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Night photograph of an outdoor ritual space with a large floral arrangement on striped mats. A tall brass kalasha wrapped in garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers sits at the centre, surrounded by fruit, bananas, pomegranates, brass oil lamps and covered brass bowls. Bright overhead lamps and strings of coloured lights hang above. In the foreground, a person with dark hair and a white cloth draped over the shoulders faces away from the camera. Behind, a figure in a red garment and another in white stand near a red-draped seat with a golden backrest. Smoke rises at the upper right. A stone sign on the left reads Sri Ananda Nandi, beside a stone pedestal and a bronze nandi-like figure.

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September 05 20172017-09-05Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard under strings of small coloured lights. Striped cloth mats cover the ground. In the foreground, a pile of marigold, jasmine and red flower garlands rests beside brass kalasha-style vessels, silver oil lamps and a coconut. Two young men in orange-saffron cloths stand at left, one holding a bundle of flowers. On the right, seated men wear white dhotis and yellow cloth, with rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies, near a fire pit with flames and offerings. A devotee sits in the background. No clearly identifiable candidate for a person is visible; the scene shows priests and attendants preparing puja offerings.2017-09-05 +1 copiesNight-time homa or yagna at an ashram hall, with thick white smoke rising from a fire pit at centre. Two long wooden platforms hold a fire altar, and a brass kalasha sits nearby. Striped woven mats cover the floor, scattered with flower petals. Bananas, oranges, apples, coconuts and fruit baskets decorated with purple and white flowers are arranged in front. Brass oil lamps stand on the left and right, and a garlanded deity murti is at left. Priests in orange and white dhotis attend the fire, and a few other people are seated or standing in the background. Coloured string lights hang from the ceiling.2017-05-26September 05 20172017-09-05March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16A night ritual in a temple pavilion with a fire pit (homa) burning at the centre, surrounded by marigold garlands and flower-decorated pedestals. Several priests in white dhotis and orange cloths perform the rite, one holding a lit lamp and another pouring an offering. Devotees sit on colourful striped mats in the foreground. To the right, a seated figure in an ochre robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a sunburst backrest, beside a decorated deity murti framed with flowers and string lights. Coloured strings of lights hang overhead.2016-12-15Night-time puja scene at a flower-decorated deity murti set on a striped cloth. The murti is wrapped in garlands of yellow marigolds and red roses with pink blossoms, and a tall dried grass stalk stands upright behind it. Two lit oil lamps flicker beside it, and a bowl of fruit and a coconut sit at its base. On the right, a hand holds a silver aarti plate with a burning flame. Partially visible people in white and dark clothing sit at the edges of the frame, and no faces are shown. No person is identifiable as a person in this image.2017-07-28Night-time ritual inside a temple pavilion with a tiered wooden homa platform holding a visible fire, surrounded by striped woven mats in green, red and blue. Several priests sit cross-legged: two bare-chested men in white dhotis pour offerings near the flames, and a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti sits to the right. Brass kalasha pots, banana-leaf plates with fruit and sweets, marigold garlands and a brass lamp stand in front. Behind the fire, a figure seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne in saffron-coloured clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace is visible, flanked by a dark-clothed attendant in white; a decorated deity murti shrine with garlands and hanging ornaments stands in the background. Overhead, strings of beads and lamps hang from a corrugated roof.2016-12-12March 16 20172017-03-16Night outdoor homa at an open-air ashram pavilion under a striped canopy and string lights. A fire blazes in a yellow-edged fire pit with a white mound of offerings and pink petals. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with sacred threads, stand at the left performing rites, holding pink flower offerings. A tall decorated kalasha or flower-covered structure stands behind the fire. On the right, a seated man with a long beard and flower garland sits on a gilded throne with red cushions, bare-chested and wearing an orange-brown cloth, with a brass vessel beside him. Standing devotees in red and dark clothing watch behind. Colourful striped mats cover the floor, scattered with petals, plates and coconut.2017-03-16Night-time outdoor puja under a canopy with striped rainbow-coloured cloth draped over a long raised platform. Several seated priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit behind offerings of marigold and yellow flower garlands, small brass pots and bowls. A seated priest in white leans over the platform tending the offerings, while a standing priest in a white dhoti with gold border and bare chest holds his hands together. A tall brass lamp stands on the right, and a world map banner hangs above. The swami visibly present is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named.2017-09-05