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A photograph of a seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl, with a gold-bordered cloth, rudraksha mala and bracelets, and white and red sacred markings on his forehead and arms. He sits beside a stone-walled fire pit containing ash and offerings, holding a long striped ritual stick over a small brass bell and incense holder. Yellow marigold garlands lie along the pit's edge, with a brass kalasha, a bowl of rose petals and a lit oil lamp nearby. A wicker basket and a vehicle are in the dim background.

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December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21A seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold border sits beside a brick fire pit with bright flames, feeding offering material into the fire. He wears a rudraksha mala, bangles, white ash markings on forehead and arms, and a red tilak. Yellow marigold garlands lie on the pit's edge, with brass bowls of flowers and a small kalasha nearby. A standing person in orange robes stands at right beside a white sack and a basket.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 15 20132013-12-15Night photograph of a homa at an outdoor fire pit lined with white stone. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing rudraksha malas and a white forehead band and tilak, pours an offering from a long-handled ladle into the flames. Behind him a younger priest in orange robe with white markings on his arms sits near a microphone. Yellow marigold garlands surround the pit, with brass bowls, a kalasha-like vessel, a bell, incense and a tray of flower petals nearby.2013-12-21A seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, tends a homa fire. He pours an offering from a brass ladle into a fire pit with bright flames. Brass bowls with turmeric and kumkum sit on the stone platform, and yellow marigold garlands decorate the fire pit. Behind him stand a maroon-draped altar with decorated blue and brass kalasha pots garlanded in yellow flowers, and a small lit shrine with deity murti at the upper left. Festive string lights hang in the background.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 19 20132013-12-19Night puja at an outdoor shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl, with white tilak and rudraksha malas, sits before a gilded shrine holding an oil lamp flame while ringing a handbell. Two shaven-headed young men in saffron robes sit nearby, one singing into a microphone with a white headband, the other with his back to the camera showing white body markings. A gold palanquin-like structure stands behind them, with brass vessels and a kalasha-style pot in the foreground. Text overlay at the lower right is mostly obscured.2013-12-21A photograph of a shaved-headed priest seated on a red and green striped mat, holding a brass plate of burning camphor or ghee flame at the centre. He wears white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha mala, a red bindi and white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and arms. Beside him, another priest in white clothes with rudraksha beads sits with a bell. Yellow marigold flowers and a brass pot lie in the foreground, with a broom at the bottom right.2013-12-19