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November 26 2014

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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a rust-orange robe with a gold-bordered yellow shawl, seated cross-legged behind a low yellow-painted altar table. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold necklace and gold earrings, and has white tilak marks on his forehead. He gestures with his right hand while his left hand rests on the table, with a microphone on a stand before him. Brass bowls, a spouted brass vessel, a bundle of dry sticks, a potted plant and a lit oil lamp sit on the table, and a gold-painted cart stands behind him.2014-11-25October 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesA photograph of a homa or yagna at a yellow-painted fire pit with a large open flame. A priest in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white sacred ash mark on the forehead, and holds a small brass bell in his right hand while his left hand reaches toward a black offering dish. A brass bowl and a brass pot stand nearby. Behind him a microphone stand and a red draped table are decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands. The priest has a lapel microphone and short hair, and is not identifiable from appearance here.2014-11-25October 01 20112011-10-01September 21 20162016-09-21A homa ritual in progress at a brick fire pit lined with yellow-ochre bricks, with a small flame and smoke rising from the ash. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and gold necklaces sits with palms pressed together in prayer before a microphone stand, a book open beside him. Beside him, a second priest in orange-saffron cloth and a rudraksha-style bead mala sits with hands clasped. Offerings sit on brass plates, including a plate of flowers, a bowl of kumkum, a brass oil lamp with a flame, and a bundle of wooden sticks. Behind them, a deity murti is draped with red and white garlands.2011-11-29A shaved-headed man in an orange-red saffron robe sits cross-legged before a homa fire built from stacked yellow bricks, hands pressed together in prayer. He wears a long multi-strand rudraksha mala, a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant, a gold bangle and a wristwatch, and has a white sandalwood tilak on his forehead with a small headset microphone. Smoke rises from the flames. Beside him, a woman in a red blouse and red sari with a white flower garland sits with eyes lowered, and several seated devotees are behind her. A brass kalasha and bowls of flowers sit on the floor. The appearance is consistent with a description of a person's ritual presence, but the face is not clearly identifiable, so the a person field is marked unsure.2013-05-12April 29 20132013-04-29A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold borders, seated cross-legged on a wooden platform in a courtyard. He wears a long rudraksha mala and has his hands folded in prayer with eyes lowered. Before him is a small tray with a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, a metal kalasha-style vessel, and a brass tray holding a silver lamp stand. Red flower petals are scattered on the floor and in a metal bowl. Smoke rises from the incense on the right, and a green bundle of grass lies nearby. Another person in white clothing is partly visible in the background doorway.2011-12-01A photograph of a priest in orange-saffron robes seated cross-legged beside a stone-edged fire pit during a homa. He is shaved-headed, wears a long gold-coloured necklace of beads, and pours or sprinkles offerings from a brass plate of grains and red items. Brass vessels, a bronze bowl with a ladle, a kalasha-style pot and offering trays lie around him, with smoke rising from the pit and a wooden seat behind him.2011-10-01August 22 20172017-08-22October 01 20112011-10-01