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Evening outdoor ritual with a fire pit burning in front of a draped red altar. A bare-chested priest in orange and pink cloth, with a red-and-white beaded necklace, lifts a pink bundle decorated with flowers over the altar. Three small deity murti dressed with garlands stand on the table, with oil lamps at each side and brass vessels near the fire. Several seated devotees in white and dark clothing watch from the bottom edge of the frame, with partially visible heads. Green foliage and banana bunches complete the setting.

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Outdoor evening homa at night. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a pink waist cloth and a red beaded mala stands at left, pouring or offering from a pink-wrapped bundle over a sacred fire. Behind him is a draped red altar with flower garlands, a decorated deity murti, a kalasha and brass lamps. A bright flame rises from a fire pit with wooden logs and metal vessels. Two or three seated devotees in white clothing watch from the bottom right and centre, with a standing person in white wrap at the far left holding a microphone.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Evening homa at an outdoor altar. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a pink shawl and red rudraksha mala leans over a fire pit, placing a flower-decorated kalasha-style vessel onto burning wood. Behind him a draped red table holds three decorated deity murti garlanded with red and yellow flowers, flanked by oil lamps and fruit. Several seated devotees in white and red clothing face the fire from the foreground, with a few heads visible at the bottom edge. Green foliage and flower garlands line the fire pit.2015-12-11Outdoor evening ritual at night, lit by blue light. A man with long tied-up hair and a beard, wearing an orange-yellow dhoti, a pink-and-white striped shawl over his bare upper body and a garland of red and yellow flowers around his neck, stands at right holding a large copper-red kalasha on a silver plate, appearing to offer it. Behind a red-draped altar stand three deity murtis decorated with red and white flower garlands, flanked by two tall silver lamps. A fire burns in a fire pit in the foreground with metal vessels and offerings around it, indicating a homa. Several seated devotees are seen from behind in the lower foreground. a person cues are the long swept-back hair, the orange clothing and the ceremonial garland, but the face is partly obscured, so identity is uncertain.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11January 06 20182018-01-06Outdoor evening homa at a fire pit in front of a draped altar with a deity murti and two lit oil lamps. A bare-chested man with a red and white garland and an orange and pink cloth stands at left, holding offerings, while a man in white with glasses holds a microphone beside him. Smoke rises from the fire. Seated devotees in white and red shirts face the fire from the foreground. Fruit and flower offerings are arranged on the altar. The standing priest shows no distinctive a person cues beyond ritual dress, so identity is unsure.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Outdoor evening ritual at night, lit by blue and pink stage lights. A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-pink dhoti with a red and white beaded garland stands at left holding a brass plate, beside a second man in white clothing holding a microphone. Seated devotees with their backs to the camera face a smoking fire pit with glowing embers and offerings. Behind, a red-draped table holds a deity murti decorated with flowers, two lit oil lamps, bananas and fruit. Green hedges form the backdrop.2015-12-11