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Two men sit before a brass bowl on a wooden platform strewn with white rice, red petals and yellow flowers, with smoke rising in the foreground. The bare-chested man on the right wears a purple headcloth with a yellow tassel, a red thread around the neck, rudraksha and multi-coloured beaded malas, a white dhoti with a blue border, and a wristwatch; he gestures forward with his right hand. The second man beside him wears a yellow-and-maroon bordered dhoti and gold bangles and holds a handheld microphone. Blurred devotees in white are seated behind them.

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December 02 20162016-12-02Night-time ritual at an open pavilion with a wooden platform spread with yellow marigold garlands, orange and red flowers, fruit, bananas and a copper bowl. Smoke rises through the scene. A bare-chested priest in a purple head cloth, rudraksha mala and gold armband points or gestures over the offerings. Beside him a man in an orange-saffron shawl holds a microphone and sits at the platform. Other attendants in white dhotis and a man with glasses stand nearby, with a gilded ornate seat and a bright lamp overhead. Blurred marigold garlands fill the foreground. The scene reads as an abhishekam-style puja with offerings.2016-12-02September 09 20162016-09-09A fire ritual at a temple in front of a gold-trimmed throne. A bare-chested priest wearing a multicoloured turban and white dhoti, with a green-and-maroon waist cloth, holds his hand over a brick fire pit (homa kunda) with flames rising from it, beside a brass vessel and scattered flower petals. Other men in white dhotis, some bare-chested and some wearing saffron cloths, stand or sit behind, and a person's head is seen in the foreground. The scene shows a homa or yagna. Text overlay reads copyright notice and archive source.2016-12-12Outdoor fire ritual, a homa or yagna, with a large open flame on the left and a wooden offering platform in front. A bare-chested man in a green turban with white and red forehead markings, wearing rudraksha mala beads, a red thread and a green shawl, holds a ladle over a silver bowl. Beside him a bare-chested younger man with a short beard and an orange-and-white cloth pours or offers into the fire. Marigold-like flower petals and yellow-wrapped items sit on the platform. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing sit and watch.2016-07-04December 07 20162016-12-07August 21 20172017-08-21Two shirtless male priests perform a ritual in smoky light. The priest in front, wearing a blue head wrap, a rudraksha mala and a green-striped shawl over white dhoti with a colourful border, holds a lit oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a small spoon in the other. Beside him, a second priest with a pink-and-gold shawl over his shoulder sprinkles or stirs from a large ornate silver vessel. Smoke drifts through the scene. In the blurred background at right, a seated figure in a gold-framed chair wears reddish-orange clothing; the figure is partly visible and not clearly identifiable, so no a person identification is made. The setting is a temple or ashram room with a wooden door.2017-09-27April 10 20162016-04-10July 02 20162016-07-02October 15 20132013-10-15December 02 20162016-12-02