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Night-time outdoor ritual under a white canopy with pink trim and bright floodlights. A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion and golden canopy wears a rust-red garment and a white beaded mala; the figure is a seated person, not a statue, and their face is not described. Standing to the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds his hands in anjali. On the right, a priest in white dhoti with orange-red upper cloth and blue headwrap bends over a golden square fire pit (homa kund) with flames and smoke rising, flanked by flower garlands, orange and white marigolds, and a silver kalasha-style vessel on a draped table. Striped pink and green cloth covers the platform, with white flower petals on the golden steps.

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Night ceremony under a white tented pavilion with pink trim, lit by a bright spotlight. A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with red cushions wears a rudraksha mala and red-brown cloth; a pale kalasha-like golden canopy stands above him. In front, a priest in white dhoti with bare upper body and a blue headcloth tends a fire at a golden-edged homa pit, with smoke rising and flower garlands and floral arrangements in the foreground. Another man in white dhoti stands with palms joined nearby, and a woman in a red sari with folded hands is at the left edge. Striped multicoloured cloth covers the platform, and offering tables with brass vessels sit behind. a person presence is uncertain from appearance alone.2017-08-22Night outdoor ritual under a white canopy with pink trim and bright floodlights. A seated figure in a golden ornate throne with red cushions wears a red-brown garment and a beaded necklace, hands joined in anjali. A standing man in white dhoti with bare upper body and folded hands stands beside the throne. At right, a shirtless priest in a striped dhoti and blue headcloth lights an oil lamp held in his hand beside a square fire pit with a flame and flower offerings, while smoke rises. Behind them is a table with brass vessels and a garland. Flower arrangements decorate the foreground and a colourful striped cloth covers the platform. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual.2017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22Night photograph of an open-sided pavilion under white canopy cloth with pink trim and a bright floodlight. On a golden throne with red cushions and an ornate golden canopy, a seated figure in a dark red-brown garment and beaded mala presses palms together in namaskar. Beside the throne a standing man in white dhoti and shawl stands with hands folded. At right a priest in saffron cloth and white dhoti bends over a small flame near a raised golden fire pit with a smoking hearth, surrounded by flower garlands, brass vessels and offerings on a striped cloth-covered table. Multicoloured striped cloth covers the floor, with marigold and white floral arrangements at the front. The scene suggests a ritual homa or puja.2017-08-22Night-time outdoor ritual under a white canopy with pink trim, lit by bright floodlights. On a golden throne at left, a seated man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a deep red garment sits with hands folded in greeting. Beside him stands a older man in white dhoti with hands joined in namaskar. At right, a priest in orange-saffron cloth with a blue head cloth stands at a fire pit, holding a lit flame, while a garland hangs nearby. A sunken fire pit with a flame sits in front, bordered by golden steps decorated with white petals, and tables hold brass vessels, kalasha-like pots and flower arrangements. A sign reads Kalpavriksha. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual.2017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22Night-time outdoor ritual under a white tented canopy with pink trim and bright floodlights. On the left, a figure in a red-brown robe with a long mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a golden canopy, hands folded in front. Beside the throne stands a person in white dhoti holding hands together, and a figure in red garments sits at far left edge. Centre right, a bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron cloth with a blue head cloth lights a flame at a homa area. A square gold-trimmed fire pit with a smoking flame sits on a tiered platform covered in pink-and-green striped cloth, surrounded by white and purple flower arrangements. Brass vessels and offerings are on a table behind, with a garland hanging near the priest. Scattered floral decorations and a wooden stairway appear at the right.2017-08-22A night-time ritual under a white canopy with a golden throne at left. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace and dark wrap sits on a red-cushioned gold throne beneath a golden umbrella canopy. Two priests in white dhotis stand at right; one in a blue headcloth holds a lit lamp over a raised wooden platform bearing a fire or smoke and flower offerings. Terracotta-like white pots wrapped in mesh stand in front of the platform, with white and purple flower garlands and marigolds. Striped pink and green mats cover the floor, and smoke rises from the platform.2017-08-22Night-time photograph of a fire ritual under a pink-and-white draped tent. A priest in an orange-brown shawl over a white dhoti pours offerings into a flaming fire pit on a striped multicolored platform, while a second man in white dhoti stands at right holding a yellow cloth. Flower arrangements in purple and white sit at the platform edges, and a standing man in white attends behind the throne.2017-08-22Night-time ritual in an open pavilion with a striped multicoloured mat over a raised platform. A seated figure on a gold-and-red ornate throne wears a beaded necklace and a dark reddish-brown garment with a bare upper body. A standing priest in white dhoti and angavastram stands at the back holding his hands together. In the foreground a tiered golden yagna fire pit with smoke rising and a sleek silver-toned cabinet to the right. Another man in an orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti stands at the right holding a lit oil lamp, while a priest wearing a blue headcloth and white dhoti with a garland pours or tends the fire. Several woven-basket pots with white flowers, purple blooms and marigolds sit in the front, and a standing fan and a golden canopy frame the scene.2017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22