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Night outdoor ritual before a decorated shrine with a silver-faced deity murti framed by a gold arch and draped in red and orange cloth, garlanded with yellow and white flowers. Three men in saffron-orange robes perform a fire ritual at a gold-covered platform with a burning flame, brass vessels and red and white flower petals. One kneeling man at left wears a white forehead mark. Seated devotees in white and green clothes, some with hair in braids, face the ceremony from the foreground. A red upholstered chair with gold trim stands at right, and colourful striped mats cover the ground. The scene is a homa or yagna with a fire offering.

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September 30 20132013-09-30September 30 20132013-09-30February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an outdoor temple-style stage. Two priests in white and orange sit before a fire pit with a tiered kalasha-like altar decorated with yellow flowers, and smoke rises from the flames. Behind them, a golden arched shrine frames a seated figure in dark robes near a microphone and camera. At right, a seated figure in saffron-red cloth wears a red floral garland and sits on a gold-trimmed throne under a multicoloured canopy. Above the altar, a deity murti is adorned with flowers, and a lit backdrop shows deity images. Seated devotees in the foreground, including an older person with grey hair, watch the ritual.2016-02-07August 31 20152015-08-31February 16 20162016-02-16 +2 copiesNight outdoor homa at an ashram stage. A large fire burns in front of a tiered altar decorated with flowers, fruit and a deity murti at its top. Two people in orange and yellow dhoti-style garments sit cross-legged before the fire, facing it. A woman in a yellow sari with white border stands at left beside a deity murti framed by a gold arch and red curtain. On the right, a seated figure in orange robes with a red flower garland sits on a gilded throne beneath a colourful umbrella, facing the fire. A row of devotees in silhouette sits in the foreground. A small electric fan stands near the throne. a person's presence is uncertain, so the seated figure is described by role only.2016-02-07August 09 20152015-08-09Night outdoor ritual on a raised stone platform. A central golden shrine-throne holds a deity murti dressed in red cloth and draped with white and orange marigold garlands, shaded by a red-and-gold umbrella. In front, a sacred fire burns in a fire pit with brass vessels and offerings of flowers and leaves. Priests in white dhoti and orange cloth stand and sit performing the puja, one holding a lamp. To the right, a seated man in orange-red robes with folded hands and garlands sits on a gilded seat under a colourful umbrella. Rows of devotees in saffron, white and maroon clothes sit in the foreground facing the platform, many with shaved or short hair.2016-02-16Night-time ritual on an open-sided stage under a corrugated roof. Saffron-robed priests stand and sit before a decorated deity murti framed by a golden arch and draped in garlands of marigold and red flowers. A priest in the centre raises a flaming aarti lamp toward the murti while another holds a conch-shaped vessel and a bell. Seated saffron-clad devotees face the murti, with a fire burning in front of them and brass pots and offerings on the cloth. A woman in a red-and-saffron sari sits on a red and gold chair at right with hands folded. Seated white-clad devotees fill the foreground, and a pedestal fan stands at right.2013-11-04July 19 20132013-07-19February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copies