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A photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor pandal at night, with strong stage lights creating haze. A priest in a white dhoti with a yellow-green sash pours a substance from a brass plate into a tiered ritual platform heaped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and flowers, producing a cloud of smoke. To his left a young man in a white dhoti holds a brass tray of offerings, and at the far left a bare-chested young man in an orange-and-gold dhoti with a beaded necklace stands near a camera on a tripod. Baskets of fruit and bananas sit at the bottom of the platform, and a brass lamp stand and a decorated pink vessel are visible at the right. Colourful hanging lights and tassels decorate the canopy. No figure in the frame is identifiable as a person.

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A temple ritual with a fire offering in a tented hall lit by stage lights. A priest in a yellow and green sash and white dhoti lifts a lamp high above a raised wooden platform heaped with marigold garlands, fruit and bowls. Smoke rises around him. To the left, a young man in an orange-bordered dhoti and rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass tray, and beside him another man in white dhoti and shawl holds a tray and speaks into a microphone. Strings of colourful lights and a golden deity murti decorated with flowers stand at right, with a kalasha-like offering vessel in pink. Baskets of bananas, oranges and grains sit on a striped cloth in the foreground. Background figures in white are seated in the hall.2016-12-15A night-time homa or yagna at a temple setting. A square fire pit with rising smoke sits in the centre, decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. Four priests attend it: a bare-chested priest in a saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala leans forward at left, a young assistant in white dhoti and cloth stands nearby, and a priest in white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands centrally, holding a ritual implement over the fire. Brass plates of bananas, fruits and vessels lie on the mat in front. Behind, a golden ornate deity murti and altar are decorated with flowers, and strings of colourful lamps and bright lights hang overhead. A camera operator on a tripod and a seated person in white appear at the left edge.2016-12-15A homa or yagna at a temple pavilion. A bare-chested young priest in an orange dhoti and a sacred thread stands at left holding a brass tray of offerings, and another priest in white dhoti holds a tray of grains and fruit beside him. A priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti at centre pours an offering into a fire pit on a tiered platform decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Smoke rises through the hall. Behind the fire pit, a golden peetha with a decorated deity murti sits beneath a colourful canopy, with a bell-shaped kalasha and banana, apple and orange fruit offerings on banana-leaf mats in the foreground. Ceiling decorations and hanging lamps are visible, and a microphone is held nearby.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesA night-time ritual at an open-sided pavilion with a fire burning before a deity murti decorated with garlands and a golden canopy, flanked by colourful hanging ornaments and string lights. A priest in a yellow and green dhoti stands at center, raising a ritual implement toward the fire, while a bare-chested assistant in an orange cloth stands at left. Two white-clad priests in white dhotis and shawls stand at right, one holding a microphone while chanting. Floral offerings, fruit, plates and baskets rest on colourful striped cloths in the foreground, with a few seated devotees at the edges. Set against foliage at dusk.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15