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Night-time ritual at an open-sided pavilion with orange and white pennants and hanging decorative tassels. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the centre, holding a flaming lamp or aarti in his hands, facing a raised altar. Seated priests in white dhotis and shawls chant and attend the altar, which is laden with banana leaves, fruit, brass vessels, a red cloth and flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand at left beside a red-and-gold palanquin or canopy and a decorated deity murti draped in red and white. A drummer in white seated at lower right plays a drum. Devotees watch from the background in the darkness.

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Night-time homa at an open-air ritual platform with a fire pit, rising smoke and brass oil lamps in front. A bald man in saffron-orange robes stands at the centre, holding a ritual vessel over the flame, while several people in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged around the fire pit. A red and gold throne-like seat stands at left, and a row of seated devotees in orange and white watches from the back. Brass and metal offering plates with food, flowers and red cloth lie on the platform, and strings of triangular orange pennants hang overhead beside a tall gold-topped pillar.2010-11-05Night outdoor homa at the Bidadi campus under a canopy strung with yellow ribbon and red-and-orange pennants. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head holds a lit flame and a small vessel over a white square fire pit. Seated around it are priests in white dhotis and shawls, several with white and ochre markings, hands folded in prayer. Trays of fruit, rice, cooked dishes and offerings are arranged on the floor in the foreground. A red and gold throne stands to the left, with a woman in orange sitting beside it. Onlookers sit on chairs at the right under dim lights. A painted banner of deities hangs behind the fire pit. Smoke drifts through the scene. The priest in saffron is a shaved-headed ritual officiant, and the appearance does not establish a person identification.2010-11-05Night ritual under an open-sided shed hung with orange pennants and golden looped decorations. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe stands at centre, holding a lit flame or lamp over a fire pit or homa altar while smoke rises. Seated priests in white dhotis and shawls sit around a white raised platform and tiered brass trays of fruit, flowers and offerings. A large brass oil lamp with yellow marigold garlands stands at left beside a red-and-gold decorated deity figure. A musician in white sits at lower right playing a drum-like instrument. Devotees in white and colourful clothes watch from the background, and statues line the far edge.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05Night-time outdoor ritual under an open tin-roofed pavilion with a smoky haze. A man in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a red velvet throne at left, with a lit oil lamp beside him. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth stands centre, raising a ritual object near a low stone platform covered with brass vessels, flowers, fruit and offerings. Behind him a tall gilded kalasha-topped pillar and a deity murti stand by a seated figure in white. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and saris fill the floor at right and in the foreground, with several standing observers near the back. Coloured cloth tassels and red wires hang from the roof.2011-10-05October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies