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August 22 20172017-08-22Night ritual at a raised stone platform with white and red striped walls. A priest in white dhoti and a green-and-orange sash pours liquid from a vessel toward a small flame set in a golden framed shrine niche. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a few decorated deity figures stand within the niche, with a blue cloth backdrop. Smoke rises from the fire pit. Brass lamps, a kalasha pot and flower offerings lie on the platform. A second priest in white stands at the left and a robed figure in saffron sits along the right edge with several seated devotees in orange and white clothing behind.2015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09A temple ritual before a decorated shrine where a deity murti pair, one figure seated on a throne-like platform, is framed by red, yellow and white flower garlands and a golden canopy. In front, a wooden platform holds a small fire and offerings scattered with yellow marigold petals. Several priests sit on a red cloth: one in white dhoti with an orange headcloth gestures with a ritual implement, another in white and a yellow shawl sits nearby, and a bare-chested man in a yellow shawl and a man in an orange wrap sit at right. Brass lamps and vessels surround the shrine. A visible fire and offerings suggest a homa or puja.2016-12-05September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesJuly 19 20132013-07-19Night ritual outdoors under a corrugated roof at a homa or fire ritual. A fire burns in a yellow-tiled rectangular fire pit in the centre. A shaven-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti stands at left, tending the fire with his hands. To the right, a second person in an orange-red robe with a bare upper body sits with his back to the camera before an ornate golden throne-like seat decorated with a Ganesha-style deity murti, garlands of orange and white flowers and a green backdrop. To the left, a red-draped platform holds deity murtis garlanded in marigolds and beaded necklaces. Behind the fire pit stands a tiered decorated altar with flowers and kalasha-like offerings. A person in white clothing is partly visible at the far left edge.2014-11-25October 18 20152015-10-18September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesA night ritual homa at a tented temple-style hall. A tiered wooden fire pit with smoke rising stands in the foreground on a red carpet, scattered with petals and flower offerings. Four priests in white dhotis stand at the fire pit; the central priest wears an orange shawl and holds offerings, and another wears a saffron-orange shawl. An older man with a shaved head stands at right, wearing white and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a decorated palanquin or deity vahana is garlanded with white and red flower garlands, with a golden deity murti at right. Brass lamps and a plate of fruit sit near the pit. Several seated men in white dhotis chant on the left, one holding a microphone. Visible people: about eight standing or seated in the foreground, with a larger crowd in the background.2016-12-07A temple ritual at night in front of a shrine with garlanded deity murti and metal images draped in a garland-covered arch. Two priests in white dhoti stand at left: one bare-chested, holding a lit oil lamp on a silver plate, the other in a teal turban and white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala. In front, a square fire pit (homa) burns with petals and offerings scattered around. A red-orange cloth covers the altar with flower garlands and a kalasha-like vessel.2013-07-19