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Night outdoor puja before a golden arched shrine holding a silver deity murti, adorned with garlands and flower-decorated plates, set on a purple cloth-covered platform. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border bends forward at left, applying or offering something near a small bowl. Five young monks in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged facing the shrine, with white ash marks on their foreheads, several wearing rudraksha beads. Marigold garlands lie on the white steps before a fire pit area with a steel vessel.

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December 19 20132013-12-19December 19 20132013-12-19 +2 copiesDecember 19 20132013-12-19 +3 copiesDecember 19 20132013-12-19Night ritual scene at a shrine with a golden arched canopy holding a deity murti draped in yellow and blue garlands. Five young boys in saffron-orange cloth with pink borders sit cross-legged facing the shrine, their backs to the camera, with white forehead markings. A shaved-headed man in white on the left, wearing a rudraksha mala, tends a small oil lamp. A steel bowl and a raised fire-pit with marigold garlands lie in front of the shrine, and a maroon cloth covers the altar table. The boys wear rudraksha beads, and the wall behind is striped red and white.2013-12-19Night outdoor ritual at a golden shrine arch framing a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow marigolds, seated on a purple-draped platform with stepped white and red-striped walls behind. In front, a square fire pit (homa kunda) sits on a white stone base edged with marigold garlands. Six young sannyasi-style men in orange-saffron cloths and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on mats around it; several have white and ash markings on their foreheads and arms, and one in white dhoti wears a white shawl. Brass vessels and a tray of offerings rest near them. The scene reads as a homa-style puja.2013-12-19 +1 copiesA night ritual scene at an outdoor shrine with a golden arched canopy framing a deity murti draped in garlands of yellow marigolds, with blue and red figures beside it. In front, a seated priest in white clothes with a shaved head holds a flaming lamp or camphor aarti plate toward the altar, while several young shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with pink borders sit cross-legged on mats facing the deity. A fire pit with a square raised edge lies between them, with brass vessels, yellow flowers and a tray of sticks nearby. Several are visibly seated, with white tilaka and rudraksha malas. The setting is a night homa or aarti with floral offerings.2013-12-19Night outdoor ritual at a raised platform with a decorated deity murti in a gold arched frame, dressed with yellow marigold garlands and a purple cloth on the platform. Five people in saffron/orange robes sit with their backs to the camera facing the altar, some with rudraksha malas. A man in white dhoti and white headband, with a mala, sits at left near a brass vessel and yellow flowers. Tiled steps with red and white borders, a lit backdrop image at right, and a striped mat with a blue-and-purple mat edged with partial script.2013-12-19 +2 copiesDecember 19 20132013-12-19December 19 20132013-12-19Photo 11735606December 19 20132013-12-19 +1 copies