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Outdoor temple-style ritual under a grey tent canopy with green leaf garlands strung overhead. A man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti stands at centre-right, shaved-headed, holding a pink flower or cloth above his head, wearing a maroon turban, a red-and-white beaded garland and layered necklaces. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in a rust-orange dhoti with gold border holds a steel bowl over a square fire pit of gold-yellow bricks filled with flowers and offerings. Two ornate umbrellas stand nearby, and a deity murti draped with yellow-and-red marigold garlands sits on the left. Several young women in cream and pale saffron clothing, garlanded, sit in a row, while a woman in white with a gold border tends a small oil lamp on a metal stand at left. The scene suggests a homa-style fire offering with puja.

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October 21 20152015-10-21October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA homa ritual at an outdoor pavilion with white draped walls. A man with a maroon turban, maroon-red robes, a gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland raises one hand while holding a metal bowl, with a second priest in maroon and gold-bordered robes beside him. Several girls in white and cream dress sit on the left, their necks decorated with white and orange flower garlands. A brick fire pit with yellow bricks, coconuts and offerings lies in front, with rose petals in the air and oil lamps burning. Gold-and-red ornate umbrellas and a gilded throne with flower garlands are visible at the right.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copies