing priests in orange dhotis with orange head wraps and rudraksha malas stand near the pit, one offering something into it. Further back, a seated man in orange and red robes sits beside a harmonium-like stand. A gilded shrine with deity murtis and a garlanded figure is at the left. Fruit, plates and a kalasha sit on the mat in the foreground.2017-10-10 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copies