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Night-time outdoor ritual under a white tent at an abhishekam or puja. In the foreground, several seated priests with bare upper bodies and white dhoti-style cloths, one in a yellow shawl, attend a red-draped altar laid with brass pots, flower garlands, coconuts, bananas, a wicker basket of sticks and bowls of offerings. A long-haired figure in an orange-brown robe bends over the offerings. On the left, a shirtless man with an orange forehead band and silver-grey dhoti stands beside a gold-trimmed throne, and a man in a dark robe sits near it. Behind them a crowd of devotees in saris and white clothes watches. Strings of coloured lights hang overhead, and a screen shows a green image at the back.

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Evening ritual in a tented outdoor pavilion with a lit screen and hanging paper lanterns. Devotees crowd around a long table covered with a red cloth, fruit, marigold garlands and offerings in brass bowls, which resembles an abhishekam or puja. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits at the table on the right, and another priest sits seated in white near the centre. Several women in white saris and salwar-style outfits stand around the table, one in a white top and another in green and orange. A man in orange robes with long braided hair leans over the offerings on the left. Behind them a deity murti is decorated with garlands and a banana plant stands at the top of the frame.2016-12-02Night-time ritual scene at an outdoor temple-style pavilion. A red-draped platform holds a tray of fruit, marigold-garlanded kalasha pots and small oil lamps, with a banana plant behind it. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and women in saris and kurtas stand and sit around the platform, some holding plates or offerings, forming an abhishekam or puja. A man in a saffron-orange garment with gold border stands at left, and a bare-chested man sits on a colourful striped mat in the foreground. Marigold garlands decorate the shrine area at left. The figures are visible but no individual can be confirmed as the a person from appearance, so the role is given instead.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02Night-time ritual at an open pavilion with a red-draped platform holding a wooden stand, brass vessels and offerings of marigold garlands, coconuts and banana leaves. A bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti sits cross-legged at the platform while a man in orange clothing and others in white stand around it. Devotees in saffron, green, purple and white saris and kurtas gather behind, and colourful string lights and a decorated deity figure appear at the left. A screen glows at the right side of the pavilion.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A homa fire burns in a large pavilion hall, with a fire pit at the center surrounded by brass vessels, plates of fruit and sweets, and garlands of yellow marigolds. Several men sit cross-legged on red cloth wearing bare upper bodies, rudraksha-style beaded malas, and white dhotis, with some in red-and-gold shawls; one man in white stands in the background. Kalasha pots wrapped in green leaves and yellow flower garlands sit in the foreground, and large decorated umbrellas and banana leaves frame the scene.2018-04-14December 02 20162016-12-02A night-time homa ceremony under a tented pavilion at an outdoor ashram venue. In the foreground a figure with a large dark hair bun and a flower garland with pink blossoms sits with their back to the camera, wearing gold jewellery and orange cloth. Beside a raised brick fire pit with bright flames, a bare-chested man in dark trousers leans forward and pours or offers into the fire. A shirtless man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands nearby. Many devotees in white and orange garments sit on red carpet, with banana leaves, brass vessels, marigold petals, and oil lamps around the fire. A screen and a golden structure are visible in the background.2016-12-05September 05 20172017-09-05 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02April 14 20182018-04-14December 02 20162016-12-02