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Night-time outdoor ritual scene at a temple-like courtyard with several yellow-painted brick fire pits (homa kundas) arranged in rows. Sitting at right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti performs the rite beside a silver tray. Behind, several men in orange-red cloth and white dhotis stand near wooden posts, with a lamp glowing overhead. Foreground shows brass or silver pedestal stands draped with white jasmine garlands, pink-and-white cloth, green leaves, bananas and coconut-filled offerings. A purple-cushioned gilded throne-like seat sits at left, empty. The setting suggests a homa or yagna with offerings. Several people are visible; the ritual officiant is the seated figure, and the standing figures are attendants.

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December 19 20162016-12-19November 09 20132013-11-09December 15 20162016-12-15March 03 20182018-03-03Night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit lined with yellow-painted brick. Three priests in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit or stand at the fire: one in the center wears an orange-red cloth, and the figure on the right wears a bright pink headwrap and gives an offering from a brass vessel. Silver pots, a teapot, flower petals, marigolds and oil lamps sit on the platform. Behind them, a seated crowd in white and orange robes watches, with a microphone stand at left.2014-10-11Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated roof with coconut palms behind. A priest in a white dhoti and pink-and-white turban sits at a yellow-painted altar making offerings, with brass pots, a silver bowl of red offerings, bananas and a plantain leaf on the ground. Behind him a deity murti in a red cloth is garlanded with marigolds, with an elephant-headed figure among the statues. Saffron-robed monks sit on mats to the right, and a few seated people with drums and small lamps are in the background. Red and yellow painted columns frame the space.2014-10-02July 09 20132013-07-09 +1 copiesOctober 08 20172017-10-08Night ritual in a temple-style hall with orange walls. Two priests in white dhotis, one bare-chested with sacred thread, stand at a central altar decorated with a gold arch, colourful draped cloth, garlands and a deity murti. A small fire pit with flames sits on a flower-strewn platform, with brass vessels, a kalasha and offerings nearby. On the right, a figure in orange robes with long hair sits with hands folded on a red throne-like chair, appearing to be in an appearance-based candidate role for the leader, but the identity is uncertain. Several devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in the foreground, some with hands folded in prayer, wearing red, pink, white and orange clothing. A fan stands near the seated figure, and statues flank the back wall.2013-07-19Night-time outdoor ritual before a decorated shrine under a tin roof strung with coloured streamers and fairy lights. A fire burns in a homa pit before a golden shrine with a deity murti surrounded by floral garlands and a painted arch behind. Several priests stand at the offering tables: a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti holds a red cloth, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a microphone, another in a green-and-gold cloth and a priest in white chant with a microphone. Trays of fruit, flowers, coconuts and brass vessels cover a striped cloth. Seated devotees watch at the right edge.2016-12-15Night puja at an outdoor temple shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands and banana leaves. Three priests in saffron-orange dhotis sit on a striped floor cloth, one playing a hand-held bell or small instrument while others chant with folded hands. Ornate gold arched niches hold deity murtis draped in flower garlands, with a tall brass kalasha and brass lamps on a raised platform in front. Plates of flowers, rice and offerings sit at the front. A seated figure in a white dhoti with a saffron cloth stands to the right of the shrine. No identifiable a person depicted with clear cues.2016-12-19October 24 20102010-10-24