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April 29 20132013-04-29Night-time outdoor ritual on a riverside ghat under bright floodlights, with a fire and offerings arranged on a green mat. A standing man in a red-maroon dhoti with a rudraksha-style garland and a large ornate gold-and-silver chest necklace holds a long flagpole with white flowers and a trident-topped staff. Behind him a bare-chested man in a maroon dhoti and orange shawl sits at a small fire pit, holding a ritual object over the flame. Brass vessels, plates of bananas, coconuts, a kalasha-like pot and offering trays surround the fire. Seated devotees in orange and saffron robes and white kurtas fill the mat on both sides, with women in orange saris in the foreground. Ornate carved white pillars with yellow garlands frame the scene.2014-05-20A homa fire burns on a floor in a red-walled courtyard at night, with flames rising from wood and ghee offerings arranged around it, and a tray of flowers, fruit and sweets nearby. A young woman in an orange-red sari with a gold necklace stands at left with hands folded. A bare-chested man in a red shawl sits cross-legged before the fire with hands clasped. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl sits with bare chest, and two more priests in white dhotis stand near the back. Brass vessels, oil lamps, a garland-decorated tray and a green cloth surround the ritual space, with a wooden door at left.2016-06-19September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesJanuary 03 20152015-01-03A photograph of a homa or yagna at an outdoor-style fire pit lined with brick, with bright flames rising from stacked wood. A man with a shaved head and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms sits cross-legged in an orange-red robe, holding a long wooden stick toward the fire. He wears a gold necklace and a bracelet, and a microphone stands beside him. Nearby are silver bowls, a brass oil lamp and small offering vessels on an orange cloth. Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, with garland flowers at the edge, sit on blue and striped mats behind him. a person: the seated ritual leader wears orange robes, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style neck mala.2012-09-04May 20 20142014-05-20April 30 20152015-04-30August 01 20142014-08-01September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesNight-time fire ritual by the water's edge at a riverside ghat. A brick fire pit with burning wood sits at the centre, surrounded by brass vessels, pots, flower petals and small oil lamps. A saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala stands at the back, beside a silver-framed throne under a trident-topped canopy, holding a ladle over a bowl. Around the pit, several people in red and maroon robes and rudraksha malas sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and a shaved-headed devotee in the foreground wears an orange bead garland. Purple light and smoke fill the background. Possibly a homa or yagna. a person candidate is saffron-robed and garlanded, seated by the throne but identity is uncertain from appearance.2014-08-01September 14 20152015-09-14