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December 05 20142014-12-05June 29 20142014-06-29 +2 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene in a garden with palm fronds. A man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red robe and dhoti, red-and-white floral garlands, a brown rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, stands on a raised platform holding a silver bell and a small silver cup with a flame. Beside him a tall copper kalasha-style pillar is wrapped in a striped cloth and draped with white and red flower garlands. A few devotees stand in the foreground, partially visible. a person: the rudraksha mala, long hair, red robes and ceremonial garlands match the page candidate, though the face is not used for identification.2016-04-10May 03 20122012-05-03 +1 copiesOutdoor night homa at a fire pit inside a white-walled square enclosure lined with leafy poles and green garlands. Saffron-robed sannyasis stand with hands folded in anjali around the flames, several with rudraksha malas. A man in a white dhoti and a shirtless young priest in white dhotis tend the fire, and a bare-chested group in white dhotis stands at left. Coconuts decorated with flowers sit on the ground and on a white altar with pink and magenta flower garlands, while a metal bowl is held at the lower left. The scene is a fire ritual with offerings, typical of a homa or yagna.2008-02-17July 27 20082008-07-27December 05 20142014-12-05A homa fire ceremony in an indoor hall with a tiled floor and a white tent canopy with orange drapes at the right. A fire blazes in a brick fire pit decorated with red and white rangoli, and a priest in a red-orange dhoti and red headwrap bends over it, feeding it. A man at left in an orange turban, red and orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland stands with hands folded, with several people in white and red-orange shawls behind him, many with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass oil lamps stand at right and a brass vessel sits beside the pit. Around 20-30 people are visible, many in white. The standing man has distinctive turban, garland and ornate clothing cues, but his identity is uncertain.2015-07-06A standing man with long, loose dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe, a white and red jasmine-and-marigold garland, and a gold necklace with rudraksha-style beads. He holds a brass tray of yellow and white flowers with both hands, as if offering it. Beside him a seated man in orange wears a gold bead mala, and at right another orange-robed attendant reaches up to receive the tray. Yellow and white petals lie on a white platform in front, with leafy brass pots at left and a tall coconut palm behind.2008-12-23