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A night ritual on a raised orange-draped stage with red-and-white border. Two priests kneel in white dhoti-style cloths with maroon borders; the nearer one, bare-chested with shaved head, sits with palms pressed together in prayer, while the other holds a brass tray and offers. Brass bowls, a bell, a plate of red and green apples, flower petals and scattered grains lie on the stage, with a wooden stand at left. Behind them a seated audience fills the dark hall, some with cameras, under strings of green leaves.

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October 16 20102010-10-16Night outdoor puja scene. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, gold necklace, pours liquid from a silver vessel into a small silver bowl held in his other hand, facing a wooden carved throne-like seat. A seated priest in white with gold ornaments and sacred white markings on his arm and beads on his wrists tends a tray of apples and limes, with a silver bowl and turmeric plate in front. Behind them, red and green string lights glow, and other white-clad people stand in the background. A large hoop and a colourful cloth banner hang at left.2010-10-16A night ritual on a raised wooden platform with orange and white striped edges. In the foreground a shaven-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders prostrates on the platform, hands flat before a low offering table laden with flowers, brass vessels, a plate of apples and a lamp. To the right another man in white with a gold necklace kneels beside him. Two women in red saris sit at left on a purple mat. Behind, a seated figure in white with a gold-trimmed crown or turban and gold necklaces sits on a raised red throne-like seat, with another seated person in white beside him, and an ornate gold arch frames the back. Marigold petals are scattered across the platform.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at an ashram under string lights. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold necklace holds a silver tray covered with a red cloth. Beside him a man in white dhoti with a cream turban and gold ornaments stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, other men in white clothes stand or sit near a carved wooden seat and a table laden with fruit, plates of food and brass vessels. Two large hoops and garlands hang overhead, and a lit building with a sign is behind. Other ritual attendants in white are visible in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual at an open-air pavilion. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stands at the right, holding a flaming camphor lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing aarti. Seated priests in white garments and gold-bordered shawls, some wearing rudraksha and gold necklaces, sit on the left and centre with hands folded in prayer. A brass pot and offerings sit in front. Behind them hang garlands of green leaves, a decorated pillar with floral patterns, and a woman in blue with a garland. Smoke rises from the flame.2010-10-15Night outdoor ritual at a homa-style altar. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a tan-yellow turban stands barefoot at the centre, hands pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a bald priest in white with a gold-bead mala holds a silver bowl, and another priest in white with a mala stands with palms joined at right. A seated priest in white with a mala sits at the carved wooden peetha-style seat on the right. Behind them, a large group of seated children and adults in white clothes, some in orange and yellow shawls, watch. Brass plates with offerings sit on a white-draped table. Strings of green leaves and a tall painted pillar with circular rings form the backdrop.2010-10-16 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20152015-01-03October 16 20102010-10-16Two men in white dhotis sit cross-legged on an orange-tinted floor at a ritual homa or fire ceremony. The man on the left, with a microphone before him, holds his hands in a mudra and chants, wearing a red-and-white rudraksha mala. The man on the right, bald and bespectacled with his palms joined in namaskar, wears a gold-bordered white dhoti and a long ornate gold necklace. A brass fire vessel with a lit flame sits between them, with banana, apple, a silver tray, brass lamps and kumkum-marked offerings nearby. Standing figures in white dhotis appear in the background. Single-person identity is not established by appearance cues in this frame.2012-02-09November 29 20112011-11-29Night outdoor fire ritual. A bare-shouldered priest in white dhoti kneels in the foreground before a bright fire pit. Behind him a white-robed priest in an orange-and-white turban stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and other white-clad priests stand nearby, several with rudraksha malas. Seated devotees in white clothes line the left side. Brass oil lamps burn on the right beside platters of fruit and flowers, a red-and-green draped seat, and a kalasha-like vessel held by a priest. Strings of leaves hang overhead and a green-and-white garland decorates the background. Several priests here appear to be in white with a visible silver-coloured urn; no clearly identifiable a person figure is evident.2010-10-16