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A photograph of a fire ritual at night, with thick smoke and orange flames rising from a fire pit in the foreground. Behind the flames, a man seated on an ornate silver-trimmed chair wears a leopard-print turban with a crescent emblem, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and a dark garment, with a white-painted forehead and body. A blurred hand is visible at the lower left. Beside him stand silver ritual objects including a nandi-bull figure, a silver arched shrine with flower garlands, and a silver figure of a seated deity. Gold pillars and a green plant stand in the background. The man's face and posture are in the ritual context of a homa. The a person field reflects an unsure candidate.

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October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A photograph of a fire ritual with a tall column of orange flame rising from a fire pit in the foreground, with smoke drifting upward. Behind it stands a set of silver ritual objects: a silver bull (Nandi) figure, silver palanquin-style vehicles and a silver peetha-like throne with ornate arches, decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and red blossoms. Golden pillars and green leaves frame the background, and a hand holding a cloth or offering appears at the left edge. No people are clearly visible as physical figures in the scene, which suggests a homa or yagna with silver deity vehicles set out for worship.2017-10-08Night outdoor ritual scene. A bearded man in a white turban with a crescent ornament, wearing a maroon-red shawl over bare shoulders and a long gold necklace with a large gold pendant, sits on an ornate silver-backed throne, holding a small flame. In front, a large bronze vessel with a bright fire. To the right stand silver figures of Nandi bull and other silver deity murti on pedestals, decorated with flower garlands. Green and red striped mats lie on the ground, and yellow-painted stone steps frame the foreground.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesOctober 08 20172017-10-08October 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesA seated man in a dark red-brown robe with a leopard-print headband and long braided hair sits on an ornate silver throne beside a fire pit, reaching toward silver ritual objects. Around him are silver figures of a bull, a palanquin-like shrine, a chariot-like vehicle with a horse, and a small gold deity murti; oil lamps and flower garlands in red and orange appear in the arrangement. Smoke rises from the lit fire at the front. The setting is outdoors at night with dark foliage behind.2017-10-08Night outdoor ritual scene. A man in a dark turban with a crescent emblem sits on an ornate chair wearing rust-red garments, a belt of animal-print cloth, a long rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and armlets. He sits beside a raised stepped square homa pit edged in yellow and white, with a silver shrine holding flower garlands, silver peetha/throne-like silver vahanas, a small brass lamp, a wicker basket, a kalasha-like vessel, and herbs in bowls on striped woven mats. Smoke rises in the background.2017-09-14 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesOutdoor night ritual beside a brick-walled fire pit with a bright flame. A man seated on a low silver-toned stool wears a rust-red robe, a patterned headband, long dreadlocked hair, and orange-gold armbands and beads; he has a yellow tilak on his forehead. Beside him are a silver throne-like seat with flowers, a silver peetha, a brass oil lamp, metal vessels and a bowl of yellow powder on a colourful striped cloth, with a microphone stand and a tropical garden behind.2017-09-07