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Night photo of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and red steel posts, strung with coloured fairy lights. Dozens of devotees sit in rows on striped woven rugs in red, green, blue and white, facing a central homa or yagna area with a fire and offerings on a raised stepped platform. Many men sit bare-chested in white dhoti with saffron/orange shawls, and many women wear white and orange saris. Behind the fire pit stands a decorated deity murti in a red and gold setting. Spotlights light the scene and a red digital clock shows 09:44 on a side screen.

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April 28 20172017-04-28Night-time homa in an open-sided tent with a corrugated metal roof and red steel beams. Dozens of people sit cross-legged on striped woven mats facing a central fire pit with rising smoke and a decorated ritual altar. Many participants wear white dhotis and some wear saffron or orange robes; a few sit bare-chested with shawls. Near the altar, a man in white robes stands beside a seated figure in an ornate red and gold garment under a canopy, with a kalasha and deity murti displayed. A cameraman with a tripod films in the foreground. Strings of small lights hang in the background.2017-04-28Night ritual under a corrugated metal-roofed open pavilion with red steel supports and string lights. Participants in white clothes and orange-red shawls sit on striped woven mats facing a central raised platform holding an ornate golden shrine, a kalasha-like structure and a deity murti. A standing figure in a reddish-orange robe stands near the shrine, and a small fire pit smokes in the background. Several shaved-headed priests in white and orange sit at the front; one man in a white dhoti bends forward near the platform. A photographer with a tripod films the scene at the left, and a wooden ladder leans against a pillar beside a poster of colourful figures. Counting visible people, around twenty to thirty are seated or standing in the scene.2017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28Night-time photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and string lights. A homa fire pit burns at the centre of a raised platform, with smoke rising. Around it, dozens of people in white and saffron clothing sit on striped woven mats in rows facing the fire. A man in a white dhoti stands near the fire, and a photographer on a tripod works at the front left. Dark-robed figures and a seated bare-chested man in orange cloth are at the left edge. A large orange-and-gold draped cloth lies in the foreground right. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-04-28A wide photograph of an outdoor-covered ritual hall at night, lit by hanging lamps and strings of coloured lights. Rows of seated participants on striped mats fill the foreground: many bare-chested men in white dhotis with sashes and women in white saris. A large golden-draped object sits on a red pedestal in the foreground, with a small deity murti and offerings nearby. At the front, a robed figure in orange sits before a raised decorated altar and a homa/yagna area with smoke rising. A figure in orange stands at the right edge. Crowd of seated devotees indicates a deeksha or puja setting.2017-03-16April 28 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28May 02 20172017-05-02Wide night view of an open-air pavilion with a corrugated metal roof strung with multicoloured fairy lights. Dozens of participants sit cross-legged on striped mats across the courtyard, most men bare-chested in white dhotis and women in white sarees. In the foreground, a statue on a dark red pedestal wears a yellow shawl and faces the gathering. At the far end, a decorated altar with a deity murti, a kalasha and lamps is attended by figures in white, with rows of small oil lamps set out before it, consistent with a puja or homa setting. One figure in saffron stands at the right edge near parked vehicles. Photo credit overlay in the lower right corner.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMay 02 20172017-05-02