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Photograph inside a thatched-roof tent with bamboo lattice walls and orange draped pillars. A man in orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and bangles holds a small bell and a flaming lamp over a homa fire pit with offerings. A second man with a shaved head, wearing an orange dhoti, rudraksha mala and arm bands, stands at right with palms joined in prayer beside smoke rising from the fire. The altar holds silver bowls, a silver kalasha, fruit, a silver lamp stand and small lingam-shaped offerings decorated with flowers and red petals. Ritual fire and puja setting.

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February 08 20132013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08A thatched-roof ritual enclosure with a bamboo lattice wall and saffron-orange drapes holds a homa fire burning on a low wooden platform. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a topknot pours an offering from a silver ladle into the flames. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in orange garments with a gold-beaded necklace and a pendant tends the fire. Silver bowls, a basket of fruit, a kalasha-like vessel and decorated coconuts with flowers sit on the platform. In the background, a man in white stands near the entrance.2013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08A photograph of a thatched-roof ritual pavilion with orange draped pillars where a homa is underway. A man in orange-brown dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak stands with palms pressed in namaskar beside a fire pit. A bald, bare-chested priest in orange cloth bends low over silver ritual vessels and a burning fire, with smoke rising. Brass oil lamps, a flowered kalasha, marigold and rose offerings and a flower-topped fruit sit on the floor. A white-clad attendant holding a camera stands in the background.2013-02-08February 06 20132013-02-06A photograph inside a thatched bamboo-roofed ritual hut with grey cloth draped behind and orange-painted bamboo posts. In the foreground a woman in an orange-brown sari with a gold-bordered hem and a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together and eyes closed, a white sacred mark on her forehead. Beside her a bald man in an orange dhoti and shawl with gold trim, wearing a gold beaded necklace and bangles, bends low over a fire pit, tending a flame on a yellow-orange cloth scattered with petals. Around the fire are silver bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, lamps and puja vessels.2013-02-06