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A night-time ritual scene on an orange and gold silk cloth spread on the ground. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and angavastram with maroon borders, wearing a gold chain and white markings on his arm, stands bending over a silver tray of fruit and flower offerings. Three young boys in white kurtas sit cross-legged on the cloth, one holding a green fruit and another a flower, scattering marigolds and petals. Brass oil lamps on tall stands and brass trays of fruit and sweets surround the offerings, with a deity murti partly visible at right under string lights. Two books with red covers lie on a leopard-print mat in the foreground.

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Night outdoor photo of a puja at a temple-style pavilion decorated with string lights and garlands. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with maroon border and white sacred ash markings on his arm stands bending over a low table, holding a silver tray of fruit and placing an offering. Three young boys in white clothes sit cross-legged on an orange and gold silk cloth scattered with yellow and purple flowers, one holding a fruit. Brass oil lamps, bowls of sweets, fruit, flowers and a large deity murti stand on the right. Several other white-clad people stand in the background.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16Night photo of a homa or puja ceremony on an orange-and-gold cloth-covered platform. A standing priest in white dhoti and white shawl with maroon border, shaved head and sandalwood marks on his body, holds a silver tray of fruit and leans over the offerings. Three boys in white kurtas sit cross-legged on the cloth, one wearing a rudraksha mala, handling flower garlands and sticks. Scattered marigold and petals cover the floor. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand nearby, with plates of fruit, sweets, kumkum, flowers and a brass vessel with flower garland. Behind them, a decorated shrine with deity murtis and string lights. A gold-bordered book with a deity cover lies on a leopard-print mat.2010-10-16Night ritual photograph at an outdoor puja pavilion decorated with banana leaves and strings of lights. A man with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti with a maroon border and bare upper body, bends forward over a brass lamp and offering area, reaching toward a tray of fruit. Several boys in white clothes sit on a red and orange cloth covered with scattered flowers, one holding a bowl, another with a rudraksha mala. A standing priest in white robes and a rudraksha mala watches from behind. A large crowd sits in the background. On the right, a decorated deity murti with a lion and a figure with multiple arms stands beside brass oil lamps, plates of kumkum and offerings. The scene matches a Chandi homa-style yagna setting.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16Night photograph of a homa or puja at an outdoor ashram altar with a smoking fire pit at left and oil lamps in the foreground. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style neck garland bends forward offering sticks into the fire while several boys in white kurtas kneel beside him. Behind them standing men in white robes and garlands watch, and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands at far left. A large brass lamp stands on the right beside a tray of lemons, bananas and sweets, and a pink Ganesha murti with a flower garland is visible at upper right under string lights.2010-10-16 +2 copiesNight ritual photograph of a homa/puja at an ashram. A bald man in white dhoti with maroon border stands barefoot on an orange cloth, holding a tray of fruit, while a seated man in white at left works at a brass tray. Several boys in white kurtas kneel at a decorated altar covered with scattered flower petals, brass oil lamps, and offering plates of fruit and sweets. Behind them, a crowd of seated devotees in white fills the hall under strings of leaf and flag decorations, with a colourful deity murti and festival lights at the right.2010-10-16A photograph of a ritual at a deity shrine at night. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes with a yellow border, shaved head and gold bracelet, bends forward toward three seated boys in white dhotis. The boys sit on a low stone platform before a large deity murti with a yellow-and-orange sari draped over it; an oil lamp stands in front, with marigold petals scattered on the ground and a red cloth beside the platform. The boys wear white, one with a sacred thread and one with ash markings on the forehead, and they hold small items the priest is guiding. The priest's robes are the most dominant colour in the frame, and the scene suggests a puja at the shrine. Visible people: four.2011-10-05October 16 20102010-10-16Night ritual photograph at an open-air pavilion. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a brass bowl and extends an offering toward two seated young boys in saffron-orange robes with flower garlands of marigold and red roses. Behind them, other robed figures and seated devotees attend, with marigold petals scattered along the low stone platform and a yellow-draped table in the background.2016-10-10Night-time puja on an orange-draped raised platform in front of a large deity murti with a decorated face and multiple arms, lit by strings of red lights. A shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders kneels in the foreground. Other white-clad boys and young men sit on the platform among fruit, flowers, brass plates and a kalasha, with a dark wooden peetha or throne behind them. A man in white with a gold necklace sits at the right edge. Hanging decorations and green leaves fill the upper frame, and the seated audience is at the right.2010-10-16