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Night ritual scene before a pink Ganesha murti decorated with gold and white ornaments. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a gold chain stands at a white homa platform, holding a ladle over a brass vessel, while a second priest in white stands beside him. A woman in a white sari with coloured embroidery sits cross-legged at left near piles of wooden sticks on brass plates. Flower petals in orange and purple lie on the platform, and a brass lamp stand rises at right. A red and white striped backdrop and potted plants frame the setting. The image is a photograph; no a person candidate is clearly visible.

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October 15 20102010-10-15October 09 20102010-10-09August 21 20142014-08-21Night ritual on an outdoor stage at a homa or yagna. At left, a garlanded deity murti with marigold and white flower garlands stands beside a brass lamp with lit flames. In front, tiered offerings of yellow-tinted kalasha pots in mesh-wrapped baskets sit on banana leaves. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl sits cross-legged before a brass vessel, with a microphone stand near him. A shirtless boy in white dhoti sits at right, and a priest in orange-and-white attire works at a brass dish of sticks and offerings. Another man in white with an orange shawl sits behind, and banana plants and a stage backdrop frame the scene.2012-10-18August 21 20142014-08-21Night outdoor fire ritual at a homa pit built of stacked yellow-orange bricks, decorated with white flowers and green leaves. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala pours offerings over a bright flame, while another priest in white dhoti with mala and bare upper body kneels beside him. Seated devotees in white, orange and maroon saris and shawls, some with hands folded in prayer, face the fire. Behind them a golden-framed deity murti adorned with marigold garlands sits on an altar, with a crowd and lights in the background.2011-11-10Outdoor evening puja under a open-sided pavilion with white columns and greenery. A man seated on a yellow wooden stool wears an orange-saffron shirt and a red-maroon shawl with a beaded necklace, reading from paper while offering flowers and rice at a white stone altar. Beside him, a woman in white clothing sits on a green mat with a young child. Behind them, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure is garlanded with pink and red flowers. To the right, a Ganesha murti is decorated with orange garlands and pink flowers, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style vessel nearby. Shallow clay dishes of offerings sit on a striped mat in the foreground.2008-09-03August 29 20142014-08-29October 08 20102010-10-08November 10 20112011-11-10Evening outdoor ritual homa beneath a corrugated roof at night. A priest in a rust-orange dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and an orange turban leans over a square yellow-edged fire pit, where a flame rises and small offerings sit in brass bowls. A large clay Ganesha murti, painted pink and yellow and draped with marigold and multicolour garlands, sits on a pink-and-purple base behind the fire. A standing man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a garland and offers flowers. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged at the fire, one reciting from a book at a microphone stand. A bald man in orange robes sits on the right with a mala. A gold-framed shrine arch with marigold garlands stands at left. Brass vessels, plates of food and fruit lie on the floor.2014-09-11November 10 20112011-11-10