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October 17 20122012-10-17October 17 20122012-10-17October 17 20122012-10-17Outdoor ritual at night beside a fire pit with bright flames in the foreground. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded mala necklace stands holding a lit camphor flame on a plate and a small brass bell, facing the fire. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and metal ritual items sit on a patterned mat. Seated women in orange and cream saris and a white-clad man with a tilak watch, and a person in an orange turban and garland sits in the lower right. Banana plants and red pillars frame the canopy, with a microphone stand at left. This appears to be an aarti during a homa.2012-10-17Night outdoor ritual under a white and orange canopy. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with gold borders pours from a golden vessel over two deity murtis draped in yellow and orange garlands, set on a golden platform. Two seated priests in white dhotis with gold necklaces sit at left and right; the left one holds a microphone and the right one has hands folded in prayer. A brass abhishekam setup, small kalashas and a brass lamp sit on a wooden yagna-style base. Several onlookers stand behind a railing in the dim background, mostly in white and light shirts.2012-01-08A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ceremony at dusk on a striped woven mat. A shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron robes and a saffron shawl sits at right, pouring an offering from a metal vessel toward a square stone fire pit with a bright flame. Brass and steel ritual vessels, a small bowl and lamps sit on the mat, and three orange-draped kalasha pots with green leaves and netting are arranged in front. Seated devotees in white and red shawls, with lanyards, watch from the background, some with hands folded. A deity mural and a seated statue are visible behind. Whether the priest is a person cannot be determined from appearance.2013-03-31Night outdoor puja at an open-air shrine under a white and orange canopy. A man in saffron-brown dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, holds a lit multi-wick aarti lamp toward two silver-decorated deity murtis draped in marigold and red-flower garlands. A fire pit burns in front of the murtis. Several devotees stand in the background, some in sarees, with strings of lights and trees behind.2012-09-29December 16 20102010-12-16Night outdoor fire ritual at an open stage under a draped orange canopy. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at right, holding a small metal vessel over a large flame. Two decorated deity murtis stand at left, garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, one with an orange turban and crown. Flower offerings lie on a golden tray in front of the flames. Several people in white shirts and a woman in pink watch from behind a low rail, and a microphone stands on a stand. The a person candidate is a shaved-headed priest in saffron, without the hair or crown cues needed for an identification.2012-09-29Night outdoor ritual under a white and orange canopy. A man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala necklace and a shaved head stands at a fire pit, raising his right arm to pour an offering into a large flame. Two decorated deity murti figures with gold crowns, red and yellow marigold garlands and ornate necklaces stand behind a golden altar with flower offerings. Onlookers in white shirts stand in the background, and another shaven-headed man in white ritual cloth stands at the right edge beside a microphone stand and metal vessels. This appears to be a homa or yagna at night.2012-09-29April 16 20172017-04-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies