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A photograph of a seated priest in white dhoti with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala performing a ritual at a small wooden altar. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a ritual implement in the other, with sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. On the altar stands a deity murti dressed in orange and gold cloth, with a purple velvet cloth draped below. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes with red shawls press their palms together, and a large ornate silver backdrop frames the scene.

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December 16 20122012-12-16A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in a hall. A figure with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate silver-framed throne, wearing a tiger-striped saffron-and-black garment, layered gold necklaces, rudraksha mala and gold armlets, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a small gold deity murti on a carved wooden stand draped with purple cloth. Seated before it, a young man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl presses his palms together in prayer, with a forehead tilak. Behind them, devotees in white clothes with orange and red shawls sit on blue and purple mats, and brass puja vessels are arranged on the floor. Probable Swamiji is the figure on the throne, based on long hair, ornate gold jewellery and rudraksha cues, though identity is uncertain.2012-12-16December 25 20122012-12-25A photograph of an outdoor homa ceremony at dusk on a green cloth-covered ground. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long red shawl, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and bangles sits with palms pressed together on a gold and red throne, a white and gold garland around his neck; the figure has a person appearance. Before him a fire blazes in a fire pit surrounded by yellow-painted brick-like arrangements strewn with red flower petals. Men with shaved or bare heads in orange and white, bare-chested or in white dhotis, sit with backs to the camera; a woman in a white sari with a black border and rudraksha mala sits with hands joined at left. Behind them, robed devotees in orange and white stand, one holding a drum; a cameraman films.2016-07-03December 26 20122012-12-26A photograph of a ceremony in a decorated hall with a golden ornate throne backdrop flanked by magenta drapes and illuminated pillars. A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-coloured shawl and a long garland sits on the throne, smiling, with a trident and a staff beside him. In the foreground a bald person in a saffron wrap and gold-edged cloth holds a multi-tiered brass lamp with lit wicks, facing the throne. Seated devotees in white, cream and red-brown saris and kurtas sit on the floor, some with their hands raised, others holding small items, with a few Western-looking women among them. The scene suggests a pada puja offering before the seated figure.2014-08-04Several men in white ritual dhotis and shawls sit closely together in a red-walled hall during a puja. Two foreground men hold ritual objects: the one on the left, wearing glasses and a gold-bead necklace, has his hands raised, while the man beside him, also in glasses with a rudraksha mala and gold bracelet, raises a small bell and an incense stick. Behind them devotees sit with hands folded in prayer. A green cloth holds brass vessels and offerings. Gold-rimmed brass plates hang on the red wall above. Visible physical people number about seven.2013-02-10Evening ritual in a tented hall with white draped ceiling, hanging lamps and triangular saffron-and-white pennants. A bald priest in an orange-brown dhoti and rudraksha mala stands centre, holding his hands together before a line of young girls in orange, pink and white saris seated on low silver-edged platforms. Brass lamps and a kalasha sit on a brick-lined fire pit, with flower petals scattered on the floor and a large floral-decorated deity murti at right. A seated row of white-clad devotees and a man in white are behind, with an assistant in white crouched near the fire pit.2015-10-21 +1 copiesNovember 20 20102010-11-20July 03 20162016-07-03Night ritual at an outdoor fire pit. A central figure with a shaved head, red-and-gold vibhuti marking on the forehead, a large yellow-and-white flower garland and a red shawl over a red-and-leopard-print garment sits on a low gilded stool, holding a ritual implement toward the flames. Flames rise from a yellow brick fire pit in the foreground. Behind, a seated audience in white and red-brown shawls and saffron clothing listens, some with hands folded in prayer. To the right, a red-draped table holds decorated coconuts, garlands and ornamental offerings. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual.2014-05-20September 07 20142014-09-07