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Outdoor ritual on bare red-brown earth in a courtyard. A young priest in a white dhoti and white shawl sits cross-legged on a pink-and-purple mat, holding a brass plate of coconut, bananas, flowers and food and a small brass bell. Six women and one older man sit in front of him, several with palms pressed together in prayer. Women wear saris in pink, purple, teal and red, and one wears a pink shawl. Flower-decorated stone slabs, yellow and orange marigolds, banana leaves, coconuts, brass tumblers and cut sugarcane stalks lie on the ground. Whitewashed lines mark the ground. A man in white trousers and shirt stands at the upper right edge. No a person candidate is visible.

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A priest in a white dhoti and white shawl sits cross-legged on a red-and-pink mat on bare reddish earth, performing a puja. He holds a brass vessel and a small bell-like object, pouring or offering over a steel plate with coconut, bananas, betel leaves, red kumkum and sticks of incense or cane. Around him, six elderly and middle-aged women and men sit in a half circle: one in a pink sari, one in a purple sari, one in a blue-green sari, one in a pink shawl with a white-haired head, and an older man in white with hands folded in namaskar. Yellow and orange marigold garlands decorate stone slabs and offerings. A yellow-walled building and a white-shirted man stand behind in the background. Six people are visible.2016-11-18November 18 20162016-11-18November 18 20162016-11-18November 18 20162016-11-18November 18 20162016-11-18Outdoor homa ceremony at a brick-lined fire pit on bare ground. A man in white kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged with a garland of white flowers and red roses, feeding offerings into the fire. A woman in a turquoise sari with a pink blouse and a white and red flower garland sits beside him, holding a ladle over the flames. Behind them, other devotees in white clothing and a woman in a yellow sari sit on the ground near brass plates and bowls of offerings. Oil lamps and a blue bowl are placed nearby.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a seated ritual gathering outdoors on bare earth beside stacked white bricks, with a small brass bowl, a ladle and offerings on the ground. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant sits with his palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. Beside him a woman in a red and gold sari and gold bangles, with a red mark on her forehead, also joins her palms. To the left a bearded man wears an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, with a young boy in white next to him. Behind them, a crowd of women and men sit watching, and a man in white at the upper right smiles while seated near a brass vessel.2006-12-26Outdoor homa ritual at a fire pit built of white bricks and decorated with yellow and orange marigold petals. A young man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala pours or offers something with his right hand toward the pit. Beside him, another man in a yellow shawl and mala sits cross-legged. Behind them, several people in white clothes sit on the ground, and a red cloth backdrop with banana plants stands behind the altar. Trays of bananas, apples and other fruit sit at the left edge, along with brass vessels and a small brass bowl on the pit.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony at a temple courtyard. Rows of devotees sit on mats and bare ground before small brick fire pits, with a visible flame in the foreground pit. Several people wear white kurtas or dhotis and red-and-white marigold garlands; a woman in a maroon sari and a woman in a pale green sari sit near the front, and an older man in a cream kurta sits at centre. Brass bowls, leaves, flowers and offerings lie by the pits. Behind them, a stone temple structure with garlands and a decorated canopy. Possibly a yagna or homa. Ritual items include a kalasha-like brass vessel and fruit offerings.2006-12-26Outdoor ritual on a bare ground. In the foreground, an older man with grey hair in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him, a woman in a red blouse and purple sari, also in a white and red garland, sits with hands folded. A young girl in an orange and white outfit sits behind them, and other devotees in white garlanded clothing sit nearby. Brass plates, a bowl, flower petals, small offering dishes and a pile of sticks lie on the ground.2006-12-26