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January 05 20142014-01-05January 05 20142014-01-05Night-time ritual homa at an outdoor courtyard beside a pale wall. A figure in orange saffron robes and a wrapped shawl leans over a yellow-draped altar, placing an offering into a flaming fire. Beside him, a bare-chested man in an orange-and-gold dhoti, orange turban and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces holds a small metal vessel. The altar holds a flame, bundled white offerings, flowers, a brass bowl, banana leaves and potted plants. A camera on a tripod records the scene at left. Two people are visible.2014-01-05Night-time outdoor ritual at a covered veranda. On the left, a woman in orange robes with an orange shawl holds a shallow tray with a pink cloth bundle. In the centre-right, a shirtless man in an orange wrap, orange turban, and layered beaded and gold necklaces with a rudraksha-style mala stands at a low yellow-draped puja table, holding a small metal vessel and tending a fire. Behind them hangs a magenta and gold-bordered cloth. The table holds brass bowls, flowers, leaves, and a burning offering, with potted plants and agave at right. Ritual implements such as a homa or puja set are visible.2014-01-05January 05 20142014-01-05January 05 20142014-01-05Night 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.2013-10-08May 03 20122012-05-03 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual photograph. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and a rust-orange turban, with white markings on his arms and chest and a white-beaded mala, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a fire pit with burning wood and offerings of fruit and flowers on a striped mat. Seated on a white-and-red throne, a man in orange-red robes and a gold necklace presses his palms together in namaskar. Behind them stand several people in white and orange clothing, a standing fan, and a stone wall. Watermarked archive photo.2018-04-26March 10 20132013-03-10January 05 20142014-01-05October 08 20132013-10-08