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A man seated cross-legged on a woven mat, wearing an ornate blue and gold jewelled conical crown, saffron-orange robes and a gold beaded necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead. He sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, with a prayer book open before him. Beside him are brass and copper ritual vessels, a bell, a kalasha-style pot, a rose and a plate of kumkum. Behind him is a shelf of small painted clay deity figures. A woman in white with an orange shawl sits at the right edge.

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October 16 20072007-10-16October 15 20072007-10-15October 15 20072007-10-15Indoor homa ritual in a hall with a white brick fire pit at centre, flames rising from it and ghee, a brass ladle and spoon resting on the bricks. A man seated on a white cloth at left wears a saffron-orange robe and an ornate blue-and-white embroidered cap, holding a flaming lamp or ladle toward the fire. Behind him are shelves of small clay and terracotta deity figures, and at the back a decorated altar with a deity murti draped in a white cloth, marigold garlands and a red-and-blue cloth. A woman in white and orange clothing sits at right near a bell, with brass vessels and flower offerings on the floor. Mats cover the floor and a tray of wood and sacred ash sits at lower left.2007-10-122003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedOctober 14 20072007-10-14A seated priest in orange robes and a matching orange head covering performs a puja at an altar in a temple room. He wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a small brass handbell near his chest. Before him is a copper tiered object, a kalasha-like pyramidal vessel on a wooden stand, with brass lamps, fruit, flowers and a brass tray of offerings. A red and green silk cloth and a garland of red and white flowers hang at right, and a second robed man sits partly visible at left. The room has white tiled walls and a gold-framed deity shrine behind.2009-10-17A photograph of a temple-style ritual at a deity shrine. A central man with a shaved head, wire-rimmed glasses, rudraksha mala and a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl performs an aarti with a lamp and a bell-like implement in front of a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped with white and yellow flower garlands and wears gold ornaments, set in a gilded arched shrine with a pink sequined base. Two attendants in orange-saffron turbans and robes sit nearby; the one at left has his hands folded in prayer. Brass vessels, green leaves and a small offering stand on the yellow platform in front. Behind them, ornate flower-covered thrones are visible.2015-04-30March 04 20132013-03-04 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual in a temple interior. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style gold-beaded mala and a red tilak on his forehead pours or sprinkles white powder from a small plate onto a tiered copper-coloured yantra or shrine base. Beside him, a second man in orange robes with gold chains and wire-rimmed glasses sits with his hands folded. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha, flower garlands in magenta and white, and gold-toned draped fabric surround the altar. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam at a shrine.2009-10-17October 12 20072007-10-12A homa fire ritual in a hall at AadiKailaasa. A man in saffron-orange robes and an ornate patterned crown sits cross-legged on a low wooden stool at a white-brick fire pit, pouring an offering from a metal ladle-vessel into the flame. An open book rests on a stand at his side, with brass vessels, a lotus flower and a rudraksha-like seed nearby. Behind him a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with palms joined in prayer beside a small brass lamp and incense. Painted clay figures and a red deity murti appear on shelves in the background.2007-10-16