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Outdoor ritual photo under a corrugated metal roof strung with colourful tassels, lanterns and fringed canopies. A seated figure on a gold-and-red throne, with a gold umbrella overhead, has hands pressed together and wears a rudraksha mala and a flower garland; the figure's identity is not established by appearance alone. Beside the throne stands a robed attendant in white. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti rings a bell over a gold-edged fire pit with a visible flame, while a second priest sits nearby with a pink headcloth. Behind them a large crowd of devotees, many in white and saffron, sits with hands folded in anjali. Ornate deity figures, a trident and yellow flower garlands decorate the left edge.

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September 09 20162016-09-09Outdoor pavilion ceremony under a corrugated roof with hanging paper lanterns and colourful tassels. A seated figure on a gold and red throne with a crown-like headpiece, a red-brown robe, and a flower garland, flanked by a red and gold canopy, with a rudraksha-style necklace and gold ornaments. a person appearance with the seated throne and ornate ceremonial cues. Before him a yellow-tiled fire pit with a small flame, where a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with white markings on his body performs a homa, holding a ladle and offering. Another priest in white stands at right holding a brass vessel. Rows of devotees in orange and white sit and stand behind, numbering roughly twenty to thirty. Ornate kalasha and garlanded altar items sit at the left edge.2016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09Outdoor ritual homa with a sacred fire burning in a golden rectangular fire pit, surrounded by yellow flower petals and offering vessels. A man seated on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, under a decorative canopy with colourful fringed umbrellas and a trident, wears a maroon-brown robe, a brown turban, a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, and receives an offering from a shirtless attendant in white dhoti and orange shawl. In the foreground a shirtless priest with an orange-and-gold sash and pink-topped headwear sits beside the fire. Behind them a seated crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and orange, watches with hands folded.2016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09A homa fire burns in a large wooden fire pit in a tented pavilion with red floor covering. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a canopy topped by a colourful striped umbrella wears a black turban, dark red robes, and a white flower garland, with a gold medallion at the chest. Around the fire, priests in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls sit or stand performing the ritual, one pouring offerings. Devotees, some with bare upper bodies and hands folded, sit in rows, and a woman in a deep red sari stands at the right. Marigold garlands, flower petals, bananas, and brass vessels surround the pit, and hanging lanterns decorate the ceiling.2016-12-05December 07 20162016-12-07Outdoor homa at an open-air pavilion under a tin canopy with hanging red and orange lanterns. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink turban and a gold necklace sits before a golden fire pit where flames rise, feeding offerings with his hand. Beside him, a younger man in a white dhoti and orange shawl sits on a mat with brass vessels and baskets of offerings. Behind, a crowd of seated devotees in white clothes watches. On the left, a red and gold throne with a gilt frame and a painted portrait of a figure in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala, and a large deity murti with garlands. Coloured umbrellas and a palm grove complete the scene.2016-09-09February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20162016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09