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A photograph of a ritual at night with thick smoke rising from a fire pit in the foreground. In the centre stands a large Ganesha murti with an elephant head, adorned with a garland. A priest with his back to the camera wears a red-maroon wrap with gold borders and a red turban, holding a small vessel. Beside the murti, a second priest in a long white garland and maroon robe stands with hands raised. At the right edge, a seated man in a maroon and gold-bordered robe sits in an orange armchair. Yellow flower decorations and brass vessels lie on the platform.

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October 08 20132013-10-08January 13 20152015-01-13August 31 20172017-08-31A photograph of a ritual fire inside an open-sided tented pavilion. In the centre, a flame burns in a yellow-and-gold rectangular fire pit with a silver-coloured tool laid across its edge; smoke rises around it. Behind the fire, a large ganesha murti with a red-brown wrap and gold-and-white garlands sits on a golden-draped platform. Stacked cow-dung cakes lie on the floor at left. A woman with long dark hair and an orange garment sits cross-legged at the fire, with a second seated person in a reddish-brown wrap beside her, a bowl of white offerings in the foreground and a cameraman filming at the back.2017-08-31October 08 20132013-10-08Night-time ritual under a pink-and-white draped canopy with a fan and string lights. A seated man on an ornate silver throne wears a red-orange dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala, a silver headband with a black turban-like hair wrap, and arm bands, facing a fire pit with flames and thick smoke. Beside the fire, a robed attendant in orange wears an orange head cloth and tends the burning cow-dung fuel stacked on a brass tray. Behind them stands a large Ganesha murti with gold ornaments, pearl garlands and a red-orange cloth, flanked by brass lamps and a ceremonial pot. The scene depicts the purification step of Aushada preparation with smoke and heat.2017-08-31Night-time homa at an open-air temple yard. A golden fire pit with smoke rising heavily stands at centre. A priest in a maroon-and-gold dhoti leans over it pouring offerings from a brass bowl into the flames, while a second priest in white dhoti and shawl stands behind. In the foreground a seated man in white dhoti, bare-shouldered with sacred ash marks and a beaded mala, sits before a microphone beside brass vessels and oil lamps. To the right stands a deity murti draped in yellow and white flower garlands on a turquoise pedestal, and a larger garlanded figure stands in the background.2014-10-11October 08 20132013-10-08January 13 20152015-01-13A homa fire ritual in a large hall filled with smoke. A yellow-framed fire pit burns at the centre, with brass bowls of offerings and flowers around it. Three young men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged behind the pit, hands folded or in prayer. To the right, a priest in red-brown robes with gold trim and a red turban stands at the fire, bare-chested with white markings on his arm, while another attendant in orange garments stands beside him. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the background.2014-09-06A night homa in an open-sided pavilion. A standing priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a matching orange turban and gold-bordered cloth pours an offering from a silver vessel into a rising fire on a stepped stone fire pit. Smoke fills the air. Behind the fire, a figure seated on a red upholstered throne with gold trim and a gold-bordered back is partly visible, wearing orange-saffron clothing and a chain. To the left, floral garlands hang on a decorated deity murti altar with white flower decorations. Brass pots and bowls sit on the stone steps, with scattered flower petals, stacked firewood, and yellow cloth bags at the lower left. A fan stands beside the throne.2013-10-13April 03 20162016-04-03