Guru Birthday Full Moon Ritual

More chanting, decorating the wall of the Divine, blazing bonfires, and ritualistic blessings.  Different colors, rituals, and centerpiece from the Durga Ceremony.

Beautiful already, but before the garland decoration

Smoke filled room from the bonfire

I don't know if it was the usual Gurudev brilliance, but the wrap he was wearing was such an iridescent orange that it was breath taking in itself.

You can see the room was quite smoke filled even with the fans, blowers, and windows open.  It isn't every type of room that you can have an open fire as if you were out on a camping trip.  One good part of bricks and cement as the construction material.