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Night-time outdoor puja under a open tent decorated with green leaf garlands, yellow loops and hanging colourful cloth tassels. A standing priest in a white dhoti and gold-beaded garland holds a lit lamp near a smoking fire pit, with smoke rising. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on mats and orange cloth, some with hands folded in prayer. On the left, a person in a red-and-gold chair speaks into a microphone beside a book, and an ornate gold-and-red throne-style seat stands nearby. Brass oil lamps and a flower-garlanded kalasha sit on the orange cloth in front.

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A night-time outdoor ritual under a tin-roofed pavilion decorated with hanging colourful lanterns, orange pennants and green leaf garlands. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace stands beside a lit oil lamp and performs a ritual near a low altar. Smoke rises from the offering area. Seated in white ritual clothes around the central platform are several priests and devotees with folded hands. On the left a person in red-and-gold cushioned seat wears an orange shawl and gold beads, while a shaved-headed man in white with rudraksha-style beads speaks into a microphone. An orange cloth covers the floor, and brass vessels, a garland and a green silk bundle sit at the front. Seated devotees fill the background.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15Night-time outdoor ritual on an orange cloth-covered mat under a open pavilion decorated with banana-leaf garlands, hanging tassels and bells. Several seated men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, many wearing gold-beaded necklaces, sit in a circle; one at the centre pours from a vessel while smoke rises. A young man in the foreground with a microphone on a stand reads from an open book. At left, a woman in a green sari stands near a red and gold throne-like seat, and a bronze oil lamp with a marigold garland sits in the foreground. A shaved-head priest in white sits behind the lamp. Spectators sit in the background under palm trees. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable by appearance.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15Night-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof decorated with hanging cloth tassels, orange pennants and banana-leaf garlands. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a lamp-like vessel near the top of the frame. Seated devotees in white clothes and rudraksha-style necklaces sit on an orange cloth around a raised stone platform with a small central fire pit emitting smoke. A woman in a red-and-grey outfit sits on a red chair on the left, and a shaven-headed man in white and a gold necklace reads or chants at a microphone in the foreground. Brass oil lamps, flower garlands and a green cloth-wrapped bundle sit on the floor.2010-10-15October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time homa or yagna at an open-air outdoor setting strung with leafy garlands and colourful cloth banners. Several men in plain white dhoti-style cloth with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces sit on mats around a raised fire pit, and one man in the foreground holds a ladle over the pit while another pours from a vessel. Brass oil lamp, brass bowls and a brass kalasha-like vessel stand near a seated figure draped in a green and gold silk cloth with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A man with shaved head and plain white cloth and a wooden-armed seat is at the right. Smoke rises in the lamplight.2010-10-15October 05 20112011-10-05Night ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, lit by a bright overhead lamp. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace holds up a lit flame in a lamp and smoke rises from it. Seated participants in white clothes sit on the floor around a raised platform with a small fire area, brass oil lamps, bowls of offerings, a bell and a kalasha-type vessel. Behind them a red and gold throne holds a framed portrait of a seated figure, with a bald-headed seated man in orange-ornamented dress beside it. Hanging colourful tassel decorations, orange triangular pennants and green leaf garlands decorate the ceiling, and a decorated deity murti stands at the back right on a tiered base. Several seated people in white and a few in red saris are visible in the crowd.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an outdoor ritual site under string lights, with smoke rising from a golden fire pit where a fire burns and sparks fly. Seated around it, a bare-chested man in a white and green-striped shawl presses his palms together while a man in white ritual clothes sits near the fire. Many participants in white garments with red-and-maroon shawls, some wearing beaded necklaces, sit on mats behind the fire pit. In the foreground a man with a handheld microphone sits in white, and a red and gold throne with a golden base stands at the left, with trays of flowers, fruit and offerings in front. Approximately 30 people are visible.2017-04-28