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April 30 20152015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30A photograph of a Hindu ritual at a yellow-painted fire pit (homa/yagna). A man in an orange-and-gold dhoti and a light orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and wearing glasses, leans over the fire and sprinkles or offers material from a woven basket into the flames, with a silver vessel beside him. Behind him, deity murti stand decorated with white jasmine garlands, multicoloured flower garlands, gold jewellery and a green silk cloth, set on a pink sequined cloth. A woman in orange sari with floral garlands sits at the left edge. Smoke rises from the fire pit. The man's appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity from visible cues alone.2015-04-30April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesMay 17 20132013-05-17A ritual homa at a temple-style stage: a yellow-brick fire pit with a flame sits in front of decorated thrones draped with garlands. A standing priest in a red dhoti with gold border and orange head cloth holds a lamp toward the fire, while a shirtless priest in a pink dhoti and orange head cloth offers a lamp beside him, and a seated priest in a maroon cloth with orange-clad assistant tends offering plates. Golden deity murti are adorned with flower garlands, with a plate of offerings in the foreground.2015-04-30December 19 20162016-12-19A man in an orange-brown ochre robe with a pink-and-white flower garland stands barefoot on a red carpet, holding a lit oil lamp in a silver dish toward a richly decorated deity murti. The murti sits on an orange cushioned seat draped with yellow, orange and white marigold and jasmine garlands, with a gold crown and a red-and-green cloth. Nearby are a black stone deity figure, a silver lamp stand, a decorated silver tray and a banana leaf plant under a gold-trimmed canopy. Petals are scattered on the floor.2016-12-19A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ritual under a draped tent with red and gold fringed valances. Two saffron-robed figures sit at a raised fire pit: the seated central priest has long hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured necklace, and offers into the smoking fire while an attendant in orange beside him holds a tray. Behind them stand two large deity murtis garlanded with yellow, red and white flower strings, and a dark framed portrait is visible at the top right. Flower garlands and marigold strands decorate the fire pit and banana plants frame the scene. Oil lamps and brass vessels stand at the front.2006-07-17A temple-style ritual hall with a golden-framed platform decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and yellow marigold strands. Two seated deity murti, one crowned and jewelled, are adorned with garlands on the right, with a central deity murti in green and red garlands beside them. On the far left a bare-chested person in orange cloth sits with hands folded near a red-and-gold throne. A man in white dhoti with a red-beaded garland stands in the centre, and a man in saffron-brown cloth raises an arm to the deities. A square fire pit of yellow bricks holds a small flame, surrounded by brass vessels, fruit, flowers and scattered petals on a white floor.2015-01-09 +1 copiesDecember 19 20162016-12-19A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at the right, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a decorated shrine. The shrine holds garlanded deity murtis with flower garlands in red, pink, white and purple, behind a red cloth and gold arches. Additional garlanded deity murtis sit on a side altar at right. Brass lamp stands and a gold-framed picture are visible. Seated devotees in saffron and red clothing at right play small hand instruments and watch the ritual. The scene is an arati in a temple hall.2009-10-17