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Overhead photo of a dim outdoor ritual at night. A bowl of burning camphor or ghee flame sits on the stone floor, with a woman in an orange sari bending over it and extending her hand toward the fire. Behind her stand women in orange saris, and at the left a person in white dhoti sits beside a small stone deity murti. Oil lamps glow in the background, and a brass plate holds bananas, green leaves, coconut halves and flowers. At the lower right, two people wrapped in white cloth with orange and gold borders lie prone on the ground. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesInside a dim stone-walled shrine, a shirtless man in a yellow lower cloth bends forward to hold a lit lamp, with a bright flame, over a small brass or stone yantra-like object on a cloth. Two standing men to the left wear orange-saffron robes and rudraksha malas; one has a tilak and hands folded at his chest, the other stands with palms joined. Partially visible on the right edge, another person in orange clothing. Red and white painted motifs hang on the wall behind. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja. No identity is claimed for any figure.2012-05-18A photograph of a dimly lit shrine interior where a priest in an orange-red garment stands before a deity murti draped in red and white cloth and garlanded, lit by a flame held over it. Two oil lamps with glowing wicks are mounted on the wall behind the murti. Several people stand in the foreground: a figure on the left wears orange robes and a beaded necklace, another in a rust-coloured shawl with gold border and bangles stands beside him, and a man on the right has a bare back and wears a white dhoti with a dark border, with an orange cloth on his shoulder at the far right edge. A small offering plate sits on the platform in front of the murti. Pujari-style ritual in progress.2012-05-18 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16A homa fire burns in a temple-like hall with carved wooden doors and red walls. In the foreground, a seated man bare-chested with an orange cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha-style necklace sits before the flames, hands folded. Behind him, a woman in a bright orange sari with a green garland stands near the entrance. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand at the doorway, one bending forward with hands together. A decorated tray with flower petals and fruit sits before the fire, with brass pots and flower garlands nearby. Several other people in white and saffron cloths sit or stand in the background, and a smoke haze fills the room. The scene reads as a fire ritual with offerings.2016-06-19 +1 copiesNight ritual homa at a fire pit: a large flame rises from a stone fire pit as two men in white dhotis and shawls with red-and-maroon borders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces make offerings. The man at right holds a silver plate and ladle, and another man behind the flame pours from a brass vessel. A small brass bowl sits in the foreground on flower-strewn cloth. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are presented as priests performing fire ritual.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a homa or fire ritual in a temple hall. A large open fire burns in a raised wooden-framed fire pit at the centre-bottom, with smoke rising. A seated priest with a green turban and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti with a striped border, holds a small lamp or offering over the fire. A second priest in a white dhoti stands bent over beside him, holding a lamp. Behind them a woman in an orange-red sari presses her palms together in prayer, and another figure in a red-orange sari stands to the right beside a white-draped table with red flowers. Brass vessels, marigold and yellow flower garlands, and a pile of rice grains sit near the fire pit. Striped red and white pillars and steps frame the background, where other people in white stand watching.2017-07-08Night photograph of a temple-style ritual at a table draped with a gold-embroidered cloth. A large flame rises from a metal plate of flowers and offerings on the right. A bare-chested elderly priest in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala leans in with a lit oil lamp, while a younger man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace stands beside a silver kalasha. Other priests in white dhotis and a man with a headband stand behind, and a few hands and a partial figure appear at the lower edge. Marigold garlands and petals decorate the scene, with a yellow-and-orange draped canopy above. This appears to be a fire ritual such as a homa or aarti.2012-06-05November 09 20162016-11-09