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January 05 20142014-01-05January 05 20142014-01-05January 05 20142014-01-05Night-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.2014-01-05Night-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.2014-01-05January 03 20082008-01-03January 05 20142014-01-05January 05 20142014-01-05Photograph of an evening ritual in a stone-walled courtyard. A man with a shaved head and a red-orange shawl sits in a white ornate throne with hands folded in prayer, wearing a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. In the foreground, a man bending forward wears an orange-red cloth wrapped around the head and body, with a rudraksha mala, and lights a flame over an offering tray with mango leaves and bundled fruit. A yellow-brick fire pit burns in front of him on a striped rug, with brass pots and a kalasha nearby. A woman in orange stands at the left holding a silver plate of pink petals. The scene is a homa or puja with a seated figure in a throne.2018-04-26Outdoor evening homa at an open-sided pavilion. In the centre a woman in an orange-red sari with a bare midriff-free wrap stands barefoot with hands pressed together before a rectangular wooden fire pit with bright flames. Behind her a golden orange cushioned chair stands empty beside a golden lion-shaped sculpture draped in a red cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. A figure in white and orange-red at the right edge pours liquid from a brass kalasha into the fire. Several women in orange-red saris and white garments stand in the background with hands folded in prayer.2014-11-25Night outdoor ritual at an open temple-style courtyard with a stone brick wall and wooden screen behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti and a matching orange turban holds an oil lamp (deepa) in one hand and gestures with the other over a fire pit (homa/yagna) of stacked wooden logs and flames. A tray of pink flower petals is held nearby by another attendant. To the right, a man seated in an ornate white-and-red throne with folded hands and a rudraksha mala wears orange-red robes and a golden necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead. Yellow-green offerings and a green cloth sit by the fire. A floor fan stands nearby. Other people stand partially visible in the background.2018-04-26 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20132013-09-30