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November 28 20152015-11-28A ritual scene during a homa or puja with a visible fire burning in a brick fire pit at upper left. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a shoulder cloth stands at left beside the fire pit, with a metal plate of rice nearby. In the foreground a young girl in a white dhoti-style outfit with gold border stands barefoot, bending over a decorated tray covered with a checked cloth, arranged with red, yellow and pink flower petal patterns, pomegranates and orange fruits. Other people in orange and white clothing stand behind her. Brass vessels, bananas, coconut halves, a silver plate and leaf offerings surround the altar. Several pots with purple flower garlands and white cloth stand on a rangoli-like floor arrangement.2017-05-26May 26 20172017-05-26February 20 20162016-02-20 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA night-time ritual offering scene with a sacred fire burning on a brick hearth at left, where a bare-chested priest in a blue head wrap and white dhoti tends the flames beside a plate of rice. In the foreground, two children in white ritual clothing stand before a decorated offering table draped with a white cloth bearing a rangoli-style pattern of yellow, red and pink flower petals. The table holds oranges, an apple, bananas, fresh flowers and incense sticks. The girl in front wears a white sari-style dress and necklace, while the boy beside her in white reaches toward an orange. Brass pots and metal vessels sit on the ground, and a woman in an orange sari stands behind them. Several other offering tables with garlands and fruit are arranged in the background.2017-05-26 +1 copiesJuly 21 20102010-07-21A puja scene at a ritual site. A priest in white dhoti with a yellow-orange border reaches with his right hand to a silver camphor lamp burning with a flame, held over an ornate altar. The altar is draped in a deity's garment or decorated figure covered with beaded gold embroidery and rows of white jasmine garlands and red and yellow marigold garlands. Below, silver bowls hold rose petals, bananas, grapes, coconut halves and a covered silver vessel, with small oil lamps lit beside them. The floor is covered with colourful striped woven mats in pink, blue, green and orange. Another person in white sits at the back, partly visible.2017-03-16Photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a stone floor. A person in a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border reaches toward a decorated rangoli-like floral design in purple outline, green, yellow and white. Offerings include coconut halves, whole green fruits, sliced banana, and loose white and red flowers scattered across the floor. A large vessel wrapped in red cloth and heavy garlands of white jasmine and pink flowers stands to the right, with an oil lamp and a brass lamp nearby. In the foreground, fire flames rise from a homa or lamp fire. No a person candidate is visible.2015-11-28 +1 copiesNight puja at an ashram hall. A young priest with a shaved head, white tilak on his forehead and arms, a red-orange cloth and orange garland sits on a low stone platform pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a brass kalasha set on a yantra of yellow, red and black powder. A second attendant in white dhoti with gold border stands behind with a bead mala, and a third man in glasses stands at the back. Brass oil lamps burn on the right, with a bowl of red kumkum, pink lotus flowers on a tray at left, and yellow marigold garlands. A framed portrait on a wall shows a figure in orange robes seated before an orange chair, but its appearance is not clearly identifiable here.2014-10-02July 17 20152015-07-17A young boy in a white kurta kneels on a red cloth at a golden throne-like seat, placing a brass tray of marigold and white flower garlands in front of it. A seated man in orange-saffron cloth wears a rudraksha mala and gold pendant necklaces, with his bare chest and forearms marked with ash, sitting in the background. Another figure in white dhoti with gold border stands at left, and red draped fabric fills the background. The throne is draped in red and gold brocade.2018-12-30 +1 copies