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A man in a maroon turban and maroon dhoti stands barefoot on a white ceremonial seat beside a brick fire pit with a visible flame, holding a small brass lamp in one hand while his other hand hovers over a covered tray of offerings. He wears a long beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold beads and a pendant. A second man in orange garments and a similar beaded necklace stands at left holding the tray. Behind them a portrait of a garlanded figure in red is displayed on a gold-covered seat, along with a silver trident and a golden cloth-wrapped object, and colourful string lights hang in the background. This appears to be a homa or puja ritual.

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A ritual fire ceremony at an ashram altar. A bare-chested man with a rust-red turban and a dark rudraksha mala with gold necklaces stoops over a square brick fire pit lined with yellow, pouring liquid from a small brass vessel into a copper bowl. Smoke rises from the pit. Beside him, a second man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Garlands of yellow and red flowers, steel and brass pots, a silver trident-shaped staff and a gold-draped pedestal form the foreground. Behind, a gilded ornament and a striped cloth banner in blue, yellow and red are visible, with a few more devotees in white at the edges. The scene resembles a homa or yagna.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15Night ritual at an open-air outdoor shrine beside a rough stone wall. A bare-chested priest in rust-orange dhoti and a red headwrap, with rudraksha malas and white body markings on his arms, holds up a silver kalasha/vessel with a spout and pours or sprinkles from it. Beside him, a second attendant in orange cloth is partly visible. A seated man in a rust-red robe with a pink and white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands folded, a white forehead mark on his brow. A small fire burns on the floor in front, and a brass bell is held at the left edge. Carved wooden screens stand behind the throne.2018-05-10 +1 copiesJune 04 20182018-06-04January 05 20142014-01-05December 15 20132013-12-15March 11 20182018-03-11A homa or fire ritual in a warmly lit hall. In the foreground, a large open flame rises from a yellow-topped fire pit. A figure in an orange-red shawl and saffron robes, with a red-cloth-covered offering on a silver plate, extends it toward a younger man in an orange turban, gold-beaded necklace, orange dhoti and arm bands who leans forward to receive it. A silver bowl and ladle sit on the pit's edge. Seated devotees with folded hands fill the blurred background beneath hanging crystal chandeliers, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at right.2014-01-05A ritual scene in an indoor hall with carved wooden screens and a stone wall. A standing man in a rust-red turban and sacred thread, bare-chested with rudraksha and metal necklaces, holds a silver bell in his right hand and gestures toward a fire pit. In front of him, a silver tray holds yellow-wrapped coconuts decorated with green leaves and pink flowers, and a burning fire is built from yellow brick. Behind him, a seated man in a rust-red wrap and a heavy gold pendant necklace sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with hands folded, his forehead marked with white tilak. The floor has a striped woven mat. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with a person candidate in a sitting position, but the uncertainty is considerable, so the identity is marked as unsure.2018-04-26April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesJune 04 20182018-06-04A photograph of an indoor ritual setting with a seated figure in an orange-red turban and orange-red robes, wearing a beaded necklace, seated on an ornate gold-and-brown throne-style chair with a microphone stand in front. A younger standing man in orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold border, bare-chested, with white sacred markings on his forehead and upper arm, holds a brass plate of red flower petals or offerings toward the seated figure. Behind them are tiered white sweets or offerings on a green-and-striped cloth, and a gilded frame. Two additional people are partly visible at the right edge, one in white. The scene resembles a ceremonial reception with offerings.2015-09-15