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May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02October 29 20102010-10-29May 02 20172017-05-02A homa ritual photographed at night against a dark background, with smoke rising in the lower left. In the foreground a young priest in a white dhoti-style cloth and a pale yellow patterned turban, marked with a red forehead dot, wears a rudraksha mala and rudraksha armbands and holds a small offering tray with dried grass and a folded leaf over the fire. Behind him a second priest in an orange-saffron cloth, with a shaved head, white marks and rudraksha beads, sits with his hand raised to his chin. A brass vessel and a yellow flower sit at the lower edge beside a pale wooden log.2013-10-15May 02 20172017-05-02A young man in white ritual dress sits with eyes lowered, holding a small bundle of green grass or kusha between his fingers. He wears a cream and gold patterned turban, a red bindi and yellow tilak on his forehead, a silver hoop earring, and multiple strands of rudraksha beads across his chest and on his arms and wrists. A white dhoti-style cloth is draped over one shoulder with a gold border, and white markings are painted on his upper arms. The background is dark.2013-11-07Night fire ritual at a homa pit. A young man in a white dhoti and bare upper body sits cross-legged, wearing a gold-and-cream turban with a red tilak on his forehead, a long rudraksha mala, and rudraksha bracelets. He holds a bundle of kusha grass over the flames while chanting with his mouth open. White sacred ash streaks mark his arms. Behind him, a shaved-headed attendant in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala sits writing in a notebook. Brass vessels and a yellow flower lie on the stone altar edge beside the blazing fire.2013-10-16January 22 20172017-01-22Night outdoor ritual at a temple. A bare-chested man with short dark hair and a trimmed beard sits on a striped mat, wearing a white dhoti with an orange border and a gold-beaded necklace, and is folding or adjusting a pink-and-white striped cloth held in his left hand. Behind him, several people in orange and white garments sit in the background among flower garlands, brass vessels and green leaves, and a gold-framed object stands at the right edge. Blurred figures and a yellow railing fill the dim background.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copies