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A shaved-headed man in a rust-red dhoti with gold-bordered sash and shawl stands pouring from a silver vessel into a fire, with a flame rising from a pit beside him. He wears a long gold bead necklace, layered rudraksha malas, rudraksha bracelets and a gold ring, with white sacred ash markings on his arms and forehead, and a small headset microphone. Behind him stands a red-and-white throne decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, with a pink cloth and a flower-garlanded backdrop to the right. A seated figure in orange clothing is partly visible at the left edge. A white cloth bundle sits in the fire pit. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual.

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May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesJanuary 05 20142014-01-05A man in a rust-orange draped garment with gold border stands barefoot before a small brick fire pit with a bright flame, holding a silver bell in his right hand and a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his left. A gold-carved throne with a tiger-skin cushion stands behind him, and a striped green-and-pink mat covers the floor. Silver bowls, a kalasha-like vessel, white flowers and an orange cloth are placed near the fire. A dark rudraksha-style necklace is visible at his neck, and a red forehead mark shows.2013-05-28 +1 copiesJune 13 20132013-06-13May 03 20122012-05-03November 01 20112011-11-01October 08 20172017-10-08A standing person in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala performs a puja, holding a silver bell in one hand and a silver lamp with a flame in the other. Beside them a brass standing oil lamp burns, and an ornate golden peetha-style frame holds a decorated deity murti draped in flower garlands. In the foreground a large brass vessel holds a burning fire, ringed by white jasmine garlands. A patterned rug and striped cloth cover the floor.2015-06-04 +1 copiesMarch 11 20182018-03-11Outdoor ritual scene at a temple-like shrine with smoke rising. A young man in a maroon-red robe with a rudraksha mala bends forward over a fire or lamp, hands extended toward the flame at a stone platform. Beside him, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala stands near brass oil lamps, a brass vessel and a small kalasha-style bowl. Behind them, colourful deity murtis of lions and multi-headed cobra forms and painted statuary decorate a shrine ledge. Another orange-robed attendant stands at the right edge, with a microphone on a stand in the centre.2014-08-24June 13 20132013-06-13June 13 20132013-06-13