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Two priests sit on the sandy ground beside an orange-red metal grille, performing an aarti. The front priest, bare-chested and wearing a pink dhoti with a black border, holds a brass plate with a lit flame. A rudraksha-style orange-red mala hangs on his chest and a red thread is on his wrist. Behind him, a second bare-chested priest sits with a bell and brass vessel near a heap of yellow marigold garlands, bananas and offerings. Small kalasha-like vessels and more yellow flowers line the grille, and a woman in a yellow sari sits in the background at left.

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A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual in progress at an outdoor fire pit lined with white and red painted stone. Seated on an orange cloth, a bare-chested priest in a pink dhoti with a sacred thread and white tripundra marks offers items from a brass plate into the fire. Brass oil lamps with yellow marigold garlands stand beside him, along with plates of red and yellow flowers, fruit, bananas, betel leaves, turmeric and kumkum. Other priests in pink and yellow cloths sit nearby, one holding a microphone, and devotees in green shawls sit behind them. A large deity murti decorated with yellow garlands is visible at the upper right. Watermarked copyright text overlays the lower right corner.2015-01-12January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor yagna site with a banana-leaf canopy. Two priests in pink dhotis with purple and green borders stand at a fire pit. The man in front, bare-chested with a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala and gold chain, holds a small offering and a bell-like vessel is held by the priest behind him. Rows of seated people in orange and saffron robes sit along the left side behind a metal railing. Behind them are a deity murti decorated with flowers, garlands of yellow marigolds, and a green-draped table. The scene suggests a homa or abhishekam setting.2015-01-12Outdoor ritual scene beside a white and red painted fire pit with a brass oil lamp held aloft. A bare-chested priest in a pink dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace performs the aarti-like offering while seated on an orange cloth. Around him, priests in pink and yellow dhotis with white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms sit and chant; one holds a microphone. Plates of flowers, fruit, kumkum and betel-leaf offerings lie before them, and in the background are older devotees in green shawls.2015-01-12Two priests in pink dhotis stand at an outdoor ritual enclosure decorated with banana plants, yellow and orange flower garlands and green silk cloth. The priest on the right, bare-chested with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala and a gold chain, holds a pink plastic bowl with both hands and looks down in concentration. His companion, facing away, has red and white marks on the back and a green-bordered pink cloth, and assists beside him. Seated devotees in yellow and green garments are visible in the background behind a railing, along with a canopy of red, yellow and blue panels. The scene suggests an ongoing puja.2015-01-12April 17 20172017-04-17January 12 20152015-01-12Outdoor ritual at a yagna fire pit in daylight. Priests sit on the ground in pink and yellow dhotis with white vibhuti markings on their foreheads and bodies. A central priest in pink holds a brass oil lamp with a flame toward offerings, and a brass plate of marigold petals, red flowers and kumkum-coloured bowls lies in front. A white and red painted square fire pit and marigold garlands fill the scene; a rudraksha-style necklace and gold chain are visible on the seated priests. One priest in a pink shawl stands out in the middle, but the figure is not clearly distinctive enough to name.2015-01-12Outdoor ritual photograph at a fire pit with stacked firewood in the foreground. Behind it, a long row of brass kalasha pots draped with yellow marigold garlands sits on a green and pink cloth-covered platform. Four young men sit cross-legged on mats facing the pots: three are bare-chested in pink dhotis with sacred threads and bead necklaces, and one in dark clothes sits at the right edge. Two older men in the background sit behind a metal railing near a red and gold decorated area, with gold ornaments and a purple cloth nearby.2015-01-13A photo of a ritual at an outdoor puja site. Several priests sit on an orange cloth before a decorated stone platform with a visible fire lamp, brass oil lamps, and silver plates of flowers, fruit, betel leaves and offerings. Men wear pink and yellow ritual cloths with white body markings and rudraksha malas, and one priest in the centre gestures with raised hand. Behind them, seated devotees in green and pink cloth and a deity murti decorated with yellow garlands are visible. A man at right holds a microphone.2015-01-12Outdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard with red pillars and a golden ornamental arch behind. Two men sit on a striped mat beside a spread of offerings: coconuts with white flower-decorated tops, bananas, pink and white flower heaps, and a brass plate. The man on the left, bare-chested in white dhoti, wears a long pink and white flower garland and a red bindi, and holds a small wrapped offering. The man on the right, bare-chested with a sacred thread and rudraksha mala, wears an orange and red shawl over a white dhoti, a tilak on his forehead and a hair knot, and pours or offers from a small brass vessel with a spoon. A third person's shoulder is visible at the far left edge. This appears to be a rudra abhishekam-style puja with coconuts and flowers.2017-04-17A photo of an outdoor Atirudra yagna ritual at dusk, with priests seated on an orange cloth before a raised brick-and-white altar. Priests in pink dhotis and shawls and one in a yellow dhoti perform offerings, one pouring from a vessel onto a plate of yellow food; a man in a pink shawl speaks into a microphone. Brass plates hold flowers, betel leaves, fruit and other offerings. Behind them stand yellow and orange garlanded deity murtis and a pink-and-white decorated structure with marigold garlands. Devotees in green and orange shawls sit at the edges, many with white and ochre body markings.2015-01-12