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A woman in a white blouse and white pants with a rust-red sash drapes a garland of yellow marigolds and white and red flowers over a gilded throne-like seat (peetha) on the floor of a pavilion. Beside her, a man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and bangles, stands with folded hands. Brass oil lamps, orange and white flower offerings, and scattered petals are arranged on the floor. Other ritual participants in white and saffron-brown garments stand behind a white canopy, and a striped rug lies at right. The scene suggests a puja or samaya deeksha-related ceremony.

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A woman in a white sari with yellow-gold border bends forward to place a garland of yellow and white flowers with red blossoms on a golden pedestal beneath a white cloth canopy. Brass oil lamps and a silver vessel sit nearby on a tiled floor, with red and yellow flower garlands and orange marigolds in the foreground. Behind her, several men in white dhotis and saffron-red shawls stand with hands folded or raised, one with a rudraksha mala. Ritual puja setting, possibly part of a samaya deeksha homa.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A homa fire burns in the foreground at a Samaya Deeksha ceremony in a hall with a white canopy overhead. A bare-chested, shaved-headed priest in an orange-red shawl reaches toward ceremonial pots draped with yellow and white flower garlands beside a brass lamp stand. Around him, participants in white dhotis and saris with gold borders stand and sit on striped mats, some holding flowers or palms together. Brass lamps and a gilded altar with a deity murti stand in the background. Nearby, a seated priest in an orange shawl holds his hands together and another attendant stands in white. The composition is a photograph of an active homa ritual with several people visible.2015-07-17A photograph of a ritual scene under a white cloth canopy. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, leans forward and guides a young shaved-headed boy in white clothes and an orange sash as the boy reaches toward a floral-garlanded gold-edged platform. Yellow and orange marigold garlands and a pink cloth drape the platform, with brass oil lamps nearby and a flower-decked tray in the foreground. At right, a man in white lies prostrate on red and patterned mats. Other white-clad attendants stand behind. The setting suggests a homa or samaya deeksha ceremony.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17January 01 20122012-01-01November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A temple shrine interior with carved stone pillars. A long-haired man in a plain white dhoti and shawl leans forward, decorating a large deity murti with a long garland of yellow, red and purple flowers and green leaves. Two priests stand at left: one in white dhoti with a sacred thread and tilak, holding a silver tray; another in orange garment with rudraksha mala and tilak. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on a white-draped platform near a small seated figure garlanded with flowers. a person, identified by long swept hair and bare-chested adornments with the figure making a puja offering. Gold lamp stand at right.2010-12-21November 12 20102010-11-12July 17 20152015-07-17A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands barefoot at a shrine, applying orange kumkum or turmeric paste to a deity murti dressed in an orange silk cloth and adorned with red, yellow and white flower garlands. Behind her, several people in white dhotis and saris stand in a courtyard amid smoke or incense haze, one man in white wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Brass lamps, a plate of offerings and a microphone stand sit on the lower left, with a red-walled building and a gold kalasha in the background.2010-11-12