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A night-time outdoor ritual at a stone-walled platform. A large fire burns in a brick-lined pit at right, with a brass vessel beside it and a seated woman in red tending it. Several robed participants in red and orange sit on a colourful striped mat around two large bronze vessels, while a woman in a red sari and a man in a red shawl hold objects over them. Behind them, tiered steps are decorated with garlands and small deity murti and framed pictures. A video camera on a tripod and a monitor show the scene. Approximately eight people are visible.

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March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03Night photograph of a homa at an outdoor ritual site. In the foreground a large fire burns in a shallow metal vessel on a striped pink, green and blue cloth. A priest in red-brown robes and an orange turban sits beside it, holding a small vessel. Behind him a second figure in orange stands near rows of statues draped in yellow garlands, with flower offerings on the cloth. A red canopy with gold fringe and a large brass pot in the foreground frame the scene. A cameraman in brown clothing works at the right edge.2018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03Night-time ritual under a white canopy with pink trim and string lights. In the foreground a square yellow fire pit holds a bright flame, and a standing sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and an orange headband tends the fire. A seated man in red and saffron robes, with a long braid, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sits on a red and silver throne-like chair beside a microphone. Another priest in orange stands at left, and a woman in a green sari sits at right near an orange cloth. Behind them stands a shrine with a golden deity murti in a red-backed niche, garlanded with flowers, and a tall decorated silver palanquin-like structure appears in the middle. Colourful striped mats cover the floor, and a golden lion statue is nearby. The person in the red and saffron robes matches the a person cues and sits in the seat of honour.2017-09-24Night photograph of an outdoor homa at a temple courtyard. A large fire blazes in a yellow-draped fire pit on a colourful striped mat, with brass vessels, fruit, flower garlands and a kalasha-like pot around it. A shaved-headed priest bare-chested in a white dhoti with a yellow flower crown sits at the fire, pouring offerings. Another priest with a bare upper body and a sacred thread sits across the fire. A figure seated on a gold ornate throne at upper right wears a saffron shawl, red-and-gold garments and a rudraksha mala with gold necklaces, presenting a person in a ceremonial role. Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange saris fill the background, and a deity murti garlanded with flowers sits at left.2017-06-23June 23 20172017-06-23September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesMarch 03 20182018-03-03A night-time homa fire ritual outdoors, with a large flame rising from a brick-built fire pit in the foreground. A woman in red-orange sari with a marigold garland and gold necklace stirs or offers into the fire with a long ladle. Beside her, a shaved-headed priest in orange-red robes with rudraksha beads sits with hands joined in prayer, and further right a man in a red-orange head wrap and orange garments chants with palms pressed together. Brass bowls, a kalasha-like vessel, a trident wrapped in marigolds, and a decorated seat with deity murtis and flower garlands stand nearby. Floodlights illuminate a crowd of seated devotees behind the ritual area.2014-05-20Night photo of an outdoor ritual at a tiered shrine lined with many painted deity murti and statues garlanded in marigold and bright flowers, including a multi-armed figure at upper left. On a colourful striped cloth on the ground, two men in red-orange cloth sit bent over a brass tray and offering items, one wearing a pink-beaded garland. A standing man in a red-orange dhoti and matching turban holds a lit flame over a bowl of offerings at right, with smoke rising. Large brass vessels sit in the foreground and a red draped canopy stands at right. The scene appears to be a homa or aarti with fire offering.2018-01-31August 01 20142014-08-01