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A priest in a white dhoti and white shawl sits cross-legged on a red-and-pink mat on bare reddish earth, performing a puja. He holds a brass vessel and a small bell-like object, pouring or offering over a steel plate with coconut, bananas, betel leaves, red kumkum and sticks of incense or cane. Around him, six elderly and middle-aged women and men sit in a half circle: one in a pink sari, one in a purple sari, one in a blue-green sari, one in a pink shawl with a white-haired head, and an older man in white with hands folded in namaskar. Yellow and orange marigold garlands decorate stone slabs and offerings. A yellow-walled building and a white-shirted man stand behind in the background. Six people are visible.

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Outdoor ritual on bare red-brown earth in a courtyard. A young priest in a white dhoti and white shawl sits cross-legged on a pink-and-purple mat, holding a brass plate of coconut, bananas, flowers and food and a small brass bell. Six women and one older man sit in front of him, several with palms pressed together in prayer. Women wear saris in pink, purple, teal and red, and one wears a pink shawl. Flower-decorated stone slabs, yellow and orange marigolds, banana leaves, coconuts, brass tumblers and cut sugarcane stalks lie on the ground. Whitewashed lines mark the ground. A man in white trousers and shirt stands at the upper right edge. No a person candidate is visible.2016-11-18November 18 20162016-11-18November 18 20162016-11-18November 18 20162016-11-18November 18 20162016-11-18December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26Outdoor homa ceremony at a brick-lined fire pit on bare ground. A man in white kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged with a garland of white flowers and red roses, feeding offerings into the fire. A woman in a turquoise sari with a pink blouse and a white and red flower garland sits beside him, holding a ladle over the flames. Behind them, other devotees in white clothing and a woman in a yellow sari sit on the ground near brass plates and bowls of offerings. Oil lamps and a blue bowl are placed nearby.2006-12-26A seated group of devotees in a ceremonial setting with brass and copper bowls, flower petals and turmeric-yellow offerings on the ground. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a white and red flower garland and sits cross-legged. Beside him a woman in a green blouse and yellow sari, also garlanded, sits with a red bindi and bangles. Behind them a woman in a pink blouse with a red-and-white garland and a small child in red sit near a girl in a yellow top, while a man in glasses and a striped shirt with a rudraksha-style mala sits to the right. Hanging white and cream saris form the backdrop.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a seated group of devotees performing a puja in an open courtyard before a red-and-white striped backdrop and orange drapes. A shaved-headed young woman in a green and blue sari on the left holds a small brass lamp, while a woman in a yellow shawl beside her holds a small oil lamp. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head holds a palm forward, and a man in a white cloth holds a hand out toward a brass plate. A woman with hands folded in namaskar on the right wears a yellow shawl and green sari. Brass plates of offerings sit on the floor at the lower left. Seven physical people are visible; no one displays distinctive a person cues, so the candidate is not present.2010-09-22A photograph of a Chandi Homa ritual held outdoors on bare red earth under a canopy. A bald man in an orange saffron robe with a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a small silver vessel and offering flowers into a bowl. Around him, young men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls kneel and hold brass trays of lamps, sweets and offerings. Brass vessels, a flower-filled silver bowl and banana-leaf trays lie on the ground, with a wooden pole and white tent behind. The scene has a sannyasi-led puja atmosphere. Whether the orange-robed man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2009-09-26