MWV is moving their Indian headquarters from Pune to Powai, a northern suburb of Mumbai. To officially open the office, a puja was held yesterday. It was quite the event. The ceremonies lasted about four hours.
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| The entrance was decorated with marigold garlands. |
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| A rangoli was prepared at the reception desk. |
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| Puja - round 1 of 4. |
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| Puja -- continued. |
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| A highly-decorated coconut. |
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| At one point, the smoke from incense and lamps actually set off the smoke detectors. |
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| Towards the end of the puja in the middle of the office. |
After the puja in the middle of the office, a smaller ceremony was performed in side office. This puja involved invocations to the nine planets. (According to a sign I saw in a museum, the nine Hindu planets are the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu.)
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| Setting up the puja platform. |
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| Ready to start. The brown nuts represent the planets. |
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| Before (left) and after (right). |
Now that the office has been properly blessed, it's time to start doing business!
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