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Night-time ritual under a white tent with pink-trimmed edges and string lights. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in an orange-yellow cloth and a yellow head wrap pours liquid from a small silver cup into a wooden fire pit with flower petals scattered around its edges, while smoke rises. Beside him a man in white dhoti with blue and white border and gold chains stands watching, and a bowed assistant with a yellow head cloth is at the right edge. Behind them a seated figure in red-brown robes and gold necklaces sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a golden canopy, flanked by standing devotees in orange and red garments and a seated audience. Striped mats and a brass vessel are on the floor.

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A night fire ritual. A large square fire pit lined with white flower-dotted borders burns brightly in the foreground. Behind it, a figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a gold-ornamented throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaste. Two bare-chested young men in white dhotis with patterned borders stand at left, one pouring from a small metal vessel, the other holding a long rudraksha mala. At right, a man in a yellow-orange turban and saffron shawl sits with a small flame and offerings. Flower garlands, bananas and a silver tray lie on the mats, and an electric fan and metal railings are visible behind.2017-08-02August 02 20172017-08-02August 02 20172017-08-02A night-time homa in a covered outdoor pavilion with a white tarpaulin canopy and a golden ornate chhatri above. A large wooden fire pit with flames rises at centre, rimmed with pink flower petals and white rangoli lines. A priest in orange and white stands at the fire pit with hands raised, and a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with gold chain kneels at the right edge beside brass vessels. On the left, a seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a gold-and-red throne, with a row of orange-robed sannyasis seated on striped mats in front. Behind, a stone shrine holds deity murtis decorated with garlands, and string lights hang overhead. Flower offerings and a silver plate lie on the mat.2017-08-02August 02 20172017-08-02A night homa or yagna in an open-sided pavilion under a white tent with coloured string lights. A square tiered fire pit burns with bright flames, decorated with white kolam lines and scattered pink petals. A priest in orange and white dhoti stands at the fire, hands raised near his forehead. Seated on a golden throne at left, a man with long hair, a red-brown robe and a gold necklace watches, with a golden canopy above him; this is an appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable) because of his long hair, ornate gold necklace and throne seat. Rows of seated people in orange and saffron robes sit on striped mats. At right a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala tends to offerings. Behind, an altar shows deity murti under an arch with a red backdrop and garlands.2017-08-02Night-time ritual under a white tent with pink trim and bright floodlights. A yellow-gold fire altar with a burning flame sits in front, decorated with red petals. Behind it a seated figure on a red-cushioned throne is garlanded with white flowers and wears a beaded necklace; this figure is a deity murti or seated person, not clearly identifiable. Priests in white dhotis with colourful borders stand near the fire; one bare-chested man in white and one in orange-and-white cloth assist. Flower arrangements, a brass kalasha, and oil lamps lie on a striped mat in the foreground. Several people in orange and red clothing stand in the background, and a man in an orange shawl holding a flower garland stands at the right edge, indicating a homa or puja ceremony.2017-08-22Evening ritual scene at a homa fire pit lined with marigold and rose petals and white powder borders. A man in a yellow turban and bare chest, wearing multiple beaded malas and gold necklaces, sits at right tending the fire with a brass bowl nearby. Smoke rises through the frame. On the left, a man in a red-orange robe and gold-bead necklaces sits eyes-closed on an ornate gold lotus-backed throne with red cushions, with a silver vessel at its base. Behind them, several seated devotees in orange and white clothing and a white-clad woman with flowers in her hair sit on a striped mat under a standing fan, with a few more people in the background. a person candidate is seated on the throne with orange robe, rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces.2017-08-02August 02 20172017-08-02A night homa in an open-sided pavilion with a pink and white canopy. A large square fire pit with a bright flame sits in front, its tiers edged with white and pink flower petals and fruit offerings on banana leaves at the right. A man in white dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha beads and a garland, kneels behind the fire with hands joined near the pit. A standing man bare-chested in a white dhoti with garlands and a seated man with a yellow turban and garlands tend the offerings. Men in saffron robes stand along the back, and a gold-topped chair with a gilded backrest stands behind the kneeling figure. Several saffron-clad participants watch from the sides.2017-08-02August 22 20172017-08-22A fire ritual under a white tent at night, with a square yagna fire pit at the front ringed by marigold petals and flowers. A shirtless priest in white dhoti and saffron shawl with a gold-trimmed garland stands tending the fire. A man in white dhoti kneels at the right edge beside the pit, and another priest in white stands at the far right. Seated on a gold throne at left is a long-haired man in orange-red robes, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha mala, with a red cushion behind him; he has distinctive long swept hair and ornate ceremonial adornment. Rows of saffron-robed devotees sit on striped mats behind him with folded hands. A shrine at the back holds deity murtis garlanded with flowers, and strings of coloured lights hang overhead.2017-08-02