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April 25 20162016-04-25A photograph of a ritual homa space inside a decorated tent with red carpeting, hanging red and yellow tassels, and string lights. In the foreground a woman in orange sari with gold borders stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing gold earrings and a necklace, facing a brick fire pit where a flame burns. Two more women in orange saris stand behind a metal barrier to the left and centre. Golden kalasha-style vessels, lamps, brass pots and an ornate gold shrine structure surround the fire pit. Devotees are visible in the background beyond the barrier.2016-05-04A photograph of a ceremonial ritual pavilion with red carpeted floor and a white tent ceiling trimmed in red and orange. Low gold-coloured yajna platforms built of gold-tone blocks sit in the foreground, surrounded by brass lamps, a small gilded shrine, and ritual vessels including a bowl and a kalasha. Behind them, decorated raised altars and deity murti are set within metal barricades. A woman in an orange sari stands at left, and a robed priest in orange sits at a low platform in the centre. Several other people are visible in the background near the altars.2016-04-27May 07 20172017-05-07Several men in saffron-orange dhotis stand in a row performing aarti with lit oil lamps held on brass trays, inside a decorated tent hall. The foreground man, bare-chested and wearing a long rudraksha-style bead mala, raises a lit lamp; others stand behind him, some holding brass bells. Behind them are illuminated deity murtis draped with garlands, and a red-cloth covered table with a bright striped mat covers the floor. Hanging paper lanterns decorate the ceiling.2016-12-22Photo 11702507 +1 copiesMay 07 20172017-05-07April 25 20162016-04-25May 07 20172017-05-07A photograph of a temple ritual inside a tented hall. In the foreground, a young man with a tied-up topknot, bare chest, orange dhoti, a rudraksha-style orange bead necklace and a gold pendant holds a large brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with lit flames. Beside him, a priest in orange dhoti and a green-and-gold headpiece with white ash markings and a white flower garland holds his hands together in prayer. A third figure with an orange cloth on the head and bare back stands with a white flower garland. Behind them is an ornate golden and jewelled deity murti framed by garlands of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers, and banana leaves. Brass oil lamps with yellow marigold garlands stand on the red floor, and women in saris are visible in the background.2016-12-19May 07 20172017-05-07January 07 20192019-01-07