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August 31 2017

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A photograph of a ritual fire inside an open-sided tented pavilion. In the centre, a flame burns in a yellow-and-gold rectangular fire pit with a silver-coloured tool laid across its edge; smoke rises around it. Behind the fire, a large ganesha murti with a red-brown wrap and gold-and-white garlands sits on a golden-draped platform. Stacked cow-dung cakes lie on the floor at left. A woman with long dark hair and an orange garment sits cross-legged at the fire, with a second seated person in a reddish-brown wrap beside her, a bowl of white offerings in the foreground and a cameraman filming at the back.2017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31Night-time ritual under a pink-and-white draped canopy with a fan and string lights. A seated man on an ornate silver throne wears a red-orange dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala, a silver headband with a black turban-like hair wrap, and arm bands, facing a fire pit with flames and thick smoke. Beside the fire, a robed attendant in orange wears an orange head cloth and tends the burning cow-dung fuel stacked on a brass tray. Behind them stands a large Ganesha murti with gold ornaments, pearl garlands and a red-orange cloth, flanked by brass lamps and a ceremonial pot. The scene depicts the purification step of Aushada preparation with smoke and heat.2017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesNight outdoor puja before Ganesha murti: a large seated Ganesha idol with red-and-gold crown, garlanded with marigold strands, sits on a teal-draped platform beside a yellow-rimmed fire pit (homa) with flames and offerings. At left, a standing priest in orange cloth and orange headwrap tends a second decorated deity idol with marigold garlands. At right, a seated man in orange robes and marigold garland holds hands in anjali. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits before a microphone at the fire pit, with two more seated devotees in white dhotis and rudraksha malas nearby. Electric fans, a striped pillar and a tin roof frame the scene.2014-08-29Evening puja in an open-sided hall with a smoky haze. On the left, a deity murti in a gilded arch is draped in garlands of orange, yellow, red and white flowers, set over pink cloth. In the centre, a priest in saffron-orange robe with an orange head cloth sits before a golden square platform holding a lit oil lamp and a small brass vessel, with a tray of offerings and a silver bowl of flowers nearby. Two white-clad assistants sit on striped mats at right, one holding a microphone stand. A standing man in orange clothing with a garland stands at right near an orange chair. Brass pots, plates of food and a tall decorated kalasha-style figure appear behind, and a cooler and parked car sit outside.2014-09-11August 25 20172017-08-25December 07 20162016-12-07August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25A photograph of a ritual at night with thick smoke rising from a fire pit in the foreground. In the centre stands a large Ganesha murti with an elephant head, adorned with a garland. A priest with his back to the camera wears a red-maroon wrap with gold borders and a red turban, holding a small vessel. Beside the murti, a second priest in a long white garland and maroon robe stands with hands raised. At the right edge, a seated man in a maroon and gold-bordered robe sits in an orange armchair. Yellow flower decorations and brass vessels lie on the platform.2014-09-06