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September 15 2015

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September 15 2015

A ritual scene at an indoor shrine with a small fire pit burning in the foreground. Several men in white dhotis with red and gold borders and garlands stand and kneel around a decorated altar. A bald man in white with a red shawl and spectacles, holding a kalasha-like vessel, pours offerings near the fire. A seated young priest with bare upper body, green turban and garlands tends the flame, while men in white cloth and red shawls assist. Behind them, several men in orange, white and red headwear with white blindfold-style cloths wait. The altar holds a lion statue, a cobra motif, a fruit-and-flower arrangement and brass lamps. a person presence unclear from appearance.

May 24 2018

2018-05-24 +1 copies

A ritual scene inside a ceremonial space. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds cupped hands while a bald priest in white with a red-and-gold shawl, rudraksha mala and tilak pours water from a silver vessel over his hands. Beside them, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and gold necklace stands, and a bearded man in a white dhoti with a green turban and gold chains kneels, holding a ladle over a basket of red flower petals. Several men on the left wear white cloths tied over their eyes, and one wears an orange cloth. A brass lamp, a carved gold throne-like frame, a golden lion figure and painted serpent decorations sit at right, with red flowers and fruit on the floor.

April 10 2016

A photograph of a ritual homa inside a temple-style hall with red and white striped carpet. Seated in the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl with rudraksha malas faces a small fire pit with a bright flame, with brass trays, flowers and yellow cloth beside it. Behind him, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold borders sits near the fire. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders stand in a line, some wearing rudraksha malas and ID lanyards. Women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha necklaces move around a table, and a wooden cabinet stands at the right edge. Ritual activity with fire and offerings.

A homa fire ritual inside a temple hall with a fire pit lined with yellow-orange brick at the front. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with blindfolds or white cloth tied over their eyes, hands folded in prayer. A bare-chested man in a green headcloth and gold necklace sits at the fire pit, and a man with a rudraksha-style red garland and gold necklace stands at the centre holding a brass bowl. A bearded man in a pink robe and yellow shawl, wearing a white cloth over his eyes, is being tied in with a white cloth by an attendant in white. On the right stands a decorated altar with a golden lion figure, a cobra-shaped form, fruit, flower garlands and a deity murti.

February 07 2016

A homa ritual at a fire pit with a sunken brick-lined pit and visible flames, framed by orange and yellow flower petals. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a maroon-and-green cloth and a purple head wrap raises a brass ladle. Behind him, a shaved-headed priest in orange wears a rudraksha mala and presses palms together. Several bare-chested men in white and saffron dhotis stand and sit around the platform, a gilded throne with red cushions behind them, a coconut and orange on a tray at right, and a bowl of offerings near the pit.

A homa ritual at night inside a temporary shrine with a corrugated metal wall. In the foreground a fire burns in a brick fire pit, and a bowl of water and a ladle sit beside it. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red shawl bends forward over the fire, hands extended toward the offerings. Behind him, a priest in white dhoti and red-bordered cloth stands and another man wears a green head wrap and a gold-bead garland while seated. Two men stand in white dhotis with red and gold sashes and layered beaded garlands, one with palms joined. Shelves hold rows of small white cups and a golden arch frames a decorated altar with a gold kalasha, a pink and white arranged arrangement of flowers and fruit, a golden lion figure, a painted serpent and an ornate statue. Four physical people are visible.

August 29 2014