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October 02 2014

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Evening outdoor ritual homa beneath a corrugated roof at night. A priest in a rust-orange dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and an orange turban leans over a square yellow-edged fire pit, where a flame rises and small offerings sit in brass bowls. A large clay Ganesha murti, painted pink and yellow and draped with marigold and multicolour garlands, sits on a pink-and-purple base behind the fire. A standing man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a garland and offers flowers. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged at the fire, one reciting from a book at a microphone stand. A bald man in orange robes sits on the right with a mala. A gold-framed shrine arch with marigold garlands stands at left. Brass vessels, plates of food and fruit lie on the floor.2014-09-11September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesOctober 02 20142014-10-02Outdoor evening ritual under a corrugated roof with strings of marigold garlands and triangular bunting overhead. A man seated on an orange armchair wears a white-and-red-bordered cloth, a garland of white flowers and a tilak, and sits on a striped cloth mat. Several young men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand around a raised golden-yellow platform with a fire pit and oil lamps, one holding a brass vessel. A young man in a red-bordered dhoti and saffron-coloured cloth gestures toward the platform. A man in a pink headwrap and white dhoti offers flowers at a large decorated Ganesha deity murti in pink and yellow garlands. Flower petals and small oil lamps scattered on the ground.2014-10-03Night homa at an outdoor shrine with a visible fire pit where a flame rises from a yellow-draped platform. A priest in a rust-red dhoti with gold border stands at left, holding a garland up toward a deity murti decorated with flower garlands on a pedestal. At right, a man in a rust-red robe with a flower garland holds a hand near a tall ornate deity figure. Three seated young men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas face the fire, with bracelets on their wrists. A microphone stands near the fire, and a teal-draped table with a green cloth is at right. Four physical people are visible, plus a partially visible person at the far left edge.2014-09-06Night-time outdoor ritual before a golden deity murti garlanded with yellow and white flowers. A shaved-headed young priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, with beaded necklace, stands at a table draped in red cloth and heaped with yellow flowers and mango-leaf kalasha-style offerings, handling a ritual vessel. A second shaved-headed devotee in orange sits in the foreground by a homa fire pit lined with yellow and red petals, flames rising from it. A seated figure in orange-brown robes sits on an ornate red and gold throne at right, with others in orange and white clothing and a drum set in the background. The setting is a temporary open-air mandap under a corrugated roof.2013-09-30Night-time homa ceremony outdoors under a tin roof. A man seated on an orange throne-like chair wears a red-maroon robe, white-and-orange garland and holds a plate; he appears to be the central figure receiving offerings. Around him, orange-robed sannyasis and a priest with a shaved head and orange clothing attend. A woman in white and a woman in blue stand at right, holding yellow cloths. In front, white-clad men with rudraksha malas and tilak sit chanting at microphones with hands folded. A square fire pit with flames and brass vessels of yellow offerings lies in the foreground, and a large decorated deity murti with a green-and-pink draped base stands at left.2014-09-06Night ritual homa at an open-sided pavilion with a wooden fire pit blazing in the centre. A man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-edged cloth and a bare upper body stands at left with hands folded in namaskar. Beside the fire, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass vessel, while another in white garment and red turban raises an arm near the altar. Behind, a white-clad figure stands with hands together. At right, large white clay deity murtis with gold-and-red garlands, a lion vahana, and a red cloth covered altar with brass lamps. Brass bowls and oil lamps surround the fire pit.2014-10-02A night-time homa at an outdoor temple-style setting. A square brick fire pit with burning flames sits in the foreground, bordered with yellow marigold petals and small brass bowls of offerings. Behind it, a shrine is heavily decorated with red, orange and yellow flower garlands and banana-leaf or fruit offerings. Two priests in white dhotis stand at left, one bare-chested with sacred ash markings and a folded cloth at his waist, the other wearing a white wrap and turban. On the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate red and gold throne. Several other people in white and saffron sit or stand in the background near musical equipment. Six to twenty people are visible in total.2013-07-09Night ritual photograph at an open-air outdoor shrine. A priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with a white turban stands at left, holding a ritual item, while smoke rises from a fire pit. Five shaven-headed young sannyasi boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats facing the altar. At right, a woman in saffron sari with a yellow garland and a shaven-headed man in saffron robes hold white and yellow flower offerings near a gold-framed red chair and a standing fan. The central altar is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a deity murti in a golden arch and kalasha-style offerings in front. The scene suggests a homa or puja.2013-10-16April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20142014-09-06