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Night ritual inside an open-sided shed with a corrugated roof and string lights. Centre, a seated man in a rust-red robe with a red head covering and a gold necklace sits on a golden sun-shaped throne with a multicoloured canopy, his right hand raised toward a kneeling attendant. Before him is a square wooden fire pit with a burning homa flame, surrounded by offerings: a bundle of corn cobs, brass plates, kalasha and kumkum. Around them, people in white and saffron clothing kneel on striped rugs while a large crowd stands and watches under the roof.

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A night ritual under a corrugated roof strung with coloured lights. In the centre, a robed man with long hair, a red-brown garment and a gold necklace sits before a gilded throne with a striped canopy, and a row of shaved-headed boys in white dhotis sits on striped mats. Right, a priest in saffron-orange garments and an orange turban tends a homa fire burning in a wooden fire pit decorated with white markings, with brass plates, bowls and banana leaves with offerings in front. Many devotees in white sit behind. Overhead, a deity murti stands, garlanded with flowers. The scene shows a Vishesha Deeksha ritual with a fire ceremony.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21Night-time ritual inside an open-sided shelter with a corrugated roof and strings of coloured lights. A fire pit with burning flames sits in the foreground, flanked by a brass plate of corn cobs and offerings on a banana leaf. Behind it, a seated figure in a red-brown robe with an orange turban and a beaded necklace sits beside a golden throne with a sunburst backrest and a decorated canopy. Nearby, a figure in white dhoti and a shawl sits on striped mats. Many devotees in white and in saffron and orange robes sit or stand around, and a priest in an orange turban tends the offerings. A tall brass kalasha stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a homa or abhishekam setting with a seated teacher and a seated presiding figure.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21Night-time ritual inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and string lights. A seated man with a red-orange turban, bare chest and white-and-gold beaded necklaces sits on a golden sun-shaped throne under a multicoloured canopy, a presumed a person by his turban, bare chest and ornate beads while officiants surround him. Nearby, several people in saffron-orange robes and a woman in an orange head wrap tend a wooden homa fire pit with burning flames and offerings, and a green banana leaf holds corn cobs and ceremonial pots. A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saffron garments sits on striped mats, and a red-and-gold kalasha stands at the right.2017-02-21Evening ritual inside an open-sided shed with a corrugated metal roof and strings of coloured lights. A large golden deity murti with a radiant sun-like halo and a tall ornate umbrella stands on a raised platform. In front, a wooden homa fire pit burns brightly with offerings, and a woman in orange robes and an orange head cloth sits beside it. Around the fire, many people in white dhotis and white garments, some bare-chested boys, kneel or stand on striped colourful mats, with several people in orange clothing among them. Smoke drifts through the hall, and brass plates, a kalasha-like pot and corn cobs on banana leaves lie in the foreground.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21A night ritual under a corrugated metal roof with strings of small lights. In the centre, a fire pit with a bright flame sits on a low wooden platform with offerings, banana leaves and corn cobs in front. Many people in white dhotis and white clothing sit on striped mats, while devotees in saffron-orange robes kneel nearby. A tall figure with a red-and-gold headdress and a dark bare-chested frame stands near an ornate golden throne with a golden sunburst backdrop and a colourful canopy above. Some boys are bare-chested with sacred threads, and several women in white saris are visible. Brass pots, plates and lamps are arranged around the fire, and the crowd is dense.2017-02-21Night-time ritual inside an open-sided tin-roofed pavilion with fluorescent lights and strings of coloured lights. A fire pit in a wooden frame blazes in the foreground, with a bronze plate of offerings, vessels and green corn stalks beside it. A woman in orange robes kneels at right, reaching toward the fire. Behind, a bare-chested young man in white dhoti with a shawl walks forward past a large golden sun-shaped deity canopy with a multicoloured rim. Many white-clad and saffron-robed devotees, boys and men, sit on striped mats, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas. A tall decorated kalasha-like ornament stands at right.2017-02-21Night ritual under a corrugated roof strung with coloured fairy lights. A large fire pit burns at centre, with offerings of corn cobs, flower garlands and brass bowls set around it. Seated on a colourful striped mat, a priest in orange robes and a red-orange turban pours into the fire, while another man in orange sits to the right. On the left, a figure in a golden sunburst backrest and ornate golden seat sits beneath a multicoloured umbrella; a man in reddish-brown robes with a red-orange turban, a beaded necklace and gold garlands sits there, attended by orange-clad helpers. Behind them a large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits in rows, with a deity murti visible at the far right.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21