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Night ritual inside a open-sided tent at a temple shrine. On the left, a shirtless priest with a red head wrap and orange dhoti holds a flaming torch toward a golden homa fire pit filled with burning flames. On the right, a bare-chested man in orange-red robes sits on a red cushioned golden seat, eyes lowered. Behind them stands a grey stone shrine with a decorated deity murti flanked by painted figures, garlanded with yellow and gold drapes. Colourful striped mats cover the floor and small oil lamps burn near the fire pit.

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September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual inside a covered temple pavilion with a white canvas ceiling and pink trim. A golden fire pit with a bright flame and white dotted border sits in the foreground, with a bowl and offerings nearby. Two priests in saffron-orange cloth and red head cloths stand at left, one holding a small white cloth bundle over the dark stone lingam at left, which is garlanded with yellow flowers. At right, a man in saffron-red clothing sits with hands folded in prayer beside a golden seat. Behind them is a shrine with a garlanded deity murti in a golden arch, with smoke rising in the background.2017-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style ritual at an open-sided pavilion with white canopy and pink-edged drapes. In the centre stands a grey stone shrine housing deity murtis adorned with flower garlands, with a golden arch behind them. In the foreground a golden fire pit (homa/yagna kunda) burns brightly with a white kolam pattern around it. At left, a man in an orange-saffron robe and red head cloth holds a lit lamp aloft during aarti. At right, a man in a red-brown robe with folded hands sits on a gold-covered seat beside black stone murtis draped in yellow-orange garlands. Coloured striped rugs cover the floor.2017-09-11 +1 copies