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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard where a homa or puja is being performed on a white-tiled raised platform with a fire pit and brass vessels. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace is at the centre, offering items into the fire area, while a man in white dhoti and shawl wearing a white jasmine garland and a multicoloured flower garland kneels opposite, also making an offering. Another saffron-robed person in the foreground holds a brass plate of yellow flowers. Behind them, women in pink, red and orange saris and a seated man in white sit on mats. Fruits, pineapple, bananas, a brass kalasha-type vessel and a plate of marigolds are arranged on the mat. Stone carved pillars and a carved wall are behind.

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December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in an open courtyard. Three people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit on a mat before a square fire pit built of white bricks, tending a flame with ceremonial implements. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland sits beside a man in white dhoti and shawl with a flower garland, both seated for the ritual. Brass lamps stand on the pit, and trays of oranges, apples, bananas, pineapple, marigold petals, coconut, bowls of grains and sticks of wood lie on the mat. A stone platform with carved panels and brass vessels is behind. Several seated onlookers in orange and white watch from the background.2008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A Vedic marriage ceremony in a courtyard hall. A bride in an orange and red silk sari with a long braid and white flower garland sits on the left beside a groom in white dhoti and shawl with white garland, who holds a ritual object over a low arrangement of white bricks decorated with kumkum and flower petals. Seated in the centre, a priest in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a plate of yellow flowers, with additional saffron-robed sannyasis and women in yellow and white saris seated nearby. Brass lamps, fruit, a kalasha-like pot and a trident stand on the ritual mat; a deity mural and seated devotees fill the background. This is a homa-style marriage rite with multiple people visible.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesA Vedic marriage ceremony held outdoors on a courtyard floor. A bride in an orange and gold sari with jasmine garlands sits on the left beside a groom in white dhoti and shawl, seated before a brick-like altar stacked with white blocks decorated with red marks and marigold petals. Behind the altar, a man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala holds a plate of flowers while speaking into a microphone. Around them, seated devotees in saffron, white and yellow clothing sit on mats; a trident and a staff stand in the background along with brass pots and fruit offerings.2008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26