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September 13 20132013-09-13A young boy in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and tilak on his forehead and red wrist threads, holds up dried grass and stands beside a homa fire pit built of wooden logs and dry grass on a yellow-painted platform decorated with red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds. Behind him a bald priest in orange robes with a white tilak sits near a brass vessel. Seated devotees in white and pale clothing watch from the dark background.2013-09-30November 04 20132013-11-04A night homa ritual beside a brick fire pit with a bright flame, lined with yellow-painted edges. A young boy seated on a low wooden seat with a patterned cloth, wearing orange saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala, white body markings on his arms and chest, looks toward the fire. Beside him, a shaved-headed boy in orange and rudraksha malas sits on the floor pouring offerings, while another boy in orange with a tilak holds a bowl. Brass bowls of offerings, a bundle of sticks and a lamp sit in front. A young attendant in an orange turban and multiple malas holds a tray of herbs and offerings. Lamps and a brass vessel are visible at the edges.2017-10-01September 11 20172017-09-11Night outdoor ritual at a yellow-painted tiered altar decorated with red and white flowers. Three young priests in saffron-orange robes stand behind it with white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms; the nearest wears rudraksha beads and holds a brass vessel. Dried grass stalks and wooden logs stand in a fire pit at the centre. A large seated audience in white and light clothing fills the background, with a woman in white in the lower left foreground. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable; the figures are priests and devotees.2013-09-30November 07 20132013-11-07Night photograph of a fire ritual before a golden-framed shrine holding a decorated deity murti garlanded with red and yellow flowers. A central fire blazes at the base of the shrine beside brass oil lamps. A woman in a rust-red shawl and red-marked forehead extends a silver plate toward the fire. On the left, a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a bright orange turban holds a silver vessel, while a second man in orange stands beside a flower-garlanded murti. Seated devotees in orange clothing, including a shaved-headed participant, watch from the foreground near offering bowls. The scene appears to be a homa or puja with offerings.2013-11-04Outdoor homa at dusk: a young priest in saffron-orange dhoti with rudraksha mala and bare chest pours liquid from a brass vessel into a rectangular fire pit where wood sticks are burning. Another young boy in white dhoti with beaded necklace sits behind, holding a brass lamp. A decorated ratha-style deity murti or palanquin with golden finials and lion figures stands on a blue pedestal in front of striped steps. Banana plants, a kalasha, a metal bowl and a plate of offerings sit near the fire.2014-10-31A night homa in progress at a yellow-and-white square fire pit filled with logs and burning embers, with smoke rising. A young priest in white dhoti and a white head wrap, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and sandalwood markings, pours or tends offerings at the fire with a stick. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits attentively, and several women in orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit at left. Devotees in white shirts and dark clothes sit in the background among dim lights.2013-11-07September 13 20132013-09-13November 04 20132013-11-04