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Night photograph of a ritual at an outdoor altar. A shaven-headed man in full saffron-orange robes, with a white tilak and red bindi, wears a long gold-coloured necklace and stands on a white cloth, holding a small metal kalasha-style vessel in one hand and a tall wooden staff with a small saffron flag in the other. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a young man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. A colourful umbrella and gold-tipped ceremonial standards appear behind. The altar in front is draped in yellow cloth with marigold garlands, flowers, fruit, a brass bowl, a small deity murti, and metal lamps and pots. Several seated devotees in white are visible in the background.

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February 11 2007

Night outdoor homa at a yellow-painted square fire pit decorated with white kolam lines and marigold garlands. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with a white forehead mark and a saffron cloth over his head, chants while holding a long ritual stick and a sacred cord, with a microphone stand before him. A younger assistant in white clothes and an orange shawl kneels at left, holding a plate of offerings. Small brass vessels, a kalasha and coconut-shaped offerings sit on the altar, with bundles of dry sticks at lower left. Many seated devotees in white and colourful clothes fill the background under string lights and smoke, with coloured ceremonial banners on poles behind. a person (saffron robes, orange head covering, white forehead mark) leads the homa as the presiding priest.

A photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a temple hall decorated with banana plants and mango leaves, with smoke rising. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head cloth, with a gold pendant necklace and bangles, stands with hands pressed together in namaskar over the fire pit, which is strewn with yellow marigold petals. Around him, bearded men in saffron robes and beaded malas sit near brass vessels and oil lamps, while many devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit or stand in rows behind. Brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel and flower offerings lie on the ritual platform. Several people in the front row are seated with bells and offerings. a person candidate present, appearance uncertain.

Evening aarti at a riverside or temple platform. Two saffron-robed men hold brass multi-tiered oil lamps with flames aloft. The man in the centre wears an orange sash with a long hair and beard and a mala, while the man on the right wears an orange robe with a gold-bordered hem and a strand of beads, lifting a long-handled lamp. Behind them stands a man in a white dhoti holding a tall gold staff topped with a finial, and a trident hangs on a pillar. A woman in red and a man in a blue checked shirt stand with palms pressed together. Spectators are in the background and a small dark figure with a crown-like headdress sits in the lower right foreground.

February 11 2007

February 11 2007

A photograph inside a marble-floored hall at what appears to be a religious institution. On the right, an elderly bald man with white ash marks on his forehead and arms, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold chain and orange cloth, sits cross-legged on a peach-coloured cushioned dais before a golden ornate chair, with a silver tray holding a bowl, a cup and red fruit before him. Left, a younger man with long hair and orange robes with a gold-edged shawl and a multi-strand gold and bead necklace sits on a golden chair and smiles with hands folded. In the foreground a man in an orange robe with a maroon border prostrates himself on the floor before the dais. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the background beside a wooden door, and an orange banner hangs at the top right.

December 30 2007

Photograph of an outdoor night homa at a fire pit built of orange bricks, with flames rising and offerings of fruit, flowers, brass vessels and a flower-garlanded kalasha. A man in orange robes with a red and gold headwrap sits behind the fire with palms pressed in namaste. Beside him a figure in orange robes, a long-haired man with a tilak on his forehead and gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, sits cross-legged on an orange cloth with hands raised in a teaching gesture, speaking into a microphone on a stand. A large audience in white and mixed clothing fills the background under a dark sky, with a white banner and stage structure behind.

Night photograph of an outdoor riverside ceremony with a crowd behind. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes and a red shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him, a younger man in saffron-orange robes with a garland of flowers and a gold-tinted ceremonial necklace stands with hands folded in anjali, eyes closed. Both stand on red cushions over white cloth. Behind them, a woman in black and a man in a white shirt with a camera also hold their hands together. A cream-coloured ornate stone pillar with carved bells rises at right, and people in yellow and orange garments fill the background.