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January 03 2015

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February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesNight ritual at a fire pit (homa/yagna) on a stepped platform. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and matching head wrap pours liquid from a silver vessel over a decorated deity murti crowned by a golden cobra hood and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Beside him a woman in an orange-red sari and shawl pours offerings from a brass vessel into the flames. Behind them a row of standing devotees in white and saffron attire watch. Oil lamps and brass vessels sit on the ground in front. A blue-and-gold cloth covers the table beneath the deity.2013-10-08February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesOctober 29 20162016-10-29Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a deity shrine. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti and matching turban holds a large brass plate near a flaming fire, facing a decorated deity murti garlanded with white and orange flowers and framed by a gilded arch. A second figure in an orange-red cloth stands to the left, bare-chested with a mala. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, flower offerings and a white cloth bundle sit in front, with a lit fire pit in the foreground. The base has lion figures and a serpent motif, and the steps are painted red and white. The shrine is lit by lamps and flames against the dark background.2016-10-29Night puja at an outdoor shrine under a tin roof. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl holds a lit camphor lamp aloft before a deity murti decorated with white, purple and pink garlands. Beside the fire pit, a man in white dhoti kneels at the left edge, and a figure in saffron sits or stands at right before a silver-framed deity with garlands. A small fire burns in a yellow-tiled homa pit with brass vessels and offerings in front, and a multi-tiered shrine with flowers stands in the background. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the page's claim, so no identification is made.2014-11-25February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesNight ritual outdoors at a raised stage. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis and orange cloth stand at left before a fire pit with a flame, brass vessels, and offering trays of flowers and fruit. Behind them a decorated palanquin-style structure is wreathed in yellow and white flowers. At right, a deity murti sits on a gold throne with a red cloth backdrop, draped in garlands of marigolds. A seated person in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace sits at right with hands folded in namaste, with a red-and-gold umbrella above. Devotees in orange and white watch from the foreground.2016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesOctober 08 20132013-10-08A night-time ritual homa at a temple-like hall. In the foreground a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti with bare upper body and a long rudraksha mala holds a silver plate with offerings. Beside him stands a person in white. At right, a seated priest in white with a pink wrap tends a bright fire pit with a flaming homa, with brass vessels and bowls of offerings nearby. Behind them stands a golden deity murti garlanded with flowers and a golden necklace, with a red and gold cloth, and an ornate decorated peetha to the right. Hanging paper and leaf garlands decorate the ceiling.2015-01-03July 06 20152015-07-06