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A photograph of an evening puja at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. Smoke rises from a fire pit or lamp arrangement in the centre. A seated person in red-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne at right, wearing a flower garland and a dark head covering. Beside a large deity murti decorated with garlands, a bearded priest in red dhoti and bare chest, with a rudraksha mala, stands at left. Another man kneels in white on a colourful striped mat, tending brass trays of flowers and offerings. A banner with a map is at far left. Dress and garlands are yellow, orange and white.

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April 03 20162016-04-03March 16 20172017-03-16April 03 20162016-04-03April 03 20162016-04-03March 16 20172017-03-16Night outdoor homa on a raised stage under a canopy strung with small coloured lights. Three priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand at a fire pit, one pouring offerings from a white sack while smoke rises. Flower-filled brass plates and a kalasha sit on the yellow wooden platform. To the right, a figure in a red cushioned seat with a white garland and folded hands sits on an ornate gold throne, appearing to be a person. A striped multicolour rug covers the stage floor, and a decorated umbrella hangs overhead.2017-03-16April 03 20162016-04-03Night outdoor ritual before a sanctum on a tiled platform: a sacred fire burns in a yellow-bordered homa pit with smoke rising, flanked by brass lamps and offering plates of flowers and fruit. Three men on the left stand with palms pressed together in prayer; the middle-aged man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala is at the centre, while two younger men in white dhotis, one bare-chested with garlands, stand beside him. A deity murti decorated with yellow and white flower garlands sits on a gilded peetha under a red-and-gold canopy at right, and a seated figure in a rust-red dress with flower garlands, hands folded, sits on a gilded chair beside it. A striped rug and scattered marigold petals lie on the ground.2016-02-16March 16 20172017-03-16Night ritual photograph at an outdoor homa or yagna stage. Smoke rises across the frame as a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange-and-pink cloth draped over his shoulder pours an offering from a metal vessel toward a decorated altar with flowers and garlands. Two younger men in white dhotis stand at left, one holding a plate of offerings. A seated figure at right, wearing a flower garland and draped in saffron-orange cloth, sits on a gold-trimmed red throne with hands folded in greeting. Pots of offerings, brass lamps and a striped cloth sit on the floor, with a fan and fairy lights overhead. Appearance is not clear enough to confirm the seated figure's identity, so he is described by role only.2017-03-16Photograph of a homa fire ceremony under a corrugated metal roof at night, smoke rising from a square fire pit with a yellow-painted base, filled with burning wood and surrounded by offering dishes of flowers, fruit, kumkum and grains. A bare-chested priest in a red dhoti with a red-and-green sash and rudraksha mala pours liquid from a clay vessel into the fire with one arm extended. A second man in white dhoti and shawl holds a plate beside him. Behind them a large group of seated devotees in white and orange clothes watch. On the left, a golden ornate throne holds a seated figure in orange-brown robes with a white flower garland and a gold necklace, flanked by decorated deity murti figures and a red cloth. Strings of lights hang along the ceiling.2017-04-28April 03 20162016-04-03