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A smoky outdoor ritual. A standing priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, holds his hands together while smoke billows around him. In front, a younger boy in saffron cloth and beads kneels beside a small flame. Behind them, a row of devotees in white dhotis and saffron or red shawls stand with palms pressed together, and a seated girl in pink and orange watches. A brass lamp stand with a flame sits at lower right, with potted plants along the wall.

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A night-time fire ritual, a homa, is performed before a sacred fire pit with rising smoke and flames. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long beaded mala, holds a ritual vessel high above his head. Beside him, another priest in saffron with a red-orange headcloth holds a ceremonial implement. A seated, bare-chested young man in an orange cloth with a beaded necklace sits with palms joined in prayer, and a figure in a saffron wrap sits with folded hands near the fire. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and saffron stands with hands joined. On the right, a decorated altar shelf holds flowers, a golden ornament, a kalasha-like vessel and a carved deity murti.2016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07Outdoor ritual at night beside a fire pit with bright flames in the foreground. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded mala necklace stands holding a lit camphor flame on a plate and a small brass bell, facing the fire. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and metal ritual items sit on a patterned mat. Seated women in orange and cream saris and a white-clad man with a tilak watch, and a person in an orange turban and garland sits in the lower right. Banana plants and red pillars frame the canopy, with a microphone stand at left. This appears to be an aarti during a homa.2012-10-17February 07 20162016-02-07Photograph of a ritual scene during a sacred ceremony. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron shawl with maroon border and a heavy gold bead necklace holds a lit oil lamp flame in his right hand, with smoke rising from it. A forehead of white and red tilak marks and white sacred ash streaks on his arm. Behind him another man in white dhoti and shawl with red border holds a lit lamp and a small bell or implement, and other seated participants in white are visible in the background. A white pillar stands at left, with a red box and brass items on the floor.2010-11-23September 24 20122012-09-24February 07 20162016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07A photograph of a temple ritual with incense smoke drifting across the frame. In the centre, a man in a maroon dhoti with a gold border and a bare upper body wears a rudraksha mala and bangles as he leans over an offering table, holding a stick toward a brass lamp. Beside him stands a young boy in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala. Two more people in orange robes stand at the edges of the frame. Behind them is a colourful deity murti, with a golden lion figure and a painted altar with a cobra motif. A standing microphone stands on the table. The setting suggests puja with an oil lamp and incense.2014-08-24January 13 20152015-01-13Night outdoor fire ritual. A bare-chested man with a red-brown shawl, garlands and folded hands stands at left facing the fire. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and ceremonial beads perform the rite, one holding a lit torch aloft, another in a white dhoti and garland. A young man kneels in orange with hands joined near the fire. Onlookers in white and light clothing stand in the smoky background. A table at right holds fruits, a small Ganesha figure and brass items.2016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07