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September 15 2015

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A temple ritual at a shrine with a fire pit in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers leans forward to pour an offering into the flames while a priest in white dhoti with gold border and a red shawl guides his hand. Behind them a standing man wears a red and white garland and a gold necklace. At right, a decorated deity murti sits on a golden and blue pedestal flanked by carved lions and a cobra hood, with pots of flowers and fruit set in front. Brass oil lamps and an offering tray of red flowers and apples sit on the platform. Other people in white ritual clothes are seated at the left, one wearing a green head cloth, and a red-patterned cloth covers the ground.2015-09-15 +1 copiesA homa ritual at night inside a temporary shrine with a corrugated metal wall. In the foreground a fire burns in a brick fire pit, and a bowl of water and a ladle sit beside it. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red shawl bends forward over the fire, hands extended toward the offerings. Behind him, a priest in white dhoti and red-bordered cloth stands and another man wears a green head wrap and a gold-bead garland while seated. Two men stand in white dhotis with red and gold sashes and layered beaded garlands, one with palms joined. Shelves hold rows of small white cups and a golden arch frames a decorated altar with a gold kalasha, a pink and white arranged arrangement of flowers and fruit, a golden lion figure, a painted serpent and an ornate statue. Four physical people are visible.2015-09-15A ritual scene inside a ceremonial space. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds cupped hands while a bald priest in white with a red-and-gold shawl, rudraksha mala and tilak pours water from a silver vessel over his hands. Beside them, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and gold necklace stands, and a bearded man in a white dhoti with a green turban and gold chains kneels, holding a ladle over a basket of red flower petals. Several men on the left wear white cloths tied over their eyes, and one wears an orange cloth. A brass lamp, a carved gold throne-like frame, a golden lion figure and painted serpent decorations sit at right, with red flowers and fruit on the floor.2015-09-15A ritual scene at an indoor shrine with a small fire pit burning in the foreground. Several men in white dhotis with red and gold borders and garlands stand and kneel around a decorated altar. A bald man in white with a red shawl and spectacles, holding a kalasha-like vessel, pours offerings near the fire. A seated young priest with bare upper body, green turban and garlands tends the flame, while men in white cloth and red shawls assist. Behind them, several men in orange, white and red headwear with white blindfold-style cloths wait. The altar holds a lion statue, a cobra motif, a fruit-and-flower arrangement and brass lamps. a person presence unclear from appearance.2015-09-15January 06 20182018-01-06A homa ritual in an outdoor temple setting with a lit fire pit of stacked bricks and marigold petals in the foreground. Behind it, a decorated altar with a multicoloured serpent-based base, lion figures and garlands holds offerings. A man in a white shirt with a red sash stands at centre, flanked by priests: one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti, another in saffron robes holding an offering basket. A seated priest in white dhoti with a pink head cloth tends the fire. Behind, large painted deity statues and ornate gold-and-black shrines frame the scene. Several people in white and saffron stand around the altar.2016-06-30September 15 20152015-09-15A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a green and gold border pours or offers material with a ladle, while an ash-colored bald elder in white sits cross-legged beside a man in an orange-and-gold shawl. A square wooden fire pit with a burning fire and smoke is covered with white flower petals and red blossoms. A standing shirtless attendant in a dhoti watches. A large brass kalasha stands near offerings, and red and white garlands hang on decorated pillars at right. Several seated devotees in white are in the background, some with folded hands. A camera is visible near the back.2016-12-07A padapuja ceremony in a tented hall. A golden-framed red throne holds a man in a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala, hands folded in greeting. In front, a priest in a pink-and-orange turban and bare upper body with several beaded malas performs puja at a gold-trimmed wooden platform holding oil lamps and flower petals. A devotee bends forward in white dhoti, and a young man in white sits at the right edge. Garlands of red and yellow flowers, a brass bowl of leaves, a kalasha and a decorated pillar frame the scene, while seated devotees fill the background.2017-05-25August 02 20172017-08-02Night ritual inside a tent with a fire pit (homa/yagna) on a golden-yellow tiered platform decorated with flower petals and marigold garlands. Smoke rises from a small flame at the centre. Several priests in white dhotis, some bare-chested with sacred threads, tend the fire and offerings; one stands at right with a silver bowl and a red-and-purple cloth. Behind them a golden shrine or palanquin, a silver deity figure, and brass vessels and a ceremonial implement sit on striped mats. Bright stage lights and hanging drapes frame the scene.2017-09-26 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12