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Night ceremony at an open-air hall with a crowd of devotees standing and seated, many with hands folded in prayer. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and red-and-blue beaded necklace sits on a low wooden platform, holding a lit flame and a small bowl. Marigold garlands and yellow flowers decorate the wooden platform and coconuts in front. Two shirtless attendants in white dhotis sit in the foreground, one wearing a saffron-orange shawl and the other a yellow sash. Strings of lights and a golden ornamental structure appear in the background.

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December 06 20162016-12-06December 02 20162016-12-02A tented hall decorated with hanging colourful tassels, paper lanterns and oil lamps shows a fire ritual in progress. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a striped border, wearing an orange cloth and a flower garland, leans over a wooden homa fire pit on a red carpet, lighting it with a flame while offerings of fruit, flowers and brass vessels surround the pit. Two men in white dhoti stand at left, one speaking into a microphone, others with hands folded. Behind them a large seated crowd, many men bare-chested in white, sits in rows. On the right a seated figure in saffron-orange robes wears a crown-like headdress, rudraksha-style beads and a white flower garland, seated on a gold-and-red throne. The scene reads as a homa with puja offerings.2016-12-05A large outdoor tented ceremony at Adi Kailasa with many seated participants, mostly shirtless men wearing rudraksha malas, on red mats. In the foreground a rectangular fire pit with a bright flame and marigold flowers surrounds it. A man in a white dhoti and a yellow-orange shawl with an orange head turban sits with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a brass bowl, while a younger man in an orange shawl sits next to him. Garlands, string lights and hanging lamps decorate the tent, and a golden ornate throne stands at the right edge.2016-12-05December 02 20162016-12-02A shirtless man in white dhoti with a red-and-gold headcloth bows over an oil lamp with a visible flame, held before a low offering table of marigold garlands, bananas, oranges, coconuts and leaves. Behind him a seated crowd of devotees in white clothes watches; a golden ornate throne stands at right and a brass vessel sits at left. Smoke rises from a fire pit.2016-12-12A ritual fire ceremony under a tent-like canopy with bright lights and rising smoke. A shirtless young priest with a purple head cloth and beaded necklace leans over a wooden platform holding a metal vessel while a flame rises from it. Another priest in orange cloth and a white-clad assistant stand beside him. Marigold garlands, red flowers, bananas, fruits and a kalasha-like offering decorate the altar, and a young man in glasses wearing a white shawl watches at right. Yellow marigold garlands fill the foreground. Appears to be an abhishekam or homa offering in progress.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A photo of a ritual abhishekam under a tent-like canopy, with thick incense or camphor smoke drifting through the air. A young priest in an orange saffron cloth holds a microphone and speaks at a wooden platform, while beside him another young man with a pink headband, bare-chested, a rudraksha mala and white dhoti pours or tends a large copper vessel. The platform is heaped with marigold garlands, yellow flowers, bananas, oranges, apples and red blossoms. Lights hang overhead, and a few seated devotees and a bare-chested attendant in white are visible at the edges.2016-12-02A photo of a Shiva Deeksha homa at a fire pit covered with marigolds and red flowers. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange turban and rudraksha mala pours an offering with a ladle over the flames. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold-beaded mala sits with hands folded. Another priest with a bare chest and mala sits at the left edge. Brass vessels and a flower garland line the altar.2017-08-21A photograph of a ritual at a pavilion lit by hanging decorative lamps. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with coloured borders stand around a square fire pit of wooden frame, possibly a homa or yagna. One man in a yellow-and-orange-bordered dhoti holds a long ladle or implement over the pit, while another in white with an orange sash stands nearby. To the right sits a figure on a red cushioned seat under an ornate golden throne with sun-ray backrest; the seated person wears an orange-brown robe, a garland of white and orange flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace. Offerings of fruit, flowers, bananas, coconuts and betel leaves sit on banana-leaf trays beside the fire pit, and devotees sit on the floor in the background.2016-12-12December 02 20162016-12-02