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Outdoor homa ceremony on a tiled terrace under a canopy. At center, a priest bare-chested with a red-and-white cloth and rudraksha mala kneels before a brick fire pit bordered with marigold garlands, with a kalasha, offerings of fruit and greens, and a brass bell nearby. A standing assistant in white dhoti and mala holds a ritual implement, and a bare-chested man in an orange cloth stands behind. To the right, a decorated deity murti with garlands, a kalasha and a lion-supported shrine stands on a teal pedestal. A seated audience of women in white, orange and red saris and men in white sits on chairs in the background.2015-07-18March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesOctober 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20072007-10-15A photograph of a Hindu ritual inside a temple-like hall decorated with gold arches and pink drapes. A bare-chested elderly priest with white sacred markings on his arms and a pink-and-gold dhoti sits at left, extending his hand over a stone fire pit with offerings. Beside him a younger man in a bare-chested pose assists. At centre, a seated man wears a woven straw hat, a pink shawl, a white sacred thread and flower garlands, with a silver bowl before him. Behind them stand large deity murtis draped in yellow and red-and-yellow garlands, one in gold crown and yellow robes. Brass plates, banana leaves, flowers and kalasha pots fill the foreground. The ritual appears to be a homa or puja.2013-07-18December 31 20112011-12-31October 23 20082008-10-23July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 06 20152015-07-06February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesIndoor ritual session in a large hall with a red-and-cream decor. A figure seated on a gold-trimmed throne at left, wearing an orange turban and orange-gold shawl, faces a bald man in white clothes and an orange sash who smiles and holds a brass bowl of petals. Behind him, many people in white robes and orange sashes stand and sit, several wearing white head caps. Those seated in front, in orange and maroon robes, sit on the floor before plates of offerings and small lamps. Rose petals scatter over white cloths and red carpets on the floor.2015-10-232002 - Glimpses From Various Programs2002-01-01 +1 copies