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January 05 20142014-01-05Night-time outdoor ritual at a covered veranda. On the left, a woman in orange robes with an orange shawl holds a shallow tray with a pink cloth bundle. In the centre-right, a shirtless man in an orange wrap, orange turban, and layered beaded and gold necklaces with a rudraksha-style mala stands at a low yellow-draped puja table, holding a small metal vessel and tending a fire. Behind them hangs a magenta and gold-bordered cloth. The table holds brass bowls, flowers, leaves, and a burning offering, with potted plants and agave at right. Ritual implements such as a homa or puja set are visible.2014-01-05January 05 20142014-01-05Night-time ritual homa at an outdoor courtyard beside a pale wall. A figure in orange saffron robes and a wrapped shawl leans over a yellow-draped altar, placing an offering into a flaming fire. Beside him, a bare-chested man in an orange-and-gold dhoti, orange turban and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces holds a small metal vessel. The altar holds a flame, bundled white offerings, flowers, a brass bowl, banana leaves and potted plants. A camera on a tripod records the scene at left. Two people are visible.2014-01-05January 05 20142014-01-05January 05 20142014-01-05January 05 20142014-01-05Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style setting. A person in an orange-brown robe with a gold-bead necklace and a red-orange shawl stands at right with palms joined, a red bindi on the forehead and gold bangles on the wrist. Beside him, a young man in saffron-orange cloth with a light sash and a bald head, palms joined, holds his hands near his chin, another young man at left in orange cloth with a white headband and white markings on his forehead. A flame burns in a white-rimmed bowl on a stone slab, surrounded by a brass plate, silver lamp stand, a bowl of pink petals and a large flower-garlanded object with marigolds and roses. Other people stand in the dark background.2013-05-27March 10 20132013-03-10May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesNight photograph of a Karthigai Deepam style ritual outdoors. A central figure in a maroon-red head wrap with orange trim, leopard-print cloth at the waist and a white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around him, saffron and maroon-clad priests with white and ash forehead markings hold oil lamps, a metal vessel and a bowl. Several attendants wear rudraksha malas and one carries a ceremonial staff and a tall decorative hat. Shallow clay plates of oil lamps burn on the ground in front of a small fire area. Some people in the background are seated or standing. Also mentioned in the page excerpt.2013-11-17Photo 11732678