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July 17 2013

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A photograph of a temple homa at night. On the left, a priest with a purple turban and a bare chest, wearing a blue bead necklace and white dhoti with dark border, holds a brass lamp. Beside him, a second priest in a white dhoti and white shawl holds a bundle of incense sticks near a sacred fire blazing in a white stone fire pit. A red-brown cloth covers a decorated palanquin or ratha-like platform heaped with yellow and red garlands, white jasmine strands, and green leaves. Bananas, coconuts, fruit and a brass bowl sit on the platform's base, with rose petals scattered on the stone. Smoke fills the air. Gold-framed niches hold deity murtis. a person is not clearly visible.2013-07-17A photograph of a temple ritual with smoke filling the scene. On the left, a priest with bare upper body and a white dhoti tied with a sash stands holding a lit lamp or incense near a decorated deity. The deity figure is draped with layers of garlands in white, yellow and maroon, with a silver crown and necklaces. Behind, two more deity figures stand in a shrine, also garlanded in red, yellow and white, with a golden framed background. Offerings and brass vessels sit on a red cloth in front. No legible text appears in the image.2013-07-17July 17 20132013-07-17July 17 20132013-07-17A night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit on a white tiered platform strewn with yellow marigold petals and red flowers. A priest in a white dhoti bends over the fire, feeding it with a ladle or stick, while two more priests in white dhotis stand behind him, one with a green headpiece and one bare-chested with a sacred thread. To the right, several deity murtis and images are draped in red cloth and adorned with white and yellow garlands, with a silver-crowned figure at the centre. A large ornate golden frame with garlands hangs in the background, and fruit sits on the red-draped table.2013-07-19A priest in a white dhoti with a light shawl and a blue-green headcloth performs aarti with a flaming oil lamp before a decorated deity murti on a red-draped altar. The altar is heavily garlanded with red roses, white jasmine and yellow and green foliage. Behind it, two standing deity figures in silver and gold ornaments stand within a garland-festooned shrine lit by warm light, and smoke drifts across the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in the foreground; a partially visible figure at left edge is indistinct.2013-07-17Night ritual at a temple-style shrine beside an open fire pit (homa) with flames at lower left. Three bare-chested priests in white dhotis stand at the offering table. The left priest wears a yellow shawl and holds a small plate; the middle priest holds a plate, and the front priest wears a teal and green turban and raises a small object toward the deities. A red-orange cloth covers the table, decorated with red and white garlands, leaves and marigolds. Behind them stand deity murtis with gold crowns and ornaments, one with a trident and a large floral-decorated background. Brass bowls with flowers sit on the ground. No devotee is shown in the frame.2013-07-19December 07 20162016-12-07November 18 20152015-11-18A temple ritual at night in front of a shrine with garlanded deity murti and metal images draped in a garland-covered arch. Two priests in white dhoti stand at left: one bare-chested, holding a lit oil lamp on a silver plate, the other in a teal turban and white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala. In front, a square fire pit (homa) burns with petals and offerings scattered around. A red-orange cloth covers the altar with flower garlands and a kalasha-like vessel.2013-07-19July 19 20132013-07-19July 17 20132013-07-17