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Outdoor homa at a large gathering. A seated figure on the left with long dark hair, white body markings and a rust-red garment sits on a raised platform beside a silver ornate canopy with carved deity figures. Two priests in white and an orange-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala stand at a fire pit with burning logs, marigold offerings and a brass vessel. Hundreds of women in saffron and red saris and shawls sit behind rows of seating. Silver kalasha pots and an embroidered black cloth lie in front. A digital clock reads 08:2x.

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December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Outdoor ritual on a raised stone platform before a large crowd. A long-haired man in an orange-red garment with white painted arm markings sits cross-legged on a yellow and black embroidered mat at left, facing the rite. A second man in white dhoti stands at centre, tending a large bronze vessel of smoking dark material. At right, a fire pit blazes with offerings. Silver puja vessels, kalasha-style pots and flower offerings are arranged on the mat, and a silver ornate throne-like seat with a microphone stands beside him. Several hundred women in colourful saris and salwar kameez watch from behind, with tents and a banner-draped backdrop behind them.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Outdoor ritual photograph of a sacred fire ceremony on a raised platform. A man with long black braided hair, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style cloth and white paint on his arms and chest, sits cross-legged on a silver-ornate throne with carved floral canopy. Beside him a second man in white dhoti and shawl kneels near a large bronze vessel. In front, on colourful woven rugs, stand many silver and brass ritual pots, a brass lamp and bowls of powder and offerings, with smoke rising at right. Garlanded figures in red and white garments sit at left. A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and salwar, sits on the ground under a tent canopy, with stage lights and a tall temple structure in the background. a person is shown seated on the throne, a probable identification based on the long braided hair, ochre-red robe and distinctive ceremonial setting.2017-12-12Outdoor ritual gathering on a yellow and multicoloured carpet. A man with long dark dreadlocks and a rust-red robe sits cross-legged before a silver ornate throne-like seat, bare-armed with white sacred markings on his arms. Behind him an attendant in white dhoti stands near a large brass vessel, and a seated figure in the foreground is partly visible. Rows of silver kalasha pots with lids and oil lamps sit on the carpet, with a brass lamp and dried decorations. Garlanded deity murti line the left side in red garments with white flower garlands. A crowd of seated devotees, many women in colourful saris, fills the background beneath stage lights and smoke.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 28 20172017-12-28Overhead view of a large open-air homa ceremony on a red-carpeted ground. Crowds of seated devotees fill the left and right sides, many in red, orange, pink and green saris and kurtas. Central fire pit sends up smoke, with a woman in orange seated on a yellow-and-patterned mat before ritual vessels and silver pots. Priests in orange and white dhotis and shawls sit at the drum-like kund edges, and a figure in a long dark garment sits in the centre facing the fire. A white carved shrine canopy stands at left, and staging rigs and cameras line the top edge.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 28 20172017-12-28Outdoor ritual photograph showing a long-haired man in a rust-red dhoti and leopard-print waist cloth seated at the left, with white ash bands on his arms, guiding a fire in a large bronze pot. A younger man in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala kneels at the bowl, tending the flames and offerings. Silver-plated shrine structures with a silver mythical animal and garlanded deity murti surround them, with brass vessels and kalasha-style pots in the foreground. A crowd of women in colourful saris and shawls watches behind a low stage, with red and yellow temple structures in the background. This appears to be a homa or aushada preparation.2017-12-12