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Night outdoor ritual at a park-like ground with stone pillars and string lights. Several men sit on the sand in a row, bare-chested in white dhotis with rudraksha malas. The man in the centre wears an orange turban and holds offerings, and a second man in an orange-tinged wrap and a third in a yellow turban also sit nearby. Yellow-painted brick homa/yagna fire pits burn with flames in the foreground, surrounded by fruits, marigolds, bananas and flower-garlanded kalasha-style offerings wrapped with white and pink ribbons. A golden peetha/throne with a deity murti and flower garlands stands behind them, and a camera on a tripod is visible in the background.

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March 11 20172017-03-11May 10 20172017-05-10October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesPhotograph of a fire ritual, homa or yagna, inside a stone-walled hall with rough brick and stone blocks. Several priests sit on the floor around brick-lined fire pits where flames rise, with bowls of offerings, leafy green stems, marigold-like flowers, a basket of sticks and brass vessels nearby. The priest in the centre wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body with a tilak on his forehead. A bare-chested priest on the right wears a yellow head cloth and white dhoti. Attendants in white and orange garments tend the fires and handle offerings in the background.2016-10-16Night outdoor fire ritual. Several men in white dhotis and orange or saffron cloths sit on the ground tending the fire; one man in a yellow headcloth and a rudraksha-style mala pours from a ladle, and another in an orange turban sits in the foreground. Smoke drifts through the scene and people in white and orange stand behind the altars under trees.2017-05-10January 05 20182018-01-05A night-time homa in progress at a square fire pit lined with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A central priest, bare-chested with a pink turban and many marigold garlands, sits cross-legged before a tall flame and tosses offerings into it. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti speaks into a handheld microphone and holds a basket of wood sticks. Other bare-chested men in white dhotis and garlands sit around the fire, and a man in a green cloth bends forward at the back. Baskets of offerings and small brass vessels rest on the ground.2016-02-22 +1 copiesNight outdoor homa or yagna at an open-sided shed with blue metal framing and string lights. Several men in bare upper bodies and white dhotis kneel and stand around square yellow-brick fire pits decorated with flowers, petals, bananas, coconuts and fruit-filled baskets. Flames rise from the central pit as a shirtless man in a red head cloth pours from a vessel into the fire. A bundle of firewood sits in a brass pot in the foreground. Behind them, women in white saris and men in white and orange clothing stand in a large crowd.2017-03-11Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style ground with several yellow brick altars arranged on sandy earth. Each altar holds kalashas or coconuts wrapped with blue and white cloth and decorated with white flowers, pink blossoms and fruit, with brass oil lamps and lamp stands nearby. Several men in white dhotis sit or stand at the altars performing a puja; one wears a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder and another stands at the right in an orange-and-white striped shawl and white dhoti. A tall standing figure at the top centre holds a ritual implement. Strings of blue lights hang in the background and a small fire lamp glows. Some devotees sit on the ground in the periphery.2017-03-11Night ritual at an open-air outdoor shrine with a long row of seated priests performing puja before tiered offerings of fruit, flowers and small kalasha-style vessels on banana leaves and low brick platforms. A man in the foreground sits with bare chest, white dhoti and orange cloth, a dark-haired young man with long matted hair and rudraksha mala looks over his shoulder. Smoke rises from the left, bright lights hang overhead, and a gilded ornate peetham or throne with orange drapery and flower garlands sits at the left edge. Standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand in the background near a metal railing, and a deity murti is visible at the right.2017-05-10Night-time outdoor ritual under a blue-framed tarpaulin canopy on bare red earth. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis perform homa-style worship at multiple square yellow brick altars arranged with banana-leaf offerings, pots, fruits, marigold and white flower garlands, and small brass oil lamps. A central man in a red cloth sits cross-legged at the front, another in an orange cloth sits at right, and a standing man in white dhoti with a white-and-orange wrap holds a brass plate. Blue fairy lights glow in the background.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11