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A night ritual homa under an open pavilion with striped tent fabric and hanging garlands. A large wooden platform holds a fire pit with flames and offerings of bananas, pomegranates and flowers on banana leaves, with a silver kalasha-style vessel and brass pots nearby. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with headcloths, sit and kneel around the fire, while a man in an orange-saffron shawl and dhoti sits at the right edge. A decorated deity shrine glows in the background behind rows of onlookers. The scene suggests a fire ritual with puja offerings.

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December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12Night ritual inside a open-sided pandal with yellow canopy and hanging lamps. Priests in white dhotis sit on a striped mat before a wooden platform decorated with fruit, bananas, flowers and a kalasha, with brass vessels and a lamp stand in the foreground. Smoke rises from the altar area. A cameraman in white stands at left filming, and a central figure in dark attire with a white cloth receives the rite near a decorated deity murti. Men in orange shawls sit at right beside devotees and women in white saris. Hanging lamps and garlands decorate the ceiling.2016-12-12December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 07 20162016-12-07May 25 20172017-05-25December 02 20162016-12-02May 25 20172017-05-25A night ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a white canopy and hanging lamps. At centre, a square wooden homa fire pit with a smoking fire sits on a red floor, scattered with petals and flowers. Several men in white dhotis stand and kneel around it; one holds a brass vessel and another pours offerings. On the right, a decorated deity murti with garlands of yellow and red flowers sits on a silver-and-gold setting, with brass lamps and a kalasha nearby. At left, seated men in white clothes chant into microphones, with fruit plates and a ceremonial bowl in front of them. A standing man wears an orange turban and rudraksha mala. Hanging decorations and lamps fill the upper area. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person by the cues required.2016-12-07Night ritual at an outdoor pavilion with red floor covering. A large fire burns in a wooden homa pit with pink-lined base, surrounded by offerings of fruits, bowls, flowers and banana leaves. Shirtless priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged in the foreground, one with a purple headband and sacred markings. A figure in white robes stands near the fire with hands folded. Devotees in white and colourful saris stand behind. Strings of lights and a decorated deity murti with garlands stand at left, and a screen shows a bright image at right.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02