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February 21 2017

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Night photograph of a large ritual gathering inside a temple hall. In the foreground a homa fire burns on a tiered wooden platform with gold-trimmed edges, flanked by brass vessels and banana-leaf offerings. Two priests in red and orange garments with garlands stand behind the fire. A gold-framed ornate arch decorated with flower garlands and oil lamps sits to the left. Rows of people in white clothing sit on multicoloured striped woven mats, and white sacred threads lie coiled on a brass plate in the foreground.2017-02-21A night-time temple scene with a brass plate in the foreground holding a bundle of white sacred threads, their loose ends hanging over the edge of a grey stone platform. Behind it, a striped woven mat in red, navy, green and blue covers the floor. At the right, a fire burns in a raised golden fire pit. Several people in white clothes sit in the background, partly visible.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21A large outdoor-tent ritual gathering with rows of participants seated on colourful striped woven mats in red, green, blue and purple. Many devotees, mostly bare-chested men in white dhotis and women in white saris with gold borders, sit cross-legged facing a raised red dais at upper left. On the dais, a robed figure sits before a fire pit with a flame, and attendants in white and saffron tend offerings and brass vessels. A tall dark stone pillar with a yellow flower garland stands at the left edge, and gold-framed decorations and string lights hang in the background. Strands of white and yellow beads or rope are laid across the mats in the foreground.2016-12-05April 16 20172017-04-16October 10 20162016-10-10Night outdoor ritual at an ashram with a homa fire burning in a raised stone fire pit in the foreground, with brass kalasha pots with mango leaves and coconuts set nearby. Behind it, a seated figure in orange-red robes sits on a red-cushioned seat at left, and a priest in dark robes sits at the right of the fire pit. A large group of devotees in white and orange-red clothes sit on striped mats, many with palms pressed together in prayer. In the background, a decorated golden shrine shows two deity murtis with blue skin and crowns, and a stone Shivalingam sits on a pedestal under a tall brass finial.2013-03-31April 16 20172017-04-16December 19 20162016-12-19September 15 20152015-09-15October 10 20162016-10-10Night-time ritual gathering in an open pavilion, with a central fire pit or homa altar glowing in the foreground. Dozens of seated participants on striped mats wear white dhotis, saffron and orange robes, and some have bare upper bodies with sacred threads. A priest in saffron robes stands at the right beside an ornate golden throne draped with garlands and a red cloth. Behind the altar, a decorated deity murti stands on a raised dais, with brass lamps and offerings. Hanging oil lamps light the back of the pavilion, and a large dark stone or metal figure with a patterned shawl sits in the right foreground.2016-02-22 +1 copies