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Night-time ritual at an outdoor temple-style shrine decorated with strings of coloured lights, banana leaves and marigold garlands. A man in a white dhoti kneels on a red carpet before a seated figure in saffron and gold, who holds a plate of offerings and marks him with ash. Beside them a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands with palms joined, and other devotees in white and yellow sit or stand near a fire pit with flames and smoke, with flower-decorated vessels nearby. A seated figure in a leopard-print cloth and golden armbands is prominent at left. Around eight to ten people are visible in total.

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December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesOctober 10 20162016-10-10May 25 20172017-05-25December 05 20162016-12-05Night-time fire ritual outdoors under strings of coloured lights and a decorated canopy. A fire burns in a brick-built homa pit, with flowers and kalasha-like offerings arranged in the foreground. A group of men in white dhoti and bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas stand in a line on the left, hands folded. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands near the fire. On the right, a seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rounded headdress, layered beaded and rudraksha necklaces and a flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a golden umbrella, while a bare-chested man in a saffron cloth faces him and raises his hands. A woman in yellow sari with orange shawl kneels at the fire.2016-03-06 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor homa or yagna at an ashram courtyard. A fire pit with bright flames and smoke sits on a striped cloth, surrounded by seated priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. A bare-chested man in white dhoti offers a yellow cloth or flower bundle into the fire while two older bald priests stand behind him. On the right, a long-haired person in an orange-brown shawl with gold bangles and a gold beaded necklace sits in the foreground; they do not show distinctive a person cues strong enough to confirm identity, and a golden trident stands behind them. A brick wall, a tall red building and a lamp-lit stage frame the scene, with a crowd visible in the background.2016-09-09