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Night ritual photograph at an outdoor shrine before a decorated deity murti framed by a gold arch, draped in garlands of yellow and multicoloured flowers. A figure in white dhoti with gold border and white turban pours liquid from a vessel over the murti, with a long cloth draped down into a fire pit burning in front. Two young boys in orange cloth with beaded necklaces and shaved heads sit at the fire pit's edge. Red-and-purple cloths drape the altar, with coconut, kalasha-like vessels and flower offerings around it. Ritual abhishekam with homa fire.

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November 19 20132013-11-19Night ritual at an outdoor shrine with a fire pit. A priest in white dhoti and white turban, wearing rudraksha beads and gold-bordered cloth, stands at left holding a cloth over the flames while pouring from a silver vessel. Two boys in saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged in front, one with hands folded in prayer, their heads shaved. Behind the fire, a decorated altar holds a deity murti garlanded with yellow and multicolour flowers, with a lion-faced form and kalasha-style vessels in blue and purple cloth. Marigolds and yellow petals lie on the fire-pit platform beside silver ritual items. The scene is a homa or puja.2013-11-20November 20 20132013-11-20Night outdoor fire ritual before a decorated shrine with a deity murti framed by a golden arch and garlands in red, green and purple. A priest in white dhoti and white head cloth pours from a brass kalasha into a flaming homa fire, with a second figure in red and gold attire and a red headdress standing with folded hands beside the fire. Four young boys in saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha necklaces kneel in front of the fire with hands joined. Smoke rises into the dark sky, and a woman in white at the right edge joins her palms. The fire pit is lined with yellow and red cloth, and a small table holds offerings.2013-11-20November 20 20132013-11-20Night outdoor ritual at a flower-decorated platform. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with white-marked forehead and arms raises a brass oil lamp (aarti) with his right hand beside a small fire on a stone step. Behind him, a monk in orange robes and rudraksha stands by a golden palanquin-style canopy hung with tassels. A seated figure in orange robes sits at the centre, and another orange-robed man stands further back. The altar has red and gold cloth, mounds of grain, kalasha pots in blue and green cloth, marigold garlands, and coconuts on the ground.2013-12-21November 19 20132013-11-19Night homa at an outdoor altar. A priest in white dhoti with gold border, bare-shouldered and with a shaved head, pours an offering from a long ladle into a fire burning in a square white fire pit strung with yellow marigold garlands. Behind the fire, a row of kalasha pots wrapped in yellow flower garlands and blue cloth sits on a maroon-draped platform, with a small lit gold-framed deity image at upper left and coloured string lights overhead. Brass bowls, lamps and offerings rest on the steps and mat. A young man in saffron-orange robe with white forehead markings sits at right beside the fire, with another person in orange partly visible behind him.2013-12-21A standing priest in orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth pours a liquid from a silver vessel into a brick fire pit, where a flame burns beside a golden pedestal holding kalasha pots garlanded with yellow and white flowers. Behind, a golden bronze deity murti stands with raised arms, flanked by a smaller red-robed figure, in a decorated pandal with marigold garlands. A seated figure in orange robes with a red garland sits on a flower-covered golden throne, and another orange-clad attendant stands beside it. Brass vessels and bowls of flowers and grains lie on a green cloth. This appears to be a homa or yagna ritual.2011-12-20January 31 20182018-01-31Night ritual at a temple-style shrine. A man in white dhoti and a white head wrap with rudraksha mala and sandalwood markings on his arms pours water from a vessel over a deity pair decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and gold-and-white jewelry. Before the shrine stand three kalasha pots with green leaves and a purple cloth. Several shaved-headed young people in saffron-orange shawls kneel with their backs to the camera, some holding vessels, facing the altar as devotees in an abhishekam or puja.2013-11-19A night homa at an outdoor shrine. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border pours liquid from a brass vessel over a fire pit where flames rise from a yellow-tiled altar scattered with flowers. Behind, a deity murti stands under a floral arch of garlands in red, yellow and green, flanked by red and purple cloth and marigolds. On the right, a standing figure wears a red-and-gold wrap, a red turban, a gold waist belt and layered beaded necklaces, hands folded in namaskar. Several boys in saffron-orange cloths sit cross-legged before the fire, one with hands folded, and a devotee in white kneels at the far right.2013-11-20