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Night photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver throne with tiger-striped cushions and gold-backed seat, wearing a maroon dhoti, a long white and red flower garland, and a gold pendant necklace, with a bindi and arm bands; he smiles toward the camera. Beside the throne stands a painted deity murti with a crown, gold ornaments and a raised hand holding a staff. In front, a sunken fire pit burns with flames and small metal bowls sit at its edge. Brass oil lamps with flames, marigold and rose garlands and fans stand nearby, with a striped cloth on the floor.

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September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21A seated man in a maroon-brown dhoti and shawl sits eyes closed on an ornate silver throne encrusted with red, green and white gemstones, with tiger-striped cushions. He wears a long garland of yellow and pink-white flowers, a gold chest pendant, rudraksha-style beads, a red tilak and bangles. His bare feet rest on a striped footstool atop a silver base. In front, a sacred fire burns in a fire pit with offerings, and silver lion figures flank the throne. A white pedestal fan stands at left on a striped cloth, with a tree and hanging bunting behind. a person is seated in ritual honour during a homa setting; the figure is in ordinary maroon robes with no distinctive crown or hair cues, so identity is uncertain.2017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21Night-time homa at an indoor temple hall with a large fire blazing in a square fire pit in the foreground. A seated figure in an ornate silver-and-gold throne with a canopy sits behind the flames, wearing a yellow-orange garland and red cloth. To the right, a bare-chested priest in a red-orange dhoti holds his arms raised toward the fire. On the left stand two golden-yellow goddess statues, one holding a lotus-like object, with flower garlands, brass oil lamps and a silver-cushioned seat nearby. Bright studio lights and two pedestal fans frame the scene under a corrugated roof with banana leaves behind.2017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21A photograph of a fire ritual inside a hall decorated for a puja. In the left foreground a man with a shaved head and short beard, wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style garment and a white flower garland with red and green tassels, holds a small ladle and pours from a bell-shaped vessel onto a flaming homa fire burning in a red and orange flower-ringed bowl. A figure in orange clothing stands behind him. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in a red and gold garment, covered in white and red garlands, and a brass oil lamp with a flame stands nearby. Behind them is an empty gold-framed throne with a red cushion and a tiger-skin draped over its base, and a green-and-gold painted backdrop of a hill. Tulasi-style flower trays sit at the edges. a person is not identifiable here; the person is a priest performing the offering.2017-06-10September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copies