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Night outdoor photo of a puja at a temple-style pavilion decorated with string lights and garlands. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with maroon border and white sacred ash markings on his arm stands bending over a low table, holding a silver tray of fruit and placing an offering. Three young boys in white clothes sit cross-legged on an orange and gold silk cloth scattered with yellow and purple flowers, one holding a fruit. Brass oil lamps, bowls of sweets, fruit, flowers and a large deity murti stand on the right. Several other white-clad people stand in the background.

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A night-time ritual scene on an orange and gold silk cloth spread on the ground. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and angavastram with maroon borders, wearing a gold chain and white markings on his arm, stands bending over a silver tray of fruit and flower offerings. Three young boys in white kurtas sit cross-legged on the cloth, one holding a green fruit and another a flower, scattering marigolds and petals. Brass oil lamps on tall stands and brass trays of fruit and sweets surround the offerings, with a deity murti partly visible at right under string lights. Two books with red covers lie on a leopard-print mat in the foreground.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16Night photo of a homa or puja ceremony on an orange-and-gold cloth-covered platform. A standing priest in white dhoti and white shawl with maroon border, shaved head and sandalwood marks on his body, holds a silver tray of fruit and leans over the offerings. Three boys in white kurtas sit cross-legged on the cloth, one wearing a rudraksha mala, handling flower garlands and sticks. Scattered marigold and petals cover the floor. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand nearby, with plates of fruit, sweets, kumkum, flowers and a brass vessel with flower garland. Behind them, a decorated shrine with deity murtis and string lights. A gold-bordered book with a deity cover lies on a leopard-print mat.2010-10-16Night ritual photograph at an outdoor puja pavilion decorated with banana leaves and strings of lights. A man with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti with a maroon border and bare upper body, bends forward over a brass lamp and offering area, reaching toward a tray of fruit. Several boys in white clothes sit on a red and orange cloth covered with scattered flowers, one holding a bowl, another with a rudraksha mala. A standing priest in white robes and a rudraksha mala watches from behind. A large crowd sits in the background. On the right, a decorated deity murti with a lion and a figure with multiple arms stands beside brass oil lamps, plates of kumkum and offerings. The scene matches a Chandi homa-style yagna setting.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a homa or puja at an outdoor ashram altar with a smoking fire pit at left and oil lamps in the foreground. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style neck garland bends forward offering sticks into the fire while several boys in white kurtas kneel beside him. Behind them standing men in white robes and garlands watch, and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands at far left. A large brass lamp stands on the right beside a tray of lemons, bananas and sweets, and a pink Ganesha murti with a flower garland is visible at upper right under string lights.2010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16Night ritual photograph of a homa/puja at an ashram. A bald man in white dhoti with maroon border stands barefoot on an orange cloth, holding a tray of fruit, while a seated man in white at left works at a brass tray. Several boys in white kurtas kneel at a decorated altar covered with scattered flower petals, brass oil lamps, and offering plates of fruit and sweets. Behind them, a crowd of seated devotees in white fills the hall under strings of leaf and flag decorations, with a colourful deity murti and festival lights at the right.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16Night ritual photograph at an open-air pavilion. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a brass bowl and extends an offering toward two seated young boys in saffron-orange robes with flower garlands of marigold and red roses. Behind them, other robed figures and seated devotees attend, with marigold petals scattered along the low stone platform and a yellow-draped table in the background.2016-10-10Night-time puja on an orange-draped raised platform in front of a large deity murti with a decorated face and multiple arms, lit by strings of red lights. A shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders kneels in the foreground. Other white-clad boys and young men sit on the platform among fruit, flowers, brass plates and a kalasha, with a dark wooden peetha or throne behind them. A man in white with a gold necklace sits at the right edge. Hanging decorations and green leaves fill the upper frame, and the seated audience is at the right.2010-10-16Night outdoor ritual under a canopy strung with leaf garlands and small triangular flags. At centre, a fire pit with flames stands before an ornate red and gold throne-like seat. A standing priest in white dhoti and white shawl with red border holds an item over the fire. A seated priest with shaved head wears a gold necklace and white clothing at right, beside a bowl of yellow powder. Several children in red and maroon dresses sit in front on a purple cloth, with fruit (limes, bananas, coconuts), brass oil lamps and kumkum-coloured offerings on trays. Decorated deity figures with floral garlands stand at left under string lights. This appears to be a homa-style fire ritual with puja offerings.2010-10-16