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Two men stand at a blue-draped table in a white tent during a homa or samaya deeksha ritual. The man on the left, bare-chested with a topknot, wears a red-and-white dhoti and gold necklace. The man beside him wears a red turban, gold rudraksha-style mala, and a gold-bordered shawl over a white dhoti. On the table is a large mandala of gold beads and coloured powders, with a central kalasha-like motif. Brass oil lamps and a ceremonial ornament stand nearby. Seated devotees in white and red shawls fill the background, and a red-and-gold ornate umbrella is at the right edge.

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A photograph of a ritual in a covered tent hall. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a maroon-and-gold shawl stands beside a round blue-draped altar holding a flower-garlanded mandala of yellow and red powders and marigold strands. Behind it, a bald man in a maroon-and-gold shawl and a white-clad man with a red shawl and beaded necklaces perform the rite with their hands together. Rows of brass lamp stands and offering trays fill the floor, and a decorated deity murti with marigold garlands stands at the right. Several white-clad devotees sit behind them under draped cloth, and brass bowls of offerings sit in the lower left.2015-07-17A ritual scene during a homa for samaya deeksha. A shaved-headed monastic in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala stands at a decorated mandala table covered in blue cloth, with a yellow and red powder design bordered by gold beads and marigold petals. Beside him a man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl holds a flower and offering over the mandala. A woman in maroon sari with a rudraksha mala holds a small object, and another woman in a brown sari stands near a floral-garlanded silver pedestal. On the right a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with a rudraksha mala stands by flower garlands. Behind them tiered brass lamp stands and seated devotees fill a white-draped hall.2015-07-17A photograph of a ritual inside a white tented hall. A man in a maroon and red-brown dhoti-style garment and a rudraksha-style mala stands at right, speaking into a handheld microphone while gesturing toward a large floral mandala on a blue-draped table, decorated with gold and garland-like borders, red powder and marigold-style petals. A woman in a dark orange-brown sari stands behind him. Rows of brass oil lamps on tiered stands surround the mandala. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes and maroon shawls fill the background, with a camera on a tripod at left and bright floral garlands at right edge. The setting suggests a homa or samaya deeksha ceremony, with a visible mandala process.2015-07-17A padapuja ceremony in a tented hall. A golden-framed red throne holds a man in a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala, hands folded in greeting. In front, a priest in a pink-and-orange turban and bare upper body with several beaded malas performs puja at a gold-trimmed wooden platform holding oil lamps and flower petals. A devotee bends forward in white dhoti, and a young man in white sits at the right edge. Garlands of red and yellow flowers, a brass bowl of leaves, a kalasha and a decorated pillar frame the scene, while seated devotees fill the background.2017-05-25July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17Photo of a ritual inside a tented hall with white draped ceiling. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown upper cloth and cream dhoti, wearing spectacles and a rudraksha mala, guides a young boy in white who has a white cloth tied over his eyes. Before them a round blue-draped altar holds a large yellow and red mandala of marigolds, flower garlands and rice powder. On the right a man in a gold-bordered purple shawl, white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands watching. Brass oil lamps stand on a tiered stand at left, a women in orange saris and other devotees in white and saffron attend nearby, and a ceremonial standard hangs at the right edge.2015-07-17A photograph of a homa ritual in a pavilion with a white canopy and a golden throne backdrop. Several men in rust-brown and gold-bordered dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and bare arms, stand at a decorated altar. One man in front holds a ritual item and others assist. A woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala stands at left. A man kneels at a low offering table with brass vessels, flowers, fruit and a coconut wrapped in a yellow garland. Nearby stand a decorated kalasha pots with marigold and white flower garlands, and a tall marigold-decorated pillar with a deity murti at top. Seated devotees watch in the background and a golden umbrella hangs above.2015-07-17Temple-style ritual in a tent-covered hall. Two priests stand at a blue-draped table holding a large yellow and red floral kolam-like mandala, and one priest wears a red turban with a red flower and a rudraksha mala. Both wear bare upper bodies with white dhoti and red cloth. Behind them, an ornate golden deity murti is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, gold jewellery and a tall gilded canopy. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and devotees seated on the floor fill the background.2015-07-17August 02 20172017-08-02A photograph of a ritual at a large tented ceremony hall. In the foreground a blue-draped round altar holds a colourful sand or powder mandala decorated with gold-coloured beads, flowers and small lamps. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at the altar, pouring from a small vessel. To the right, a bearded man in a white dhoti with a purple-and-gold shawl and rudraksha mala stands watching. A young child in white clothes presses hands together. Brass oil lamps stand on a tiered stand and devotees in saffron and maroon garments fill the background beneath a white canopy. Gold brass vessels and offerings lie on the left.2015-07-17December 12 20162016-12-12