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A night-time homa at an outdoor ritual platform. In the centre, a man in saffron robes, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a patterned turban sits behind a silver-framed deity vahana carriage, holding a small lamp, with a flame burning near him. To the left a shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti pours from a silver vessel. Behind, a second robed figure tends a large bronze fire pit whose flames rise. Silver peetha and vahana figures decorated with white flower garlands line the right side, alongside brass pots, a kalasha and lamps on a striped cloth. Several dozen seated devotees and attendants in saffron and white fill the background, and a banner hangs near the top right.

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October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl wears a leopard-print headwrap, a gold-bead necklace and red bangles while pouring liquid from a small brass vessel into a fire pit lit beside him. Silver deity vehicles and peetha-style shrines decorated with marigold garlands line a colourful striped cloth, with silver kalasha pots, brass lamps and stone bowls on the table. A silver throne-like seat and pedestal fans are visible at the edges. The man is a probable depiction of a person based on his saffron-orange clothing, long hair under a headwrap, and ceremonial gold necklace, performing a homa at a silver-and-brass ritual setup.2017-10-08Smoky ritual scene at a homa or yagna fire. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a patterned headwrap and a long beaded mala with a large gold pendant, kneels at a flaming fire-altar and reaches toward it with his right arm. Beside him a woman in a rust-brown sari with a long white beaded necklace and a bindi sits near a large dark bronze bowl with flames, holding a ladle. In front of them lie silver ritual vessels, a small bronze figure, a brass lamp, and offerings. Behind, several onlookers stand and sit, including a woman in a blue sari and a man in white. A purple and blue ribbon-patterned banner with a gold emblem hangs on a pole at the back, and a silver-toned seat is partly visible at right.2017-10-08Night ritual on a striped cloth floor in a temple hall. A bare-chested man in a dark red cloth kneels with his back to the camera, bending over a wooden platform from which thick white smoke billows upward. Beside him, a man in orange with a wrapped orange turban and long matted hair sits cross-legged near brass plates and bowls. Rows of small red-and-black oil lamps line the left foreground. Further right, a man in orange and white headwear sits behind a large engraved silver pot. Several other seated men in orange and saffron clothing and rudraksha malas watch the smoke ritual.2017-08-31Night ritual at a temple-like hall with a fire pit. A bearded man in orange-red dhoti and shawl on the left pours from a vessel into a large bronze bowl holding a blazing flame. A central seated man wears an orange-red wrap, a large gold pendant necklace, a rudraksha-style mala and a patterned turban, and extends his hand over the fire. Behind them, a woman in a red sari and garlands sits among devotees in saffron and white. In front, silver ratha-style miniature vahanas and figures with flower garlands and a silver peetha-style canopy are arranged on striped cloth, with mortars, small brass vessels, lemons and a lit oil lamp. This appears to be a homa with offerings.2017-10-08