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Night ritual at an open-air outdoor shrine beside a rough stone wall. A bare-chested priest in rust-orange dhoti and a red headwrap, with rudraksha malas and white body markings on his arms, holds up a silver kalasha/vessel with a spout and pours or sprinkles from it. Beside him, a second attendant in orange cloth is partly visible. A seated man in a rust-red robe with a pink and white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands folded, a white forehead mark on his brow. A small fire burns on the floor in front, and a brass bell is held at the left edge. Carved wooden screens stand behind the throne.

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May 10 20182018-05-10A ritual scene in an indoor hall with carved wooden screens and a stone wall. A standing man in a rust-red turban and sacred thread, bare-chested with rudraksha and metal necklaces, holds a silver bell in his right hand and gestures toward a fire pit. In front of him, a silver tray holds yellow-wrapped coconuts decorated with green leaves and pink flowers, and a burning fire is built from yellow brick. Behind him, a seated man in a rust-red wrap and a heavy gold pendant necklace sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with hands folded, his forehead marked with white tilak. The floor has a striped woven mat. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with a person candidate in a sitting position, but the uncertainty is considerable, so the identity is marked as unsure.2018-04-26April 04 20182018-04-04Night outdoor ritual on a terrace beside a rough granite pillar. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions wears a pink-and-white flower garland, a saffron-orange cloth, a white forehead mark and a bead necklace, hands folded in his lap. In front of the throne a fire burns in a yellow-wrapped homa pit on a striped cloth. A bare-chested priest with white body markings and a red headband stands at left tending an oil lamp, and an orange-clad attendant with palms joined stands at right. Carved wooden screens form the backdrop.2018-05-10June 04 20182018-06-04May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesNight-time ritual homa at an outdoor stone-walled courtyard. Several priests in orange-saffron dhotis with bare upper bodies and white body markings stand around a yellow-brick fire pit where flames rise from offerings. A standing priest in a red head cloth and rudraksha mala pours an offering from a vessel into the fire, while a second priest holds a bowl. A seated figure in saffron robes and a garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne before a carved wooden screen. Trays of fruit, flowers, brass vessels and a camera are in the foreground, and a woman in orange stands at right.2018-05-10 +1 copiesA man in a maroon turban and maroon dhoti stands barefoot on a white ceremonial seat beside a brick fire pit with a visible flame, holding a small brass lamp in one hand while his other hand hovers over a covered tray of offerings. He wears a long beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold beads and a pendant. A second man in orange garments and a similar beaded necklace stands at left holding the tray. Behind them a portrait of a garlanded figure in red is displayed on a gold-covered seat, along with a silver trident and a golden cloth-wrapped object, and colourful string lights hang in the background. This appears to be a homa or puja ritual.2017-10-15A photograph of a ceremonial arati at night. A standing attendant in an orange dhoti and yellow head wrap, with a rudraksha mala and gold chain, holds a flaming lamp on a stand toward a seated figure. The seated man, with long dark hair and a red tilak, wears an orange-red cloth over a gold ornate necklace and rudraksha mala, sitting on a red cushion before a gold lotus-petalled throne. A white electric fan and a yellow flower are visible; a flame rises from the lamp.2017-08-02May 29 20182018-05-29Photograph of an aarti ritual in a temple setting. A seated man in a silver-backed white and red throne wears a red-brown robe, a long gold necklace, gold armbands and red beaded bracelets, with white sacred ash on his forehead and dreadlocked hair falling to his shoulders, hands pressed together in namaskar. a person by appearance cues: long swept hair, ornate gold necklaces and ceremonial adornments, seated on a throne. Before him, a bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his shoulders and back, wearing an orange cloth and rudraksha beads, holds a lit oil lamp with a visible flame. A gold deity murti and gilded ornaments fill the background, along with a brass lamp stand.2017-10-01