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Night outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-style setting. Three men sit on the ground before a brick platform strewn with flowers and leaves, with a small oil lamp burning on the platform. The central man wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his body, a garland of beads around his neck and gold-toned bangles; he holds his hands outstretched over a silver bowl. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with a bead necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, and at the right a man in a white dhoti with a white upper cloth and a white tilak on his forehead also has palms pressed together. A decorated deity murti with garlands and flowers stands at the left under a canopy, with women in saris and onlookers in the background, and string lights glow in the trees.

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November 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor homa at a brick fire pit (kund) decorated with marigold garlands and white flower petals. A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace sits cross-legged, extending his right hand over the fire. Beside him, a second man in orange with a beaded necklace sits with palms joined, and a third man in white dhoti with a tilak and gold necklaces sits with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, devotees stand and watch, some in white and colourful saris, near a gold-framed deity murti decorated with flowers and a silver bowl of fruit and offerings. Strings of lights glow in the background.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor ritual photo at a temple-style open ground. In the foreground, three men sit cross-legged on a raised platform with palms pressed together in namaskar. The man on the left wears an orange saffron robe with a bare shaved head; the centre figure wears orange robes, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bangles; the man on the right wears a white dhoti and shawl, a vertical white tilak on his forehead, gold chains and bangles, and glasses. In front of them is a low brick homa-style altar strewn with white flowers and holding small oil lamps, a silver bowl and brass vessels. Behind, a gold-decorated canopy, a green-and-white cloth, garlanded deity figures, white-clad women and devotees sit in the background under string lights. Someone holds a camera on a tripod at the left edge.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor ritual with three shaved-headed men in orange and saffron robes and beaded malas seated in prayer, palms joined, beside a brick-built altar of golden bricks decorated with white flowers and small oil lamps. A silver bowl and ritual vessels sit on the altar; a deity murti with red garland and flower garlands stands at left. Behind, several women in saris and white clothing stand with hands folded, and string lights glow in the background. One seated man in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a vertical tilak and eyeglasses sits at right, hands joined. Several people are visible.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor ritual photograph. In the foreground, a bald priest in orange robes and gold-bead malas reaches toward a silver bowl on a row of stacked bricks scattered with white flower petals, a lit oil lamp and lemon halves. Beside him, a priest in orange and a man in white with folded hands sit cross-legged. Behind them, women in white and yellow saris stand or sit, with strings of lights, a green and gold cloth draped over a table, and a brass pot at left. A large round wooden disc stands behind the seated priests.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor homa at a Tiruvannamalai event. Four men sit on mats before a brick fire pit (homa kunda) lined with flower-decorated offerings and a small lit lamp. The central man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha-style mala, hands joined in prayer, sits foremost, flanked by two men in saffron and one in white dhoti with gold border and a vibhuti-marked forehead. Brass vessels, a bell and bundles of sticks lie nearby. Behind them, a decorated stage with green garlanded trim and lit oil lamps, and a crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris under street lights.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10