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Outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof and blue-and-yellow striped tent drapes, with banana plants and marigold garlands. Seated on mats on bare ground, a large group of men in green dhotis and shawls with saffron-red borders sits in rows facing a decorated shrine. A deity murti in a yellow-gold garment and garlands stands at left beside a garlanded palanquin-like altar. Foreground shows a fire pit with an open square hole, and devotees sit facing a kalasha-lined altar with brass vessels and offerings. A standing man in green at right watches the rite. Many men sit bare-chested with sacred ash markings.

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January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A large open-air tent ceremony with a sandy floor, where many priests in green and yellow ceremonial clothing and orange-striped headwraps sit or stand around a rectangular homa fire pit lined with white and red rims and scattered marigold flowers. Several bare-chested men in pink and yellow dhotis tend offerings and vessels, and a figure in a saffron wrap stands at the back. Behind them stand decorated deity murti and a large ornate canopy with floral garlands and banana plants. Nobody in this scene is identifiable as a person by the cues the guidelines require, so no candidate is marked.2015-01-13A photograph of an outdoor ritual pavilion with a sandy floor under a corrugated roof and banana leaves. Several men in green dhotis and shawls sit on the ground at left, some with shaved heads and sacred threads. Standing figures in yellow and orange dhotis, some bare-chested, attend decorated altars draped in red, yellow and green cloth. Flower garlands and brass plates of offerings sit on the platforms, with deity murti decorated with garlands and a kalasha-style arrangement in the centre. The scene suggests a temple-style puja in progress.2015-01-13Outdoor ceremony under a canopy with rows of seated men in green dhotis and shawls, many with white tilak and rudraksha malas, sitting on mats before a decorated shrine. A tall pink and gold ornate structure draped with yellow marigold garlands and banana leaves stands behind them, with a large kalasha-like decoration and standing deity murtis in yellow garlands at left. Microphones on stands sit at front. Among the seated men, one older man in an orange-gold shawl with white forehead marks sits at front left. Many more people stand and sit in the background. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible in the foreground group.2015-01-13A large open-sided pandal with a corrugated roof and banana plants shows a ritual in progress on bare ground. On the left, a decorated altar with garlands and a deity murti is attended by priests in pink and magenta dhotis. Men in green and orange cloths sit in rows on the ground, some with bare upper bodies, and a yellow basin with offerings and baskets lies in front. On the right, a standing man with white-painted face and bare chest in white dhoti and ornate necklaces tends the ritual, with a microphone on a stand in the foreground. Behind the pandal, rows of seated devotees in white are visible under a striped canopy, consistent with a puja or yagna gathering.2015-01-13A photograph inside a large covered pavilion with a metal truss roof and banana plants at the left. Many men in green and saffron-yellow robes and orange-and-green turbans sit on the ground in rows, some with rudraksha malas and some with bare shoulders. In the foreground a sitting priest in green robes and a yellow-bordered cloth tends a fire pit or homa area, with flower petals scattered nearby. At the right, a man in a pink dhoti and bare chest stands beside a decorated altar with an ornate canopy, a seated figure draped in flower garlands, and deity murtis on pedestals framed by marigold garlands. Additional decorated shrines and deity images line the background.2015-01-13January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12January 13 20152015-01-13A large group of men seated on bare ground under a open-sided tent during a Vedic ritual. Most wear green dhotis or shawls and a few wear yellow dhotis; several have yellow or red shawls, and some have white or orange forehead markings and bare chests. Many hold small items on laps, and a pink-robed priest stands at the left near a decorated deity murti on a canopied altar. Banana plants and striped draped cloth decorate the background, and white plastic chairs sit beside a red-covered table at right. Several seated men wear circular rosette badges pinned to their clothing. The setting suggests a yagna or homa gathering with priests and participants.2015-01-12A photograph of a homa or yagna in an open pavilion. A square fire pit with a white-and-blue patterned rim is surrounded by seated priests in green shawls and orange-yellow turbans. One priest on the left in a yellow and red shawl holds a flaming plate, and another bare-chested priest holds a brass vessel near the fire. A standing bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti stands at the back. Banana plants, a red fenced platform and painted deity murti line the background. No appearance-based candidate for a person is clearly visible.2015-01-13