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A seated man in an orange-red robe and a leopard-print headband with a crescent ornament performs a fire ritual, holding his hand over a flame in a clay bowl. He wears a long gold-bead necklace with a large gold pendant and red wrist bands. Beside him at left, a woman in a red sari with beaded necklace sits near brass lamps and a small bronze deity figure. In the foreground, a row of silver processional vehicles with carved canopies and miniature animal mounts, some decorated with white and red flower garlands, are arranged on a red and green cloth. Brass oil lamps, small offering bowls and a kalasha-like vessel appear at the lower left. The setting is a dim temple interior with a fire pit and homa-style offering.

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Night 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.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Night-time ritual scene outdoors under a canopy hung with colourful tassels. A man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband sits on a silver throne-like chair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold chain pendant, rudraksha-style gold beads and bangles. He tends a small flame in a brass vessel with one hand, beside an oil lamp and a clay bowl of offerings. Silver-plated lingam forms sit on silver trays, along with brass and silver ritual vessels, a silver deity-shrine structure, stone mortars and a green-and-orange striped cloth. Clay pots, a red-and-white striped wall and a steel fan stand nearby.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Night photograph of a fire ritual in a temple courtyard. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a tall decorated crown-like headpiece, a rudraksha mala and an ornate gold pendant necklace, extends his hand toward a large bronze vessel of burning fire. Beside him a priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala tends the flames, while a bare-chested assistant in a dhoti pours from a silver vessel. Rows of silver animal-shaped vahana stands with flower garlands line the foreground on a striped cloth, along with brass bowls, a small oil lamp and a kalasha-like container. Devotees in white and red clothes watch from behind.2017-10-08A night-time ritual scene outdoors beside a temple-like structure. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron cloth kneels on a striped woven mat, tending a small flame in a brass vessel with a dark-skinned hand gesture over it. He wears a leopard-print headband with a crescent emblem, long dark hair, a large gold necklace, rudraksha-style beads, and red-orange arm bands. Before him are silver puja vessels, silver bowls with lids, a brass deity figure, and silver ratha-style vehicles with a bull and a horse-like mount, garlanded with white flowers. Banana leaves and a silver throne with a chair back stand behind. A person's arm is visible at the left edge. The man appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by his crescent headband, long hair, gold ceremonial necklace and saffron-orange clothing while performing the ritual.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20172017-10-08