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A night-time outdoor ritual at a stepped shrine decorated with rows of small deity figures, marigold garlands and a flower-framed central niche holding a seated deity murti. Several men in saffron-orange cloth sit on a white raised platform beside a fire pit with flames, performing a homa while a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads sits in front. A man in orange stands at left, holding a camera or device toward the shrine. Large brass and bronze vessels, lamps and kalasha-style pots sit on colourful woven mats, and a small framed photo display is at right. Overall the setting is a sacred fire ritual with offerings.

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March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03A night-time ritual at a stepped stone platform before a tiered array of black stone deity murtis garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, with a large decorated shrine at the top. In the foreground, several young men in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls sit facing a sacred fire pit on the stone floor, with brass vessels and a lit lamp nearby. A bare-chested priest in red and brown cloth stands at the platform tending the fire, while a white-haired person in white sits at the lower right edge of the group. Framed photographs garlanded with flowers sit on a teal and red cloth to the right, and a woman in a red sari stands at the far right with a microphone. A decorated palanquin or ratha with flowers and lamps stands at the left. The setting appears to be a homa or yagna with offerings, though the surroundings and fire pit are the main visible elements.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03January 31 20182018-01-31December 20 20172017-12-20Night ritual photo with a sacred fire burning in a large round brass vessel at right, with smoke rising. A seated figure in red and white clothing sits on a chair at left, hands pressed together, before a row of tiered deity murti statues decorated with flower garlands. Two shirtless priests in saffron-orange dhotis, one wearing a pink-and-white turban, tend the homa fire. Colourful striped cloths cover the floor, with a large metal vessel and flower offerings in the foreground. A red canopy frames the right side. The scene suggests a homa or yagna ceremony.2018-01-31Night-time outdoor ritual scene on a striped multicolored cloth. At left, a man in dark clothing tends a blazing fire in a large metal vessel. In the centre, two figures in orange and saffron clothing kneel before a ritual arrangement of brass vessels and offerings; the man on the right has bare shoulders and a red-orange cloth, and the figure beside him wears a dark headwrap. Behind them, a tiered stone structure is lined with many dark deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow and white flowers. Trays of colourful powders, kumkum, and grains sit in the foreground, and an ornate silver palanquin or canopy with floral decoration stands at left. A mural-style mural and a decorated ratha-like shrine appear at the far left.2018-01-31December 20 20172017-12-20March 03 20182018-03-03