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May 24 20182018-05-24A 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.2018-05-24September 09 20162016-09-09A row of men seated on the floor during a puja in a temple hall, many bare-chested with white sacred ash and horizontal markings on their chests and arms. Several wear rudraksha malas and ochre or orange cloth. Brass plates with flowers, small bowls, incense and oil lamps sit on red and yellow mats in front of them, and one man in the foreground holds a small bowl while another lifts incense sticks. Sheltered oil lamps glow in the background.2017-01-10January 10 20172017-01-10A seated group of men in a plain indoor hall performs a puja with small oil lamps and brass vessels set on a mat. Most wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, some with white forehead marks, and several hold lit lamps or spoons aloft. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits at lower right with hands folded, and a few younger boys sit in the background. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a small book lie on the mats, and a red curtain hangs behind them.2011-10-15A photograph of a large group seated on the floor during a ritual, mostly men in white dhotis and saffron-orange garments with red borders. Several wear rudraksha malas and gold chains, with white tripundra marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a man in saffron clothing with a gold necklace holds a small brass implement, flanked by other saffron-clad seated participants with brass vessels, flowers and small oil lamps on the mat before them. The setting is a hall with orange draping.2010-10-19February 07 20162016-02-07Night-time ritual at a fire pit (homa) in a tented hall with a gold-decorated shrine at the back. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with yellow sashes and rudraksha malas crouch and pour offerings into the flames over a red-cloth floor scattered with marigold petals. A bearded man in a yellow shirt sits at the right, and a man in an orange turban and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala kneels beside a silver stool. Behind them, women in saris and dupattas and men in white stand watching, and a large screen shows a colourful deity image. Flower garlands, brass pots and kalasha vessels surround the fire.2016-12-05A group puja at a temple hall where several men sit on the floor performing ritual worship at brass trays with oil lamps, flowers, leaves and small brass vessels. In the foreground a younger shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, sits with cupped hands above the offerings. Beside him an older man with white hair, white body markings and a long rudraksha mala tends a lamp, while others in white dhotis sit behind, some bare-chested.2017-01-08September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copies