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October 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.2012-10-17December 16 20102010-12-16October 17 20122012-10-17October 18 20122012-10-18October 18 20122012-10-18Night outdoor ritual before a fire pit where a homa is burning, with brass bowls, flower heaps and lamps arranged on cloth in the foreground. Six women in red, orange, green and purple saris sit on low decorated stools facing the fire, while a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl stands at the front holding a palm-leaf text. A woman in a green sari holds a tray of flowers and fruit, and a bare-chested young man in white dhoti stands at the right edge. Behind them a large crowd sits and stands under strings of orange and green leaf garlands, with a tall ceremonial lamp stand visible in the background. Lights glow in the trees at left.2016-10-29October 17 20122012-10-17Night-time homa at an outdoor open-air pavilion. A yellow-rimmed square fire pit blazes in the foreground with a brass vessel of offering beside it. Three priests in saffron-orange dhotis stand at the fire: one on the left wears a gold necklace, a central priest with a white tilak raises a hand over the flame holding yellow flowers, and a bald priest holds a brass pot and rudraksha mala. Several women in white saris and a woman in a red sari stand or kneel at the edge; a woman in a yellow-bordered sari with a mala stands among them. Smoke rises, a colourful bunting-hung canopy and red pillars frame the scene, and brass lamps, a kalasha-like pot and offerings sit on a red cloth. a person candidate not clearly identifiable by appearance, so described by role only.2012-10-16September 26 20092009-09-26Night outdoor homa at a brick fire pit lit by a flame. A standing priest in saffron-orange robe and a gold-bead necklace holds a brass bowl of offerings above the fire, with a visible tilak on his forehead. Two bare-chested, shaved-head priests in white dhotis with sacred threads sit beside the pit, one with hands folded in prayer and one tending the fire, surrounded by brass plates, a kalasha, banana leaves and kolam patterns. A brass oil lamp stands by the fire. Behind them, around 25 seated devotees in white, cream and orange saris and shawls watch under a dark sky with a tripod-mounted camera at left.2010-12-16