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Night ritual at a temple-like hall with a fire pit. A bearded man in orange-red dhoti and shawl on the left pours from a vessel into a large bronze bowl holding a blazing flame. A central seated man wears an orange-red wrap, a large gold pendant necklace, a rudraksha-style mala and a patterned turban, and extends his hand over the fire. Behind them, a woman in a red sari and garlands sits among devotees in saffron and white. In front, silver ratha-style miniature vahanas and figures with flower garlands and a silver peetha-style canopy are arranged on striped cloth, with mortars, small brass vessels, lemons and a lit oil lamp. This appears to be a homa with offerings.

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Night photograph of a fire ritual in a temple courtyard. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a tall decorated crown-like headpiece, a rudraksha mala and an ornate gold pendant necklace, extends his hand toward a large bronze vessel of burning fire. Beside him a priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala tends the flames, while a bare-chested assistant in a dhoti pours from a silver vessel. Rows of silver animal-shaped vahana stands with flower garlands line the foreground on a striped cloth, along with brass bowls, a small oil lamp and a kalasha-like container. Devotees in white and red clothes watch from behind.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Night-time ritual scene outdoors under a canopy hung with colourful tassels. A man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband sits on a silver throne-like chair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold chain pendant, rudraksha-style gold beads and bangles. He tends a small flame in a brass vessel with one hand, beside an oil lamp and a clay bowl of offerings. Silver-plated lingam forms sit on silver trays, along with brass and silver ritual vessels, a silver deity-shrine structure, stone mortars and a green-and-orange striped cloth. Clay pots, a red-and-white striped wall and a steel fan stand nearby.2017-10-08A seated man in an orange-red saffron robe and a leopard-print headwrap sits on an ornate silver throne at night, with a fire burning in a brass bowl beside him. He wears a long gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala, and holds his hand over the flame. Silver ritual vessels with rounded lids, silver trays, brass oil lamps and a mortar-and-pestle set surround him on a striped mat. Behind, a silver chariot-style altar holds a deity murti decorated with garlands, and a silver bull figure stands nearby.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Night-time outdoor puja at a temple-style shrine. A man with long dreadlocks wrapped in a leopard-print headband sits on a silver throne-like chair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style mala and a large gold pendant, and tends a lit oil lamp in front of him. Around him are silver kalasha pots, silver deity figures, silver vahana-style figures, brass lamps and stone mortars on a striped cloth. A fan and a pillared shrine with red-and-white stripes are in the background.2017-10-08