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January 09 2018

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Photo of a ritual at an outdoor stage under a white canopy, with smoke rising at right. A man with a microphone in a white dhoti with red border and a green silk waist cloth stands at left. Centre, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash stripes on his arms and a yellow shawl over his shoulder holds up a red and gold cloth bundle with both hands, while another white-clad attendant beside him holds a silver vessel and a small bell. At right, several deity murti with flower garlands are visible through the smoke, consistent with an abhishekam or puja.2016-12-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa or fire ritual inside a temple hall with a dark doorway behind it. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with coloured borders stand around a small fire pit with a flame and smoke rising. A yellow and green cloth is draped over one standing man, and another wears an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder with beads at his neck. The man on the right wears a blue head cloth and green shawl and holds a ritual item toward the fire. In the foreground, a kalasha-like vessel wrapped in yellow flowers and white ribbons sits on a woven mat beside brass vessels, fruits and rice. Yellow marigold garlands decorate the floor and pots. No one is clearly identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2017-09-27 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02January 09 20182018-01-09January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor fire ritual, a homa or yagna, with a large open flame on the left and a wooden offering platform in front. A bare-chested man in a green turban with white and red forehead markings, wearing rudraksha mala beads, a red thread and a green shawl, holds a ladle over a silver bowl. Beside him a bare-chested younger man with a short beard and an orange-and-white cloth pours or offers into the fire. Marigold-like flower petals and yellow-wrapped items sit on the platform. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing sit and watch.2016-07-04Smoky interior of a temple hall with a fire pit (homa) at the centre, flames rising from a brick-lined altar heaped with offerings, flowers and green leaves. A bare-chested man in orange-yellow dhoti kneels at right, reaching toward the fire. Behind, a group of priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand with palms joined; one older man in white with a shawl holds a microphone. Striped red mats cover the floor, and colourful painted pillars and banana-leaf decorations frame the space.2018-04-14December 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14July 04 20162016-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual indoors. A flame rises from a brass vessel decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white flowers, with kalashas and floral offerings beside it. A bent-over priest in white dhoti with a blue and green head cloth and shoulder cloth tends the fire with his hand. Three other men stand behind, two bare-chested in white dhotis holding offerings, one wearing a yellow and green patterned cloth over his shoulder. A woman with her back to the camera wears a white sari with an orange border and holds offerings. Mats in red and patterned colours cover the floor.2017-09-27 +1 copies