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A photograph of a ritual scene in front of a red wall with a dark stone deity murti in the background, with incense smoke drifting across the left. A young boy in a yellow-and-purple checked shirt, red trousers, a white shawl over his shoulders and a yellow flower garland stands with his head bowed. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in an unstitched white dhoti and upper cloth bordered in gold holds an open book and reads from it, his bare upper body marked with sacred ash on the arm and face. Two people are visible.

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April 30 20122012-04-30A young boy stands barefoot on a yellow stone block on a stage, wearing a brown t-shirt, red shorts and a white jasmine garland. Beside him a man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges, bare-shouldered with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, reads from an open book while facing the boy. Behind them is an orange draped backdrop, a striped wall and a standing fan, with a few heads visible at the bottom edge. The scene suggests an initiation or recitation ceremony.2012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30A young boy stands barefoot on a flat stone slab on a stage, wearing a white kurta and white trousers, with a red-pink marigold-style garland around his neck, glasses, and a red tilak on his forehead. His right hand is raised in a gesture while his left hand rests in his pocket. Behind him is an orange-red wall and a dark deity murti draped with yellow garlands. At the right edge a person in white holds an open book. The scene resembles a satsang or ritual stage setting.2012-04-30Night ritual at an outdoor fire pit lined with white stone, where a central seated figure in a white dhoti and shawl with gold border and a dark rudraksha mala performs the ritual while two seated priests in saffron-orange robes with white forehead and body markings assist. Yellow marigold garlands lie along the pit edge, a small oil lamp and incense sticks sit nearby, and brass bowls hold red flower petals and offerings. A microphone stands at left and a gold-decorated structure is visible in the upper background.2013-12-21April 30 20122012-04-30A photograph of a homa fire pit in an outdoor ritual setting. A young priest in a white dhoti and white turban, with rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his forehead and arms, feeds offerings into the fire. Beside him a boy in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala, with white tilak on his forehead, watches closely. Other saffron-robed and white-clad participants sit behind. The square fire pit is outlined with yellow-painted edges and decorated with marigold and rose flowers, with brass vessels, a kalasha and bundles of firewood nearby.2013-11-20A standing priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and white shoulder cloth holds an offering of red flowers over a rectangular fire pit with bright flames. He wears a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. Two seated attendants in orange robes sit nearby, one at a microphone on the left and one on the right tending brass vessels. Yellow marigold garlands line the fire pit, a gilded shrine with coloured tassels hangs behind, and a sack sits in the background. The scene suggests a homa fire ritual at night.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21July 20 20122012-07-20A photograph of a ceremony on a stage. A young girl in a purple dress with gold patterns and an orange border stands on a golden pedestal, wearing a white jasmine garland and glasses, with a visitor badge on a lanyard. Facing her is a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, bare-chested with white ash marks on his arm, holding an open book and reading. A blue-grey deity statue stands in the background against a red wall, and a red-cushioned seat is at the right edge. Two people are visible, and a partial head is seen at the bottom.2012-04-30A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit set on a white stone platform, edged with yellow marigold garlands. Two young priests sit cross-legged behind it. The central priest wears white dhoti and shawl with gold border, rudraksha mala, and white and red sacred markings on his forehead, and pours an offering from a ladle into the flames. Beside him, a young assistant in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings sits with a brass bowl. Brass bowls, a small oil lamp, yellow plastic bags and offering plates sit nearby, and a gilded shrine canopy is visible above.2013-12-21