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September 25 20132013-09-25A photograph of children performing a ritual outdoors in sandy ground beside a bamboo fence and palm plants. Around a hexagonal arrangement of flat stones decorated with green leaves and scattered petals, boys in saffron-orange sleeveless tops and dhotis and a boy in a red cloth with bare chest stand or sit. A girl in a red-and-gold dress stands at the back left, and a girl in yellow-gold sari and dark blouse stands at right. A seated boy in red cloth holds a small pot or plate, and another seated child holds a brass-coloured vessel. A blue plastic bucket and a small cube toy lie on the ground. Scattered pink petals cover the sand.2013-09-25Three young girls sit cross-legged on an orange cloth at the base of a decorated dais during a pada puja. The girl on the left wears a red silk dress with gold borders and gold necklaces, holding a pink lotus. The middle girl wears an orange and navy outfit with a white beaded necklace, holding a pink lotus in both hands. The girl on the right wears a dark green silk dress with gold trim and a white garland, holding a pink lotus. Behind them, a large gilded deity murti in orange and green draped attire is seated on a golden throne, with petals scattered on the floor and a garland of white and orange flowers nearby.2011-12-31August 24 20142014-08-24October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesFour young girls sit cross-legged on an orange cloth before a temple shrine, each holding a pink lotus flower. From left: a girl in pink and green dress, a girl in orange salwar, a girl in yellow and maroon with gold necklaces, and a girl in cream and navy with pearl necklaces. Behind them stands a large red-draped deity murti with yellow garlands, beside gold ornate shrine elements and a white staircase with red stripes. The scene suggests a pada puja offering of lotuses.2011-12-31Outdoor puja on a whitewashed raised platform beside banana plants. Five sannyasis in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged, including a young one on the right in red-orange cloth with a yellow border, while the two people on the right wear white dhotis and white cloth. Behind them stands a large ganesha murti with a red-orange body and a garland, next to a shrine with decorated deity figures, a brass lamp and a red and white striped wall. A tall red ring hangs from a pole above.2014-08-24August 25 20162016-08-25September 09 20132013-09-09A homa fire ritual in an outdoor courtyard. A young priest in a white dhoti and white shawl, with a turban of pale gold cloth, wood and rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, feeds offerings into a large flame in a square stone fire pit. Three boys sit around the pit: one in a red robe with white tilak and body markings, one in an orange robe with a tilak, and one with a shaved head and glasses wearing an orange wrap. Grains are scattered on the pit's rim. Red-roofed buildings and green foliage stand behind them.2013-09-09April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesOctober 13 20132013-10-13