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Evening ritual homa before a large Ganesha murti seated on a platform beneath a white and pink tented canopy strung with small lights. The murti has a reddish-brown cloth, layered white and pearl garlands, a golden crown and a tilak on the forehead, holding a modak-like and a goad in raised hands. In front, a fire burns in a rectangular fire pit with marigold garlands and offerings. Several priests sit cross-legged around the fire: one wears an orange turban and white dhoti, another has an orange shawl over bare shoulders, a third wears an orange cloth with a white dhoti, and others wear white dhotis and sacred threads. A standing devotee in white clothes is visible behind the pillars at the back, with a plain standing figure at left. Brass lamps and a kalasha flank the scene.

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A large Ganesha murti with a brown-red body, gold crown and jewelled necklaces, adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands, sits in an open tent-like pavilion with red-and-white striped pillars. In the foreground, two men in saffron-orange robes and turbans perform a homa: a large fire blazes at right while one priest with bare torso and white sacred ash markings on his arms gestures over brass bowls and a tray of white flowers. Kalasha pots and brass vessels surround the offering altar.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesPhotograph of a Ganesha festival homa in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. A large Ganesha murti in dark red-brown dress with gold ornaments, pearl and bead necklaces and yellow marigold garlands sits at left. In the foreground two sannyasis in orange robes and orange head wraps sit on a striped cloth, bodies marked with white ash lines; one tends a golden fire pit where flames rise, while the other holds offering vessels. Flower offerings and a microphone stand are near the fire. At right a figure in an orange turban and red garland sits on a red and gold throne decorated with yellow flowers, seated at the back of the pavilion. Behind them are potted plants and trees.2017-08-25A photograph of a Maha Ganapathi homa in an open tent with pink and white fabric drapes and strings of small lights above. A large Ganesha murti with a trunk, elephant ears and a brown-red body dominates the right, adorned with gold necklaces, garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and a gold crown. Two sannyasis in saffron-orange cloth stand at the left: the nearer one has a red-orange head wrap, bare upper body with sacred marks and a mala, and bends over a ritual tray; the other, behind him, is bare-chested in orange cloth. A bright fire blazes in the foreground before the kalasha and brass oil lamps on a striped floor cloth, with marigold garlands around the vessels.2017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25August 25 20172017-08-25A large Ganesha murti seated on a golden pedestal under a white and pink draped tent ceiling strung with small lights. The elephant-headed deity wears a maroon garment, layered gold and white jewelled necklaces, a gold crown and a maroon headcloth, and holds a gold lotus-like staff and a sweet-filled object in his hands. Two men in the foreground are seated in saffron and orange cloths, one with a rudraksha mala and one wrapped in orange, with garlands of marigolds on the steps around the murti. Another figure is partly visible at the upper left, shirtless, and more people in white ritual clothing sit in the background. A printed copyright line appears at the lower right.2017-08-21 +1 copies