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October 18 20122012-10-18Night outdoor fire ritual. A central fire burns in a stone-lined pit. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a low seat under an ornate fringed red-and-gold umbrella, holding a ladle over the flames. Nearby, several people in white ritual clothes sit on red cloth, one with red headwear, others with folded hands. Marigold garlands, brass vessels, flower offerings and banana leaves surround the fire. Dark water and night sky fill the background.2014-08-01Night homa ceremony under a decorated tent with a fire pit at centre. A standing priest in orange robes with a crown-less head raises a lit lamp and a vessel toward the fire. Seated priests in orange robes perform the rite around the smoking pit. A framed picture of a robed, long-haired figure in orange stands on a small stand behind the fire, marked as a depiction; its identity is uncertain. Three pots with yellow flowers and coconuts sit on a white-draped table at left, with a brass lamp stand and a yellow-scarfed man in white seated in the foreground. Plates of offerings, flowers and a kalasha-like vessel lie on a cloth. Smoke rises through the tent.2009-10-17October 18 20122012-10-18August 29 20142014-08-29August 29 20142014-08-29October 11 20142014-10-11July 03 20162016-07-03August 01 20142014-08-01Night-time outdoor ritual under a open-sided pavilion with a striped orange canopy overhead. A figure in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads sits on a red and gold throne at left, hands folded. Nearby a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl sits behind a low table with brass vessels, kalasha pots, and a tall brass lamp. A shaved-headed priest in white kneels before a wooden stand, reading from a book with a microphone stand beside him. Smoke rises in the background. Rows of seated devotees, many women in saris and some men, watch from the right. Platters of flowers, leaves, and red and orange offerings lie on the floor.2011-10-04Night-time homa ceremony under a canopy decorated with orange, green and blue paper lanterns and banana leaves. A man in orange robes, a long beaded necklace and a shaved head stands at a fire pit, holding a metal plate and an oil lamp over the flames while smoke rises. Around him, many people in orange and yellow robes sit on the ground with brass bowls and offerings. On the right, a deity murti is decorated with flowers, and two brass pots wrapped in mesh stand on a white cloth with pink flowers, fruit and sweets.2009-09-25November 12 20102010-11-12