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Outdoor ritual on bare earth beside a concrete ledge and potted plants, with a black speaker at the top left. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a red-orange head wrap, gold necklaces and bracelets, and a shaved head sits cross-legged on a woven mat holding a brass bell and a silver-toned vessel. Beside him a young man in white with a yellow shawl holds a steel bowl of marigold and flower petals, and another in white with a yellow shawl pours from a small brass spouted vessel near a brass plate of offerings. Further right, a seated man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with a small silver lamp and flower petals, and in the background a standing figure in white with rudraksha beads. Thin wooden poles with green leaves stand in the foreground, and scattered petals lie on the ground.

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An outdoor ritual on bare earth beside a small wooden post and a concrete wall. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with an orange head cloth and rudraksha beads sits centre-left, leaning over a brass plate holding small lamps and offerings. Around him, four men in white dhotis and yellow shawls kneel on mats; one at left holds a silver bowl of marigold and flower petals, and another behind holds a brass tray. A brass lamp and pink and yellow flowers lie at right. The scene appears to be a puja performed with lamps and flowers. A speaker sits on a ledge at upper left.2009-09-26A photograph of a Chandi Homa ritual held outdoors on bare red earth under a canopy. A bald man in an orange saffron robe with a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a small silver vessel and offering flowers into a bowl. Around him, young men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls kneel and hold brass trays of lamps, sweets and offerings. 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