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Night outdoor ritual photograph. In the foreground, a bald priest in orange robes and gold-bead malas reaches toward a silver bowl on a row of stacked bricks scattered with white flower petals, a lit oil lamp and lemon halves. Beside him, a priest in orange and a man in white with folded hands sit cross-legged. Behind them, women in white and yellow saris stand or sit, with strings of lights, a green and gold cloth draped over a table, and a brass pot at left. A large round wooden disc stands behind the seated priests.

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Night outdoor ritual at a homa fire pit built of stacked yellow-brown bricks decorated with white and marigold flowers. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklace pours an offering from a silver ladle into a metal bowl at the fire. Beside him a second shaved-headed man in orange and gold ornaments sits with folded hands. Behind them a woman in a white and gold sari and other devotees in orange and white watch, with oil lamps and a gold-trimmed shrine glowing in the background.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor homa at a brick fire pit (kund) decorated with marigold garlands and white flower petals. A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace sits cross-legged, extending his right hand over the fire. Beside him, a second man in orange with a beaded necklace sits with palms joined, and a third man in white dhoti with a tilak and gold necklaces sits with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, devotees stand and watch, some in white and colourful saris, near a gold-framed deity murti decorated with flowers and a silver bowl of fruit and offerings. Strings of lights glow in the background.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night ritual homa at an outdoor fire pit built of stacked yellow-brown bricks decorated with flowers and leaves. Three priests sit on the ground in saffron-orange dhotis or wraps with beaded rudraksha necklaces and gold bangles; the central priest pours ghee from a silver bowl with a ladle, while the two flanking priests hold brass trays of wood sticks for the fire. One of the right priests wears white dhoti with a gold border and a white-marked forehead. Women in saris and a few onlookers stand in the background near a decorated white-and-orange barrier under electric lights and trees.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-style setting. Three men sit on the ground before a brick platform strewn with flowers and leaves, with a small oil lamp burning on the platform. The central man wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his body, a garland of beads around his neck and gold-toned bangles; he holds his hands outstretched over a silver bowl. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with a bead necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, and at the right a man in a white dhoti with a white upper cloth and a white tilak on his forehead also has palms pressed together. A decorated deity murti with garlands and flowers stands at the left under a canopy, with women in saris and onlookers in the background, and string lights glow in the trees.2011-11-10Night ritual scene outdoors with string lights and illuminated lamps in the background. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace sits cross-legged behind a low brick platform scattered with flower petals and marigold garlands. He pours a yellow liquid from a long-handled ladle into a silver bowl on the platform, while a small oil lamp burns nearby. Another priest in white with a rudraksha-style mala sits beside him, and a third saffron-clad man sits at right. Women in saffron, yellow and white saris sit in the background, and a green-and-gold cloth draped over a table runs behind them.2011-11-10Night outdoor fire ritual (homa) at a yellow brick fire pit decorated with white flowers and petals. Several shaven-headed priests in saffron-orange robes with gold necklaces and rudraksha beads sit cross-legged, feeding wooden sticks into the fire from brass trays and a metal vessel. Women in cream and yellow saris, one with an orange shawl, stand watching in the background, with a large drum visible behind the priests and smoke rising through string lights.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor ritual photo at a temple-style open ground. In the foreground, three men sit cross-legged on a raised platform with palms pressed together in namaskar. The man on the left wears an orange saffron robe with a bare shaved head; the centre figure wears orange robes, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bangles; the man on the right wears a white dhoti and shawl, a vertical white tilak on his forehead, gold chains and bangles, and glasses. In front of them is a low brick homa-style altar strewn with white flowers and holding small oil lamps, a silver bowl and brass vessels. Behind, a gold-decorated canopy, a green-and-white cloth, garlanded deity figures, white-clad women and devotees sit in the background under string lights. Someone holds a camera on a tripod at the left edge.2011-11-10