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A photograph of an outdoor-style ritual construction site inside a bare, whitewashed hall with dirt floor. In the centre, a small brick-lined fire pit with a lit flame and smoke rises from it, with scattered red flowers nearby. A man in a red-maroon dhoti with gold-yellow borders and a flower garland stands at right, holding a small red cloth and a brass tray with bowls and flowers. Around him, about a dozen men in white t-shirts, checked lungis and white dhotis watch, while two men work on a stone-and-brick structure with tools at centre. A man in a white shirt and jeans stands on the earthen base hammering or setting a pole. The scene suggests the ritual setting of a bhoomi puja or foundation rite.

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August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a ritual fire being performed on bare earth inside a plain whitewashed hall. A clay-and-brick fire pit with a small flame and smoke sits in the foreground, with red flower petals scattered near it. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with yellow borders and a marigold garland stands at right, holding a thin cord or stick over the fire. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with yellow borders holds a silver tray with offerings. Other men in red-and-gold robes and rudraksha malas stand behind, and a few people in white T-shirts and a photographer with a camera stand at left.2014-08-24A photograph of an outdoor ground-level ritual pit in a walled courtyard. Smoke rises from a dug earth pit lined with brick, with red and white flower petals scattered at its edge. A woman in the foreground, seen from behind, wears a red and gold sari with a gold-trimmed blouse and gold jewellery, holding a small red object. Several men in white shirts and jeans stand around the pit, one using a long iron rod to stir or tend the fire. A man in a red lungi stands at the left, and a partial figure in red and yellow cloth appears at the right edge. The walls are whitewashed with a grated window above.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A homa or yagna being performed in an open-sided hall with bare concrete floor and smoke rising. On the left a man in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and a flower garland stands smiling and holds a stick. At centre a shaved-headed priest in rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti with a bare upper body and a rudraksha mala bends over the fire pit, tending it with a long iron rod. Around him stand several young men in white t-shirts and white dhotis, one in a white shirt, and another man in a white turban-like cloth. A man in red-and-gold garments is partly visible at the right edge. Walls are whitewashed and stained, with a metal-grilled window and a shuttered gate behind.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24Outdoor homa fire ritual under a corrugated metal shelter with steel beams and floral garlands hanging on the pillars. A flame burns in a shallow metal fire pit on the ground while a man in white dhoti and shirt tends it with a long iron rod. Nearby, a monk in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a gold-looking chain holds a metal bowl of offerings. Around them, devotees in white and orange saris and white dhotis stand closely watching the ritual. The scene is a homa or yagna ritual, and no one present is clearly identifiable as a person, so no identity claim is made.2013-07-13 +1 copiesA night outdoor scene in an open brick-walled yard with a dirt floor, showing a small clay-and-brick structure and a white stone or lump on the ground with red flower petals scattered nearby. Two men in white shirts work at the left: one bends low placing bricks, the other holds long iron rods. Standing in the centre, a bald priest in orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha-style mala presses his palms together in prayer. To the right, a man with swept-back long hair wears an orange dhoti with gold borders and bare upper body, while another bald man in orange robes and beaded necklace holds a plate of red offerings. The scene suggests a ritual preparation such as a homa fire pit being readied.2013-09-16August 24 20142014-08-24September 04 20132013-09-04