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Night ritual photograph under blue-lit haze with a row of oil lamps glowing in the background. In the foreground, a bare-backed man in a white dhoti and cloth with a red-and-gold border stands with his back to the camera beside a brass lamp with a lit flame. In the centre, a young man with hands pressed together in prayer wears a dark head covering decorated with flowers and a bead necklace; a brass lamp with a burning flame sits nearby. A second bare-backed person with a beaded necklace and pink-and-yellow cloth stands at right holding a brass vessel. Green and red floral offerings lie on the ground in front, next to a dark ceremonial object. Three people are visible; no identifiable a person candidate is present.

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December 11 20152015-12-11September 09 20162016-09-09Night ritual photograph at a fire ceremony. Three people stand with their backs to the camera before a lit fire pit. A man on the left wears an orange-brown head wrap and a bare upper back, holding a tray of offerings. Two figures on the right wear orange and white cloth wraps; one holds a tray with a green-wrapped bundle, the other stands bare-backed with a dark bead necklace. Behind the fire, a red-and-gold throne holds a seated deity murti or figure draped in yellow garlands, flanked by a brass lamp stand and a decorated kalasha. A large steel vessel and brass pots sit in the foreground. Flowers and a rope of leaves hang overhead. This appears to be a homa/yagna or puja setting with fire offerings.2016-10-10Night-time ritual photograph at an open-air fire pit with a visible flame and offerings. Three bare-chested male priests in white dhotis stand to the left and centre; the central priest wears a white head cloth, a gold-coloured garland and a bead necklace, and holds a plate of yellow flowers while another priest holds a small brass vessel. At right, a figure with long dark hair wearing a rust-orange wrap and gold armlet kneels or bends with his back to the camera, holding a golden-tipped ceremonial staff with green leaves. A golden pillar stands in the foreground and a deity murti with brass lamps sits at left. Scaffolding frames the background, with a few devotees in white visible at the far right.2016-09-09Night outdoor fire ritual, a homa with a bright open flame rising from a pile of wood and offerings at the lower left. A standing priest with a shaved head and a bare chest wears a white dhoti with a red-and-gold sash and bows with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him another man in orange-toned dhoti stands with bare chest and bead necklace. A seated devotee at right wears a pink turban, layered white rudraksha and flower garlands, and holds a rudraksha mala while looking down at the fire. Yellow and orange marigold flowers, potted plants, a brass bowl and a golden deity murti or ornate altar stand at the sides, with a row of people watching from the background and a tall building and lights at night.2016-09-09December 24 20152015-12-24December 11 20152015-12-11Night ritual scene at an outdoor altar with a visible fire pit in the lower left and smoke rising. Three men in white dhotis and bare chests stand on the left, one holding a brass tray of yellow flowers and another holding a bowl. A bearded priest in the centre wears a white turban and a long yellow-and-white garland. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace wears an orange-brown shawl and gold armlet, seated before a tall gold-coloured trident draped with green leaves. A small deity murti and brass lamps sit on the left. Scaffolding and a gold pillar frame the right side, with a few people in white in the background.2016-09-09November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesDecember 02 20172017-12-02November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNight-time ritual outdoors with smoke rising at left. A bald, bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red-orange cloth and beaded necklace stands with palms joined in namaste near a kalasha-like offering. A young woman in a green and gold blouse and white sari holds a yellow-wrapped offering, and a man with long dark hair and a full beard in an orange shawl with gold garland sits beside a golden trident. Several men in white and bare-chested ritual attire sit on mats with flower garlands behind; a tall golden trident stands at upper right. Potted plants and yellow marigold garlands decorate the space.2016-09-09