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A photograph of a ritual at a temple-style setting. On the left, a decorated Shiva linga sits draped in a red and orange cloth, wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and a gold-embroidered cloth. In the centre, a seated man in a red-maroon garment with a sandalwood tilak and a crescent-shaped ornament on his head smiles and makes a hand gesture while a bowl of burning flame is held before him. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a maroon garment and maroon turban holds the flaming bowl and a bundle of grass, with white ash markings on his arms and rudraksha beads on his wrist. Pink flower garlands hang around the seated man's neck. Behind them is a blue and gold draped backdrop.

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Close photo of a ritual fire: a bright flame rises from a flat metal vessel held by a bare-chested priest seen from behind, wearing a maroon dhoti and rudraksha bracelets and bearing white ash stripes on his upper arm. A second person in maroon cloth stands beside the flame, partly visible, with a decorated silver-and-red ornament and pink flower garlands at the edge of the frame. A bundle of dried grass or kusha is held near the vessel. Behind them are marigold garlands and a purple flower string. The scene appears to be a homa or fire offering.2018-01-31December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20A photograph of a ceremony in an ornate setting. On the left, a young man with a bare upper body, wearing a rust-red cloth and rudraksha malas, holds a brass bowl with a large flame. On the right, a smiling man in rust-red robes, rudraksha beads on his arms and chest, a gold chain, a patterned headwrap and forehead markings, sits on a wooden chair with one hand raised toward the flame. Behind them stand a silver statue, a brass kalasha-like finial and a golden decorative backdrop. a person (the page's claimed presence) is seated and wears the rudraksha, gold necklace and headwrap cues, with the seated figure described as a devotee-led ceremony participant.2017-12-10 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20182018-01-31December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20