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July 09 20132013-07-09Night outdoor ceremony with a large fire pit (homa/yagna) burning in the foreground, surrounded by brass plates of offerings, flower petals and marigold garlands. A man seated on an ornate red and gold throne is wearing an orange-brown dhoti, a gold necklace and a marigold garland, with a red tilak on his forehead, hands joined in prayer. Priests in orange and white stand behind him, one holding a drum, and a row of seated women in white and pink salwar kameez watch on the right. A parked dark SUV is visible in the background. Flower garlands hang on a pillar to the left.2013-07-04May 25 20172017-05-25May 26 20172017-05-26A night fire ritual. A large square fire pit lined with white flower-dotted borders burns brightly in the foreground. Behind it, a figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a gold-ornamented throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaste. Two bare-chested young men in white dhotis with patterned borders stand at left, one pouring from a small metal vessel, the other holding a long rudraksha mala. At right, a man in a yellow-orange turban and saffron shawl sits with a small flame and offerings. Flower garlands, bananas and a silver tray lie on the mats, and an electric fan and metal railings are visible behind.2017-08-02February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a fire pit (homa) with a bright flame beside a yellow-edged square altar. A man with long dark hair, a red-brown garment, rudraksha-style beaded malas and armbands sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne on a multicoloured striped mat, hands folded. Around the fire, a woman in a red sari with a microphone and garlands speaks, and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti stands bare-chested with arms crossed. Behind them about a dozen devotees in orange and saffron robes and turbans stand in a group, some with garlands. Flower arrangements, brass vessels and a standing fan fill the foreground. Several devotees are visible in the background, roughly six to twenty people in total.2017-08-22Night-time homa at an outdoor temple-style pavilion. A bright fire blazes on a raised platform strewn with marigold and rose petals, banana leaves, fruit and small brass pots. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a white headcloth and pink silk sash faces the fire. Behind him, several monastics in saffron and maroon robes stand with folded hands in a line. On the right, a seated figure in orange robes and a red-and-green garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a canopy above. On the left, deity murtis draped in marigold garlands sit on a red cloth. Some people stand in the background among potted plants. Overall, a ritual fire ceremony in progress.2015-08-09May 25 20172017-05-25October 10 20172017-10-10 +1 copiesNight ritual outdoors at a fire pit (homa/yagna) bordered with marigold garlands and brass vessels. A devotee in an orange dhoti and orange shawl wearing a marigold garland stands at left holding a silver plate. A bald priest in orange robes kneels at centre beside the fire, and a third person in orange at right holds a long ritual implement over the flames. Behind them, seated women in white and pink saris with folded palms face the fire. A decorated deity murti stands in an ornate shrine at upper right, and a red-and-gold throne-like chair is at left.2013-07-09 +1 copiesOctober 27 20142014-10-27