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Night outdoor puja scene. Three shaved-headed young men sit on a stone floor before an altar draped in a deep purple cloth and decorated with yellow marigold garlands around brass and painted kalasha pots with silver ornaments. Above, a lit shrine shows a deity murti. The man in white dhoti with gold border and white markings on arms and forehead tends brass vessels and a flame, while the two others wear orange saffron garments; one faces away showing a red-bordered orange cloth and rudraksha mala. Offerings sit on the ground including a basket of fruit, yellow plastic bags, and flower petals. Smoke from incense sticks rises near the brass lamp and bell.

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December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21A night outdoor homa at a fire pit lined with white steps and marigold garlands. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits at the centre tending a burning fire with a ladle, a vertical tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads on his neck. To the left, two men in saffron-orange cloths with white body markings sit on a mat, one speaking into a microphone on a stand. At the lower right, a shaved-headed young man in orange with white arm markings holds a yellow plastic bag. A gilded shrine canopy with tasselled hangings and a golden throne-like chair stand in the background, with a brass kalasha and flower garlands nearby.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21Night homa at an outdoor altar. A priest in white dhoti with gold border, bare-shouldered and with a shaved head, pours an offering from a long ladle into a fire burning in a square white fire pit strung with yellow marigold garlands. Behind the fire, a row of kalasha pots wrapped in yellow flower garlands and blue cloth sits on a maroon-draped platform, with a small lit gold-framed deity image at upper left and coloured string lights overhead. Brass bowls, lamps and offerings rest on the steps and mat. A young man in saffron-orange robe with white forehead markings sits at right beside the fire, with another person in orange partly visible behind him.2013-12-21Night outdoor homa at a temple-style courtyard. Three priests sit on the ground before a white marble fire pit with a bright flame: a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border pours offering from a ladle, while two others in saffron/orange cloth with white ash markings on their arms and foreheads sit beside it. Behind them is a row of deity murtis decorated with yellow marigold garlands, and a lit illuminated shrine with coloured lights stands at left. Brass lamps, a bowl, a basket and a red cushion lie on the floor with scattered flower petals.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 17 20132013-12-17November 10 20112011-11-10