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Night-time ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a wood-framed sloped roof and hanging leaf garlands. In the centre, a sunken square fire pit with a flaming homa fire and smoke rising; on its edge stand a brass kalasha with flower offerings and brass lamps. At left, a golden deity murti seated on a red pedestal, draped in green cloth, beside an orange-red ceremonial seat under a blue-and-orange canopy. A man in red-orange dhoti and shawl with a red garland stands with palms joined before the fire. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a green cloth wrapped on his head, stands with palms joined and bare upper body with gold armlets. Behind them, a row of devotees in saffron and white clothes stand in prayer. A figure seated on a stone platform at right is not clearly identified.

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January 04 20152015-01-04Night-time outdoor ritual on a raised stage under a corrugated roof. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red border kneels at a fire pit, pouring offerings into a bright flame. Behind him, a deity murti stands in a golden arched shrine with a turquoise backdrop, draped in garlands and flower garlands. Small brass vessels, flower arrangements and scattered petals surround the fire. To the right, a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban with a flower garland sits on a golden throne beneath an ornate umbrella. Several devotees in orange and saffron clothing stand with hands folded in prayer near the stage.2015-08-09February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesNight-time fire ritual at an open-air shrine under a corrugated roof, with strings of mango-leaf torans overhead. A man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a red-and-gold-trimmed cloth, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a green-and-gold turban, stands at left holding a silver vessel and pouring offerings toward a flaming yagna fire pit with brass vessels set on its gold-painted edge. Behind the fire, a decorated deity murti is adorned with marigold garlands on a turquoise-painted platform. At right, a woman in a red sari with gold border and a red garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, beside a green-robed seated figure.2015-01-04January 03 20152015-01-03February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20152015-01-04Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like open shrine. A priest in white dhoti with gold border and a green headwrap stands at left holding a lamp toward a decorated deity murti garlanded with white and yellow flower chains on a blue-trimmed pedestal. At right, a man in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and red-and-white flower garland stands with palms joined in namaste. A fire burns in a gold-edged homa/yagna pit in the foreground beside brass vessels, a kalasha and flowers. Strings of leaves hang overhead and red-and-white striped walls frame the shrine.2015-01-04A night-time homa at an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated roof. A large fire burns on a tiered yellow-tinted altar platform in the foreground. Behind it stands a golden deity murti or seated figure garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, with a rudraksha mala. Beside it, a figure in a bright orange-saffron turban and white dhoti with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at the fire with hands folded. To the left, a woman in a red-orange sari with gold border and garlands chants with folded hands, and four men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand behind her. Hanging paper decorations and a gilded temple pillar with red and white striped backdrop frame the scene. Five to six people are visible.2015-01-03Night-time outdoor ritual on a raised platform under a tin-roofed canopy. Several priests in white dhotis with gold and maroon borders stand with their backs to the camera, some wearing pearl necklaces and one with a saffron shawl; one holds a small bell or lamp. A fire pit with burning flames sits centrally before a gold-framed shrine holding a deity murti draped in white and garlanded with flowers. Brass lamps, fruit and flower offerings line the platform. At right, a seated figure in a gold ornate chair with a maroon robe and garland sits under a decorated parasol, while attendants in white stand nearby. This appears to be a homa or puja.2016-02-22 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesEvening homa ceremony under an open pavilion. A square fire pit with bright flames sits in the foreground, surrounded by brass vessels, plates of fruit, flower offerings and an oil lamp. On the left, a man in an orange-red robe with a marigold garland sits on an ornate golden throne with a sunburst back and a lion-figure base, under a decorated red-and-gold umbrella. Two standing priests on the right wear orange dhotis and bare upper bodies; one holds a microphone, the other wears white. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the hall, with a tripod-mounted camera visible. A deity figure and lion sculptures appear at the left edge.2016-02-16