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A night-time fire ritual inside a canopied hall. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red cloth over his head offers into a wooden homa fire pit with flames rising, while a cameraman films beside him. Seated on an ornate gold throne with sunburst back is a figure wearing a saffron-brown robe, a red turban-like head covering, a long garland of yellow and orange flowers, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Devotees sit on colourful mats at the sides, and fruit and flower offerings with white cloth decorate the front right.

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December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a temple ritual in an open pavilion. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a large gilded sunburst backrest is wearing a brown-saffron garment, a dark head covering, a gold necklace and a multicolour garland of flowers. In front of him a priest in a white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-white border bends forward, holding a ritual vessel with hanging lamps. A square golden fire pit with a small flame sits at the centre, surrounded by scattered flower petals, and a tray of bananas, fruit and flowers with white cloth decorations is at the right. A cameraman in white stands behind the priest, and other seated people in white and orange clothes are visible in the background.2016-12-12August 22 20172017-08-22June 23 20172017-06-23A homa fire ritual in a temple hall with a large bright fire burning in a square pit lined with stacked, decorated bricks. A seated priest in white dhoti wearing an orange-yellow head cloth and gold-beaded necklace pours offerings into the flames. Beside him a younger man in a white dhoti and shawl with a garland bends to tend the ritual items, and at the right a man in a striped orange-and-white garment arranges flower-decorated offerings. On a golden throne at the left sits a figure with long dark hair wrapped in a high bun, wearing a red-orange robe and a multi-strand flower garland, hands pressed together in namaskar. Brass bowls, lamps and coconuts lie around the pit on a colourful striped mat, with a pedestal fan behind and an ornate dark wooden door in the background.2016-03-06 +1 copiesAugust 22 20172017-08-22Night ritual inside a partly built open hall with bamboo scaffolding and concrete pillars. A seated man on a gilded ornate throne with a red cushion wears a rust-orange garment and a garland of red and yellow flowers, and a robed attendant stands near him. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha beads, tends a homa fire pit ringed with yellow marigold and red flower garlands, holding a small bowl and ritual items. Brass vessels, a trident, a kalasha-style lamp stand and a patterned mat lie on the floor. Seven or so other priests in white dhotis stand in folded-hands devotion behind the fire, and a woman in orange sari stands at the rear. A golden canopy hangs above the throne.2018-03-02June 23 20172017-06-23A night ritual in a tented pavilion with pink and white drapes and a ceiling fan. A seated figure in a red-brown robe and gold necklaces sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a gold backrest. In front of him a square fire pit burns with a flame, its edges decorated with white flower petals, and brass vessels and banana-leaf offerings lie on the yellow platform. A shirtless man in white dhoti with a purple border stands at left with his hands together, and another in a white dhoti with orange border and red headcloth bends forward beside the throne. A kneeling shirtless man with his back to the camera faces the fire, and a crowd of seated and standing devotees fills the background. A white air conditioner unit stands near the throne.2017-05-25Night ritual at a temple outdoors: a fire burns in a square yellow-and-white homa pit in the foreground, with a small bowl of grains and brass lamps beside it, and a tray of bananas and flower garlands to the right. A priest in a white dhoti and green-and-gold shawl, with a white cloth on his head and gold necklaces, raises a silver vessel over the fire. Behind, a seated figure in a gold-and-red throne with a saffron-orange robe presses his palms together, with folded hands around him. Several white-clad devotees stand in the background, and a young man in white with tilak and bare, painted shoulders watches on the right. Orange sandals sit near the throne.2016-01-02February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesA homa fire ceremony in an ashram room. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange and red border and a yellow headband stands at a fire pit, holding a lit oil lamp and a small bell while smoke rises. The fire burns over stacked yellow-wrapped offerings, with fruit, flowers and brass vessels around it. Behind him a golden framed portrait of a seated figure with long hair and garlands sits above a red cushioned seat on a striped rug. Marigold garlands decorate a silver tray at right, and a brown wooden door stands behind. Two other people are partly visible, one in an orange shawl at left foreground and one seated behind the fire. Photo credit line visible at lower right.2017-06-23