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Inside a thatched bamboo and white-cloth pavilion, two men in saffron-orange robes perform a fire ritual at a low brick altar with a small flame and offerings. The man in the foreground bends forward in orange dhoti and draped cloth, pouring or offering with a ladle-like vessel. Behind him a shaven-headed man in orange wears a beaded mala. Brass oil lamps, silver vessels and a bowl of flowers sit around the altar on an orange cloth. Orange draped poles frame the scene.

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February 08 20132013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08February 06 20132013-02-06A photograph inside a thatched ritual hut with bamboo poles wrapped in saffron cloth. A man with hair tied in a bun, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a saffron dhoti with gold border rings a silver bell with his right hand and holds a flame-lit lamp in his left. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron robes and gold chains stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the yellow-cloth-covered floor are silver bowls, a plate, a homa fire burning and scattered flower petals, with white cloths hanging on the back wall.2013-02-06Photograph inside a thatched-roof tent with bamboo lattice walls and orange draped pillars. A man in orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and bangles holds a small bell and a flaming lamp over a homa fire pit with offerings. A second man with a shaved head, wearing an orange dhoti, rudraksha mala and arm bands, stands at right with palms joined in prayer beside smoke rising from the fire. The altar holds silver bowls, a silver kalasha, fruit, a silver lamp stand and small lingam-shaped offerings decorated with flowers and red petals. Ritual fire and puja setting.2013-02-08A photograph inside a thatched bamboo-roofed ritual hut with grey cloth draped behind and orange-painted bamboo posts. In the foreground a woman in an orange-brown sari with a gold-bordered hem and a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together and eyes closed, a white sacred mark on her forehead. Beside her a bald man in an orange dhoti and shawl with gold trim, wearing a gold beaded necklace and bangles, bends low over a fire pit, tending a flame on a yellow-orange cloth scattered with petals. Around the fire are silver bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, lamps and puja vessels.2013-02-06February 08 20132013-02-08Two men in orange-brown ochre dhotis stand and kneel inside a thatched pavilion with white cloth walls and bamboo lattice. The standing man, with hair tied in a bun, wears a brown rudraksha mala and a white tilak, holding a pink flower over a bamboo-wrapped orange pillar. The kneeling man, shaved-headed and wearing a gold bead necklace, pours from a silver vessel beside a small oil lamp, a silver urn, brass plates and a fire pit with flames on a yellow cloth scattered with petals. This appears to be a puja or homa setting.2013-02-06A photograph of a thatched-roof ritual pavilion with orange draped pillars where a homa is underway. A man in orange-brown dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak stands with palms pressed in namaskar beside a fire pit. A bald, bare-chested priest in orange cloth bends low over silver ritual vessels and a burning fire, with smoke rising. Brass oil lamps, a flowered kalasha, marigold and rose offerings and a flower-topped fruit sit on the floor. A white-clad attendant holding a camera stands in the background.2013-02-08February 08 20132013-02-08