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Photo 11735606Photo 11735597February 15 20142014-02-15Photo 11735598Night-time outdoor ritual on a raised platform with white and red tiled wall behind. Shaved-headed young men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead bands sit in rows facing a golden ornate throne decorated with flower garlands in red, yellow and white, holding a central figure in red and gold garments with a seated deity murti on either side. Smoke rises in the background. To the right, an empty red velvet throne with gold trim displays a framed portrait of a figure in orange. A white-clad priest in the left middle performs a puja with brass vessels and flowers, while a standing attendant in orange with a white forehead band stands at far left. Strings of lights and lamps frame the stage.2013-11-09Night outdoor puja before a golden arched shrine holding a silver deity murti, adorned with garlands and flower-decorated plates, set on a purple cloth-covered platform. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border bends forward at left, applying or offering something near a small bowl. Five young monks in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged facing the shrine, with white ash marks on their foreheads, several wearing rudraksha beads. Marigold garlands lie on the white steps before a fire pit area with a steel vessel.2013-12-19 +1 copiesNovember 19 20132013-11-19December 19 20132013-12-19 +1 copiesNight ritual on an open outdoor stage with a smoky haze. On the left, shaved-headed young monks in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer before a fire pit and an altar. The altar holds a golden arched shrine framing a deity murti draped in flower garlands, with yellow marigolds and a pink garland, brass oil lamps, kalasha pots and brass vessels. Center, a woman in a deep red sari holds a handheld fan toward the ritual. On the right, a man in saffron robes and a gold-and-red ornate throne chair wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, seated with bare feet on a rug. Other saffron-clad attendants stand near the throne. This appears to be a homa or puja with an attending audience.2013-10-16December 19 20132013-12-19Night ritual scene at a shrine with a golden arched canopy holding a deity murti draped in yellow and blue garlands. Five young boys in saffron-orange cloth with pink borders sit cross-legged facing the shrine, their backs to the camera, with white forehead markings. A shaved-headed man in white on the left, wearing a rudraksha mala, tends a small oil lamp. A steel bowl and a raised fire-pit with marigold garlands lie in front of the shrine, and a maroon cloth covers the altar table. The boys wear rudraksha beads, and the wall behind is striped red and white.2013-12-19January 11 20142014-01-11