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Close photograph of a volunteer in white clothing with a lanyard ID badge reading Volunteer, handling a heap of dried red chillies on a tray. Both hands with gold bangles and a ring sort through the chillies, which sit on a bed of red flower garlands with small lamp lights glinting among them. Dark background and white cloth at the edges. Only one person is visible, partially, and no one is identified.

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September 28 20112011-09-28A man in a rust-red shawl over a red-brown robe stands beside a smoking fire, holding a brass plate of red offerings and white material above the flames. He has a shaved head, a bindi, and a gold chain. Beside the fire, a deity murti or ceremonial figure is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and silver ornamentation, and a red-and-white striped platform sits in the background. The scene suggests a homa or yagna fire offering. The man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm the identity of a person, so he is described only by role as a priest performing the offering.2013-10-08Close-up photograph of a person's cupped hands holding red and pink rose petals in an offering gesture. The wearer has gold rings on several fingers, a silver bangle, and a red thread tied around the wrist. Beside the arm, strands of rudraksha beads with silver spacers are visible. The background is softly blurred, showing a figure in white and gold ceremonial tones.2018-04-14A night-time homa fire ceremony at an ashram. In the centre, a rectangular fire pit blazes with dried red chillies being offered into the flames. A priest in a white dhoti and a tan turban holds a large brass plate or gong near the fire, while a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and red-bordered shawl kneels at the pit. Other priests in white with gold necklaces carry trays of red chillies. More men stand with palms joined in the background. A low table draped in purple cloth holds fruit, flowers and brass lamps, and a garlanded brass figure sits at the right edge. Strings of lights and green leaf garlands decorate the open pavilion.2010-10-16 +2 copiesClose crop of a person in white ritual dhoti with red-bordered edge and a rudraksha mala across the chest, holding a small silver plate with a red flower and green leaves in cupped hands. Gold bangles on the wrist. Partially visible person in a yellow and green sari sits to the right. Silver vessels at the bottom edge suggest a puja setting. Only a torso and hands are shown, with no face visible. The face is not visible, so identity cannot be assessed; the figure is described by role as a priest in ritual white.2010-10-02December 12 20162016-12-12Close-up of a seated person's hands in a cream-white kurta with gold-striped border, holding a folded red cloth, a green leaf and a small silver object. A wooden rudraksha bracelet is on the wrist and a name badge with a small photo is pinned to the chest. Behind is a red zebra-striped cloth draped over a platform edged with gold cord, with a brass lamp at the right edge. Only hands and torso are visible, so no face is shown.2013-01-04April 14 20182018-04-14December 22 20162016-12-22June 19 20142014-06-19 +2 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesMarch 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copies