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November 19 2013

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November 19 20132013-11-19March 28 20132013-03-28July 04 20132013-07-04March 28 20132013-03-28A man seated on an ornate red and gold throne performs a fire ritual at night, with his palms pressed together in namaste before a large flame. He is bare-chested with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold-trimmed yellow cloth draped at his waist. In front of him a brass bowl rests on a golden platform beside the fire, with a dark textured cloth and an oil lamp at the left edge. Garlands of yellow flowers hang at the upper right beside an orange curtain.2013-10-13July 09 20132013-07-09 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20132013-09-30October 27 20142014-10-27October 27 20142014-10-27Night photograph of a homa fire pit lined with yellow and white powder and scattered flower petals, with burning logs in the foreground. Behind it, a man in a rust-brown wrap with a gold border sits on an ornate red upholstered throne with gold carved trim and arched back. He wears layered gold and rudraksha-style necklaces, gold armbands and bracelets, and sits barefoot on a patterned mat over striped cloth. A figure in white dhoti stands at the left edge and another in white sits at the right edge. The fire and throne are the central subjects.2013-07-04Photograph of a ceremonial aarti being performed before a seated man. The seated man sits in an ornate silver chair with red cushioning, palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, a red wrist thread, and a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Facing him from behind is a priest in an orange-red turban and saffron cloth, with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms, holding a silver lamp with a large flame. Carved dark wooden screens form the background.2018-04-26 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20132013-09-30