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Night puja at an outdoor shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl, with white tilak and rudraksha malas, sits before a gilded shrine holding an oil lamp flame while ringing a handbell. Two shaven-headed young men in saffron robes sit nearby, one singing into a microphone with a white headband, the other with his back to the camera showing white body markings. A gold palanquin-like structure stands behind them, with brass vessels and a kalasha-style pot in the foreground. Text overlay at the lower right is mostly obscured.

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Night photo of an outdoor puja at a gilded shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with white ash marks on his forehead and arms sits and raises a lit oil lamp with a brass arati lamp stand toward a golden arched shrine. Strings of rudraksha beads hang across his chest. Beside him a younger attendant in saffron-orange cloth wearing a rudraksha mala sits with his back partly turned, with white marks on his shoulder. Yellow marigold garlands lie on the ground, along with brass bowls and a conch-like vessel. A large gold-decorated structure stands behind them.2013-12-21Night outdoor ritual scene beside a black stone homa pit lined with white stone steps and strung with yellow marigold garlands. Three shaved-headed men sit on mats: two in saffron-orange robes with white body markings and rudraksha malas, and one in white dhoti and shawl with a tilak and rudraksha beads, holding a long ceremonial stick. A microphone stands among them, and a small brass vessel and oil lamp sit on the steps. Behind them a gilded ornamental palanquin with tasselled canopy and a gold-framed throne stand in the dark.2013-12-21Night outdoor homa ritual beside a brick-lined fire pit with a visible flame at its base. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala, sacred marks and a gold-bordered cloth, holds a lit camphor aarti lamp and a small bell. Two young men in saffron-orange robes sit on a mat: the one on the left sings into a microphone on a stand, and the one on the right sits with palms joined in prayer, also wearing rudraksha malas and white markings. Brass bowls hold flower petals and offerings, marigold garlands lie on the stone edge, and dried herb bundles sit at right.2013-12-21A night outdoor homa at a fire pit lined with white steps and marigold garlands. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits at the centre tending a burning fire with a ladle, a vertical tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads on his neck. To the left, two men in saffron-orange cloths with white body markings sit on a mat, one speaking into a microphone on a stand. At the lower right, a shaved-headed young man in orange with white arm markings holds a yellow plastic bag. A gilded shrine canopy with tasselled hangings and a golden throne-like chair stand in the background, with a brass kalasha and flower garlands nearby.2013-12-21Night photograph of a homa at an outdoor fire pit lined with white stone. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing rudraksha malas and a white forehead band and tilak, pours an offering from a long-handled ladle into the flames. Behind him a younger priest in orange robe with white markings on his arms sits near a microphone. Yellow marigold garlands surround the pit, with brass bowls, a kalasha-like vessel, a bell, incense and a tray of flower petals nearby.2013-12-21Night ritual homa at an outdoor fire pit with a brick-lined square pit and burning flames in the foreground. Three young men sit on a mat: the central one wears white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, rudraksha malas and red-and-gold armbands, with white tripundra markings, and performs a ritual gesture over the pit; the two flanking men wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead and arm markings. Brass bowls, a small oil lamp, a brass bell, bundles of sticks, yellow marigold garlands and red flower petals surround them. No a person candidate is identifiable by the cues required.2013-12-21Photograph taken at night of a ritual setting. In the foreground, a young shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth with white body markings and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, looking toward the camera. Behind him, another person in orange robes with a microphone reads from a yellow book. To the right, a figure in white cloth and a rudraksha mala sits beside a sunken stone pit with a wooden ladle, while a golden shrine arch with tassels and a deity murti stand in the background. Yellow marigold garlands line the stone steps, and a basket of red flowers sits in the lower foreground.2013-12-21A night-time ritual photograph in a temple-like hall with a golden-decorated shrine behind. A seated young priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, rudraksha mala and white forehead and arm markings, holds a lit lamp over brass bowls and yellow flower garland. Two seated young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white ash markings sit beside him, one at a microphone stand. Behind them a man in white plays a long brass horn and another stands with a drum. Incense smoke drifts through the scene.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21Night photograph of a homa or fire ritual on an outdoor stone platform. A central priest in white dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body, with white tilak on his forehead, pours liquid from a brass ladle into a fire pit with flames at the bottom of the frame. Beside him, a seated young man in saffron robes and a white headband speaks into a microphone on a stand, and another kneeling figure in orange holds a brass plate. A standing figure in orange with rudraksha beads gestures toward the fire. Yellow marigold garlands, scattered petals, brass vessels and a red cloth bundle lie on the ground. Behind them, a golden decorated structure and a gold-trimmed shrine are visible, with colourful tassels hanging above.2013-12-21Night ritual at an outdoor fire pit lined with white stone, where a central seated figure in a white dhoti and shawl with gold border and a dark rudraksha mala performs the ritual while two seated priests in saffron-orange robes with white forehead and body markings assist. Yellow marigold garlands lie along the pit edge, a small oil lamp and incense sticks sit nearby, and brass bowls hold red flower petals and offerings. A microphone stands at left and a gold-decorated structure is visible in the upper background.2013-12-21