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Night outdoor puja scene. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, gold necklace, pours liquid from a silver vessel into a small silver bowl held in his other hand, facing a wooden carved throne-like seat. A seated priest in white with gold ornaments and sacred white markings on his arm and beads on his wrists tends a tray of apples and limes, with a silver bowl and turmeric plate in front. Behind them, red and green string lights glow, and other white-clad people stand in the background. A large hoop and a colourful cloth banner hang at left.

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Night-time outdoor ritual photograph. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with red borders and a gold necklace bends forward at a ceremonial site, holding a small brass vessel and a pair of metal tongs or utensils. In the foreground a second man with shaved head, glasses and gold necklace kneels or crouches. A large carved wooden disc or shield stands at the right. Behind them are rows of white-clad participants wearing white garments and beaded necklaces, a painted cylindrical pillar decorated with floral motifs hangs at left, and a wall covered in red and green fairy lights with bunting provides the backdrop. The scene appears to be a fire-ritual or homa setting.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16Night outdoor ritual photograph at an ashram. A bald man in white dhoti with a maroon border and a gold chain necklace holds a brass aarti lamp with a large flame aloft in his right hand, while a small bell is held in his left. Behind him a red-brick wall is strung with multicoloured lights, and a decorated pole with painted red and blue motifs stands at left. Seated men in white with gold necklaces sit at the lower left with hands folded, and several other white-clad devotees stand with palms pressed together in the background. A carved wooden plate or stool lies in the foreground at right.2010-10-16Night outdoor ritual photograph. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders and gold necklaces pours liquid from a silver vessel toward a lit shrine decorated with many strings of coloured lights. A seated priest in white, also wearing gold beads and with white ash markings on his arm, bends over a wooden mat with brass plates of apples and limes, a silver bowl and a small brass lamp. A carved wooden throne-like seat stands at the right. Behind them, other robed figures stand in the dark, and a tall painted cloth banner with floral and bird motifs hangs on the left beneath a large circular hoop.2010-10-16Outdoor evening homa at a stone fire pit. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders and gold necklaces sits cross-legged, pouring an offering from his hand over the black stone pit, which has white marks on it. Behind him, a second priest in white with red-bordered dhoti and gold necklaces holds a microphone and chants. Silver vessels, a brass kalasha-style pot, a silver bowl and a red cloth sit beside the pit, with a carved wooden backdrop behind the priests.2010-09-03 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at an ashram under string lights. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold necklace holds a silver tray covered with a red cloth. Beside him a man in white dhoti with a cream turban and gold ornaments stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, other men in white clothes stand or sit near a carved wooden seat and a table laden with fruit, plates of food and brass vessels. Two large hoops and garlands hang overhead, and a lit building with a sign is behind. Other ritual attendants in white are visible in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight ritual photograph, the image rotated sideways. A man in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a gold-beaded necklace holds two lit oil lamps aloft in both hands, flames rising, while his other hand is open toward a carved wooden seat with a wheel-like motif. Beside him, a second man in white with a gold chain and a green-wrapped object stands at a decorated altar draped in white and bordered with flowers, with brass vessels and a bell. Several more people in white clothes stand in the background, and a line of small red lamps glows on a stepped platform at right. Overall it reads as a lamp-waving aarti at an evening puja.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual at an open-air pavilion. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stands at the right, holding a flaming camphor lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing aarti. Seated priests in white garments and gold-bordered shawls, some wearing rudraksha and gold necklaces, sit on the left and centre with hands folded in prayer. A brass pot and offerings sit in front. Behind them hang garlands of green leaves, a decorated pillar with floral patterns, and a woman in blue with a garland. Smoke rises from the flame.2010-10-15October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an outdoor ashram setting strung with red fairy lights and bunting. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head and a gold-bead necklace holds a flaming pot-lamp (kundam) toward a fire pit lined with bricks, while seated priests in white with gold bead necklaces attend nearby. Brass vessels, a bowl of ladles, banana and fruit offerings, and a pink clay Ganesha murti under a decorated canopy sit beside a purple cloth. A photographer in white stands behind the priest, and two more men are visible at the edges. Partially visible devotees sit in the foreground.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA night ritual on a raised orange-draped stage with red-and-white border. Two priests kneel in white dhoti-style cloths with maroon borders; the nearer one, bare-chested with shaved head, sits with palms pressed together in prayer, while the other holds a brass tray and offers. Brass bowls, a bell, a plate of red and green apples, flower petals and scattered grains lie on the stage, with a wooden stand at left. Behind them a seated audience fills the dark hall, some with cameras, under strings of green leaves.2010-10-16 +1 copies