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A man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland stands at left, holding a white cloth over an open fire in a shallow brass bowl ringed with marigold and red flowers, a ritual fire offering. Beside him a brass oil lamp stands before a red and gold throne draped with a tiger-skin cushion. At right, a deity murti in a crown and jewelled silver adornment is dressed in white and gold and framed by a tall garland of yellow, red, white and green flowers. A smaller red-flowered murti sits on a silver pedestal. The man's face is not visible, and no identification is made from appearance. Several small offerings sit on silver trays in the foreground.

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June 10 20172017-06-10A man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at left, smiling and holding a white cloth over a large open flame in a brass-rimmed, flower-decorated tray. Behind him are golden ornate throne-like seats, a red velvet seat, and a tall brass oil lamp. At right, a richly decorated deity murti in a jewelled crown and garland is shown beside a flower-draped arch of yellow, red and white blossoms. The setting is an indoor temple-style hall with a painted mountain backdrop, consistent with a fire ritual in progress.2017-06-10June 10 20172017-06-10June 10 20172017-06-10A photograph of a ritual at a temple-style hall. On the left, a man in orange-red sannyasi robes with a long white-and-red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace stands before a fire pit with a bright flame set in a yellow and orange flower-ringed tray, holding ritual items in his hands. Beside him, a younger man with a shaved head, tilak on the forehead, a white bead garland and an orange cloth stands holding a copper tray. Behind them is an ornate gold throne with a red seat and tiger-skin cloth, and a brass oil lamp burns. On the right, a deity murti is heavily decorated with a red and yellow flower garland and a crown, seated near another garlanded figure with a headdress.2017-06-10A photograph of a fire ritual inside a hall decorated for a puja. In the left foreground a man with a shaved head and short beard, wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style garment and a white flower garland with red and green tassels, holds a small ladle and pours from a bell-shaped vessel onto a flaming homa fire burning in a red and orange flower-ringed bowl. A figure in orange clothing stands behind him. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in a red and gold garment, covered in white and red garlands, and a brass oil lamp with a flame stands nearby. Behind them is an empty gold-framed throne with a red cushion and a tiger-skin draped over its base, and a green-and-gold painted backdrop of a hill. Tulasi-style flower trays sit at the edges. a person is not identifiable here; the person is a priest performing the offering.2017-06-10June 10 20172017-06-10A temple-style puja scene in an indoor shrine. On the left, a bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and long white garland holds a flaming ritual lamp over a fire tray decorated with orange marigolds and red flowers. Beside him, a man in saffron dhoti and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together, holding a trident. Behind them stand ornate gold thrones, one with a tiger-skin cloth and red cushion. On the right, a deity murti draped in yellow and red floral garlands and a mountain-patterned backdrop sits near a brass oil lamp with a flame. Marigold and rose garlands frame the shrine.2017-06-10June 10 20172017-06-10A ritual scene inside a hall with a gold-framed throne and a tiger-skin seat. A bearded man with a garland of white and red flowers, wearing a maroon-brown dhoti and a red-and-white wrap, holds flowers over a fire pit (homa) with a flaming brass bowl. A second man in an orange-saffron cloth with a bare chest and folded hands stands beside a trident. A brass oil lamp with a flame stands at right near a richly garlanded deity murti wrapped in red and yellow garlands and an ornate crown. Gold thrones and a mountain backdrop complete the scene.2017-06-10A photograph of a ritual fire offering inside an indoor hall. A bare-chested man in a dark maroon-red dhoti and wrap stands at left wearing a long white and red flower garland, with a rudraksha-style neck mala, and holds a small object in his raised hand. Beside him a second man in an orange-saffron cloth stands with a pot-like vessel. Before them a flaming fire burns in a red and orange flower-decorated pit on a brass tray. Behind, gold ornate thrones with a tiger-skin cushion and a brass oil lamp stand before a green backdrop, and a decorated deity murti in red and gold garments sits at right, wrapped in garlands of red and yellow flowers.2017-06-10June 10 20172017-06-10