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Evening ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a red-draped floor and banana-leaf decorations. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white ceremonial garland, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at centre, with a Swamiji (probable) appearance-based candidate noted from the long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland. Nearby, priests in white dhotis perform puja at a tiered offering table with brass vessels, yellow marigold garlands and fruit. A shirtless young man in a yellow cloth sits cross-legged facing a brass vessel while others sit and stand around the ritual area. Women in saris stand at the left by a decorated deity altar with orange and yellow flower garlands and strings of lights. A smoky haze rises and a projection screen shows at right.

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December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02Night-time ritual in an open-sided temple pavilion with a red mat floor, strings of multicoloured fairy lights and banana plants. A figure seated on a golden throne with a red cushion, wearing beads and a garland, sits before a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. In front, a raised wooden homa/yagna fire pit with flames and marigold petals. Several bare-chested priests in white dhotis sit or stand around it, one playing a small bronze bell, others with ritual vessels and offerings of fruit, flowers and grains. A small child sits near the pit. a person is. Approximately ten people are visible.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07Night-time homa at an open pavilion. In the foreground, a shirtless priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth and a red tilak sits cross-legged before a wooden fire altar, holding a ladle over the fire. Beside him, other priests in white and saffron-orange cloths sit on mats. Smoke rises from the fire pit, which holds brass vessels, lit oil lamps, rice offerings and red flower petals. To the right, a figure with a red-and-orange turban, a long rudraksha mala and a brown-and-red robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne. Behind him, a screen shows a colourful image. Strings of lamps hang overhead, and deity murtis draped in garlands stand at the left.2016-12-07Photograph of a homa or yagna at an outdoor-style temple pavilion at night. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange shawl sits at a wooden homa platform with a smoking fire pit, offering spoon and brass vessels in front of him. A seated man on a gold-and-red throne under a colourful canopy wears a saffron-orange turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklace, with a red cloth on the seat. Behind, devotees sit on the floor in lines; a white-haired older priest sits at left. Left background shows a decorated deity shrine with garlands, a kalasha and lamps; a screen is visible at right. Floral garlands and hanging decorations fill the tent.2016-12-07Night-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 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02