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Night outdoor fire ritual (homa) at a yellow brick fire pit decorated with white flowers and petals. Several shaven-headed priests in saffron-orange robes with gold necklaces and rudraksha beads sit cross-legged, feeding wooden sticks into the fire from brass trays and a metal vessel. Women in cream and yellow saris, one with an orange shawl, stand watching in the background, with a large drum visible behind the priests and smoke rising through string lights.2011-11-10January 09 20152015-01-09Photo 11737909A ritual scene in a hall with a red curtain at left. In the foreground a man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala, bangles and spectacles, sits before a square arrangement of yellow turmeric blocks forming a ritual enclosure, with a silver vessel and offerings. Two young attendants in saffron-orange turbans and rudraksha malas sit beside him. Behind them, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long staff sits on an ornate golden throne draped with red, green and yellow flower garlands. At right, a large deity murti dressed in green silk and white garlands rests on a pink sequined cloth, with a silver plate of flowers and a folded white cloth nearby.2015-04-30November 23 20132013-11-23November 03 20142014-11-03 +2 copiesSeptember 05 20142014-09-05Night outdoor ritual at a homa fire pit built of stacked yellow-brown bricks decorated with white and marigold flowers. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklace pours an offering from a silver ladle into a metal bowl at the fire. Beside him a second shaved-headed man in orange and gold ornaments sits with folded hands. Behind them a woman in a white and gold sari and other devotees in orange and white watch, with oil lamps and a gold-trimmed shrine glowing in the background.2011-11-10March 08 20132013-03-08January 09 20152015-01-09Night ritual scene outdoors with string lights and illuminated lamps in the background. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace sits cross-legged behind a low brick platform scattered with flower petals and marigold garlands. He pours a yellow liquid from a long-handled ladle into a silver bowl on the platform, while a small oil lamp burns nearby. Another priest in white with a rudraksha-style mala sits beside him, and a third saffron-clad man sits at right. Women in saffron, yellow and white saris sit in the background, and a green-and-gold cloth draped over a table runs behind them.2011-11-10January 29 20132013-01-29