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A photograph of a fire ritual (homa) at night in a temple hall. A bearded man with a dark turban and rudraksha-style beads sits on a silver-framed red seat, wearing a rust-red cloth, watching the fire. Beside him, a shirtless young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl kneels and tends the flames, arm raised, feeding a wooden block into a fire pit. Silver kalasha pots and a tall silver staff stand in the foreground. Behind them, garlanded deity murtis and statues in green and red silk and yellow marigold garlands line the stone platform. A striped woven mat covers the floor.

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March 03 20182018-03-03A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple hall. In the centre, a bearded man in a dark turban and red-brown robe with rudraksha malas sits cross-legged beside a small burning fire pit and wooden ritual apparatus, his hand over the offerings. To his right, a bare-chested young man in orange cloth with white body markings tends the flame. Behind them stand garlanded deity murtis and a decorated altar, with silver kalasha vessels and lamps set on a patterned mat in the foreground. Marigold garlands hang across the stone pillars.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03A night-time homa at a temple-like hall. A bearded man with a black head covering and a rust-orange cloth sits on a red cushioned seat beside a fire pit, facing a younger man kneeling in an orange dhoti and orange shawl who feeds wood into the flames. Smoke rises from the fire. Behind them, silver ceremonial pots and a silver-and-gold ornate seat or peetha stand on a multicolour striped mat. Garlanded deity murti and figures in ornate robes and marigold garlands line the background stone steps. Only the two foreground men are physically present; the murtis are statues.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03January 31 20182018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03A seated man in a dark turban-style head covering and rust-orange robes holds a lit flame over a silver vessel during a ritual. He wears layered rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, with a red-cushioned silver throne behind him. Silver kalasha pots and a silver stand sit before him on a striped woven mat. A second man in an orange cloth with white body markings kneels at right, assisting. Behind them stand decorated deity murtis draped in yellow-and-white marigold garlands, some in silk clothing. The scene resembles a puja or aarti. a person is shown performing the ritual, wearing a dark head covering, rudraksha malas and gold necklace.2018-03-03A photograph of a homa or fire ritual at a temple-style setting decorated with deity murtis draped in garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers, and a red-and-orange cloth backdrop. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a crown-like headpiece, white tilak, rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold necklace sits beside a flaming fire pit, while a second man in orange cloth leans forward with his arm extended over the fire. Two other figures with long braided hair sit in the foreground near the fire, and a black-and-white shivalinga-like object with a tilaka-marked cloth stands behind. a person cues are present, with the centre figure described as a person seated in the ritual.2017-12-20 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20182018-01-31A photograph of a ritual in a temple-like hall. A bearded man with a dark turban-style headwear, rudraksha malas across his chest and a gold necklace, wears a rust-red saffron cloth and sits on a red-cushioned throne-like seat, holding a lit flame in a small vessel. Behind him stand dark stone statues draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and jewelled ornaments. In front, silver kalasha pots and a tall silver lamp stand sit on a striped woven mat, while an attendant in white dhoti with white markings on his body kneels at the right, tending a silver vessel. Probable Swamiji: the seated man wears the saffron robe, crown-like turban, rudraksha malas and gold necklace described above, seated on a throne during the puja.2018-03-03