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Night-time ritual outdoors in front of a brick building. A priest in a yellow head cloth and yellow-bordered white dhoti sits before a gold-covered square fire pit with a lit flame, offering items and garlands around it. Behind them, a row of young men with bare torsos, white dhotis and white sacred markings stand in line holding brass items and yellow cloths. A seated man in red and orange ceremonial dress sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold-framed back, adorned with a long beaded necklace and a rudraksha mala. Plates of fruit and flower offerings sit nearby, and a deity murti in a garland and ornaments is at the lower left.

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Night outdoor ritual homa at a temple-style courtyard. A fire burns in a brass-and-gold yagna pit decorated with yellow cloth, flowers and fruit, tended by a priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti seated cross-legged before it. A row of about twenty young boys, bare-chested with white sacred markings, stand in white dhotis holding yellow cloth. Behind them, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate red-and-gold throne-like seat with a garland, a gold necklace and rudraksha-like beads, while a child kneels nearby. In the foreground, a decorated golden vahana with garlands, a kneeling attendant in white, and offering plates with fruit and rice surround the fire. Brick walls and a lamp-lit doorway frame the scene.2017-04-06April 06 20172017-04-06April 06 20172017-04-06Night outdoor ritual on a raised stone platform beside a brick wall and open doorway. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis stand in a row with white sacred markings on their chests and arms, some holding yellow cloth. In the foreground, seated priests in white and orange-brown cloth perform a fire ritual before a gold-coloured yagna vessel with burning flames, surrounded by marigold and mixed flower garlands, bananas, fruit, coconuts and brass plates. Bright garlands drape a golden seat at the right. A figure in red-orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace stands near the open doorway. Lamps light the scene against the dark sky.2017-04-06April 06 20172017-04-06April 06 20172017-04-06Night photograph of a Hindu ritual on an open-air platform beside a brick wall. Several seated priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, with yellow garlands and sacred thread, sit around a brass fire vessel with lit flames and oil lamps. Marigold and yellow flower garlands decorate the floor and the ornate golden-yellow throne at the left. Brass vessels and offerings in the foreground. Standing bare-chested participants in white dhotis and orange-clad attendants line the background, and a seated figure in red and orange clothing sits on a throne at the right. Fire and offerings suggest a homa or puja.2017-04-06March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight-time ritual at a temple doorway with a fire pit at centre, where flames rise from a brass-and-gold structure. A priest seated on a striped mat wears a yellow turban and gold necklace, with a bare chest and white dhoti. Nearby, a man in an orange-saffron cloth sits by the fire, while a seated man with bare upper body and white cloth tends offerings. Behind them, a row of young boys in white dhotis, with white body markings and yellow cloths, stand in line. Garlands of yellow and white flowers, fruit, brass vessels and kalasha-like pots surround the altar. A large carved wooden door with brass studs fills the right side, and a deity murti stands at the left edge with flower garlands. This appears to be a homa/yagna setting.2017-04-06June 23 20172017-06-23Night outdoor homa at a temple-style ritual space lit by strings of green and white lights. A large flaming fire pit with a fire rising from the wooden structure sits centre-left on striped mats. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis stand in a row behind it, one holding a child, while a priest in a yellow and white cloth kneels at the fire. On the right a seated figure in an orange-brown robe with long hair, rudraksha-style garlands of pink and red flowers and gold necklaces holds a ceremonial whisk, sitting on a gold-framed chair. Brass vessels, banana leaves with offerings, and flower-decked pots surround the fire.2016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copies