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December 12 20162016-12-12Night-time homa at a large open tent ceremony with a crowd of devotees seated on the floor. A wooden fire pit with a lit flame sits centre stage on a red cloth. Several priests in white dhotis, some bare-chested with white shoulder cloths, sit around the fire; one wears a pink-and-white head cloth and a sacred thread. A decorated deity murti with garlands and a kalasha rests on the left beside fruit offerings. In the foreground, a man in white hands over a plate of yellow marigold flowers, and banana-leaf offerings wrapped in marigolds and fruit sit on the red floor. Colourful paper lanterns and gold pillars decorate the tent ceremony hall.2016-12-02April 14 20182018-04-14December 02 20162016-12-02Night ritual at an outdoor pavilion with red floor covering. A large fire burns in a wooden homa pit with pink-lined base, surrounded by offerings of fruits, bowls, flowers and banana leaves. Shirtless priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged in the foreground, one with a purple headband and sacred markings. A figure in white robes stands near the fire with hands folded. Devotees in white and colourful saris stand behind. Strings of lights and a decorated deity murti with garlands stand at left, and a screen shows a bright image at right.2016-12-02March 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesJuly 17 20152015-07-17A padapuja ceremony in a tented hall. A golden-framed red throne holds a man in a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala, hands folded in greeting. In front, a priest in a pink-and-orange turban and bare upper body with several beaded malas performs puja at a gold-trimmed wooden platform holding oil lamps and flower petals. A devotee bends forward in white dhoti, and a young man in white sits at the right edge. Garlands of red and yellow flowers, a brass bowl of leaves, a kalasha and a decorated pillar frame the scene, while seated devotees fill the background.2017-05-25A night homa or yagna ritual in a temple-like hall with a tiled canopy and red floor. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border leans over a tiered wooden fire pit (homa kunda), pouring offerings while smoke rises. Beside him another priest in white kneels tending the fire, and a seated man at left holds a small bell or vessel. A white-robed elderly man with shaved head and white shawl stands at center behind the fire. To the right a deity murti is decorated with garlands of yellow and red flowers under a canopy, flanked by tall brass oil lamps and a kalasha. Fruit trays, banana, coconut and flower offerings sit on brass plates at lower left, and hanging ornaments decorate the ceiling.2016-12-07April 14 20182018-04-14December 12 20162016-12-12July 17 20152015-07-17