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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple-like shrine with smoke rising. A young man in a maroon-red robe with a rudraksha mala bends forward over a fire or lamp, hands extended toward the flame at a stone platform. Beside him, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala stands near brass oil lamps, a brass vessel and a small kalasha-style bowl. Behind them, colourful deity murtis of lions and multi-headed cobra forms and painted statuary decorate a shrine ledge. Another orange-robed attendant stands at the right edge, with a microphone on a stand in the centre.

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August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a temple ritual with incense smoke drifting across the frame. In the centre, a man in a maroon dhoti with a gold border and a bare upper body wears a rudraksha mala and bangles as he leans over an offering table, holding a stick toward a brass lamp. Beside him stands a young boy in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala. Two more people in orange robes stand at the edges of the frame. Behind them is a colourful deity murti, with a golden lion figure and a painted altar with a cobra motif. A standing microphone stands on the table. The setting suggests puja with an oil lamp and incense.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A photo of a homa or fire ritual on a stage before a painted backdrop of a colourful deity murti with a golden arch. A central figure with long dark hair wears a red-brown robe with a gold border, a garland of pink and white flowers, and holds his hands over a bright fire on a brick platform, with a brass vessel and ornate golden ritual objects nearby. Two younger attendants in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one holding a silver bowl, and a third in a red-brown robe bends over a tray of offerings. Three seated devotees in white clothes with hands folded in prayer sit at right beside a golden ritual stand. A kalasha and flower offerings sit at the lower right corner.2013-05-15January 05 20142014-01-05October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesNight ritual under a corrugated roof with a fire pit (homa/yagna) on a yellow-draped platform. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and saffron-gold shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing the fire and a deity murti garlanded with marigolds. Two seated men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas chant into microphones beside the fire pit, one holding a silver vessel. A third man in a saffron-orange robe with a flower garland stands with folded hands at the right, with other robed attendants behind him. Brass lamps, a silver bowl, kumkum dishes and flower petals are arranged on the mats and platform.2014-09-11April 30 20152015-04-30May 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual under a pink and white canopy with smoke drifting through the air. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis with bare upper bodies and rudraksha malas stand and kneel around a low ritual platform covered with striped cloth. A kneeling man in the foreground tends a fire pit with a long ladle, while a man in the center holds a small brass vessel. Brass oil lamps, a brass bowl, and a decorated kalasha with flowers sit on the platform. Another person sits in the background near a plate of offerings. The setting suggests a homa or puja with a fenced yard and a golden structure beyond.2017-10-10 +2 copiesOctober 03 20142014-10-03Night photograph of a fire ritual with a large bright flame rising from a metal vessel in the foreground. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand behind it. The man on the left, bare-chested with a saffron cloth wrapped at the waist and gold trim, holds a multi-flame aarti lamp and bangles on his wrist, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. The man on the right, in orange clothing with gold trim, a garland of beads and a headband, holds his palms together in prayer. Smoke fills the background, with a saffron flag on a pole and a patterned banner at left. Two-person scene; the second man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2012-06-05