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Outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof with yellow marigold garlands and palm trees behind. A young man in white dhoti and a pink-red turban sits cross-legged on a purple cloth, with rudraksha beads and a red-brown armband, ringing a silver bell beside brass and silver vessels. In front of him a fire burns in a raised square fire pit, marking a homa or yagna. Several young women in pink and orange saris with white flower garlands sit to the left with palms pressed together. Standing figures and a cameraperson with a tripod appear in the background, and a deity murti is decorated with garlands behind the canopy. Scattered marigold petals cover the floor.

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October 03 20142014-10-03A photograph of a homa at an outdoor ritual site with a visible fire pit and metal vessels set around it. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and a pink turban with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged and tends the fire with offerings. On the left, three young women in pink and green saris with white flower garlands sit with palms pressed together in prayer, one holding a brass ritual implement. A small brass oil lamp rests in the foreground on a striped mat scattered with yellow flowers. Palm trees, a red cloth canopy and a yellow-and-red decorated frame stand behind. Several other people in white and orange clothes sit further back, and a cameraman films at right.2014-10-03A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and unstitched upper cloth, wearing a red and pink turban, sits cross-legged at a fire pit and pours offerings into a visible flame, with brass vessels and a lamp before him. Six young women sit in a row in front, wearing floral garlands and saris in maroon, orange and teal, their hair in long braids, watching the fire. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, and a temple-style shrine with a yellow cloth hangs nearby. Coconut palms and red-striped walls surround the courtyard, and a few seated people are visible in the background. The scene suggests a homa with offerings to the fire.2014-10-03Outdoor ritual scene at a sacred fire pit with a burning flame in a raised stone or brick yagna vessel. A priest in a pink turban, white dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha beads and red arm bands, sits on a low platform ringing a small bell and tending brass vessels and a kalasha. Three young women in saris, coral and green, wearing white flower garlands and hands folded in namaskar, sit before him. Yellow marigold petals lie on the floor, and a brass oil lamp stands in front. A cameraman films in the background, and a palm-leaf canopy with a deity murti is visible behind. Homa ritual.2014-10-03October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 10 20162016-10-10A ritual scene in a temple hall where five young women in cream, white, orange and pink saris sit in a row wearing white and orange flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in a rust-coloured dhoti with a gold border, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, sits facing them with one arm raised and holds a silver bowl and a spoon near an open book. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, with an oil lamp at left. Another man in a white dhoti stands in the background holding a brass item. The setting suggests a puja or chanting ceremony with offerings.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual homa at an ashram. A large blazing fire burns in a brick-and-wood fire pit on the left. A man in white dhoti kneels at a raised red-cloth platform, tending brass pots, bowls and offerings beside the fire. Seated before him are several young girls in saffron, green and cream clothes with white and orange flower garlands in their hair. Behind them, dozens of boys and young men in saffron robes and rudraksha beads sit on mats with garlands. A man in a rust-red shawl and flower garland sits on an orange armchair on a raised platform at the back, with a video camera on a tripod at the right. Red pillars and green trees frame the open pavilion.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 29 20162016-10-29October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copies