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September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA night fire ritual. A large square fire pit lined with white flower-dotted borders burns brightly in the foreground. Behind it, a figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a gold-ornamented throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaste. Two bare-chested young men in white dhotis with patterned borders stand at left, one pouring from a small metal vessel, the other holding a long rudraksha mala. At right, a man in a yellow-orange turban and saffron shawl sits with a small flame and offerings. Flower garlands, bananas and a silver tray lie on the mats, and an electric fan and metal railings are visible behind.2017-08-02April 28 20172017-04-28October 19 20122012-10-19August 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesA priest in a rust-red dhoti with a bare upper body and white sacred markings on his arms and forehead sits cross-legged at a brass puja setup, tending a flame and ritual implements. Behind him a deity murti stands on a striped pink-and-blue pedestal flanked by two gold lions and draped in white flower garlands, with red and orange cloth. Brass bowls, a kalasha-like brass pot, oil lamps, banana leaves and marigold flowers lie on the floor.2014-08-21September 28 20172017-09-28February 16 20162016-02-16September 14 20172017-09-14June 23 20172017-06-23