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September 24 2017

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Outdoor temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with marigold and mixed flower garlands, set beneath an ornate golden arch. In the foreground a man in orange robes kneels before a smoking fire pit, while another in orange with a long garland and an orange-saffron headcloth stands beside an ornate brass oil lamp (deepa) and offering tray. A third figure in white ritual dress stands at the left edge. Smoke drifts across the scene, with green trees behind and a metal kalasha-style vessel in the foreground. Appearance of the standing figure in orange with white beard is not clearly established as a person.

September 24 2017

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September 24 2017

December 19 2016

A homa fire burns in a raised yellow fire pit lined with white rice-flour rangoli, with brass vessels, a ladle, and small offering dishes arranged around it. Behind the fire, a seated figure in red robes and a gold necklace sits on a red-cushioned seat before a golden shrine with deity murti and garlands. Three young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand nearby; the one on the right bends forward with hands raised in reverence, and another on the left stands with hands folded. Striped colourful mats cover the floor under a white tent canopy, with a lion statue and a black deity figure garlanded with flowers to the left.

2017-09-24 +2 copies

Night-time homa ritual under a tent-covered temple court. In the foreground, a saffron-robed priest with a bare upper body, white ash markings and an orange turban sits before a yellow-tiled fire pit, lit by a flame, holding a ritual object. Beside him, another orange-clad priest in an orange turban tends the offerings. Brass vessels, plates of flowers and yellow marigolds lie on the platform, and a rainbow-striped mat covers the floor. Behind them, a shrine holds a decorated deity murti with a kalasha. Several other saffron-clad attendants stand nearby, and a black stone statue is at left.

Evening puja at an open-sided tent temple. Two young sadhus in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and tilak-marked foreheads, stand at right holding a silver bowl of flower petals and water. Behind them, a seated man in orange with a mala sits on a red-cushioned chair before a deity murti decorated with garlands. A fire pit with burning flames is at left, with a brass lamp and offerings of flowers and leaves on a cloth. Striped woven mats cover the floor, and a small deity shrine stands at the back.

2017-10-10 +2 copies

A night-time fire ritual, a homa, is performed before a sacred fire pit with rising smoke and flames. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long beaded mala, holds a ritual vessel high above his head. Beside him, another priest in saffron with a red-orange headcloth holds a ceremonial implement. A seated, bare-chested young man in an orange cloth with a beaded necklace sits with palms joined in prayer, and a figure in a saffron wrap sits with folded hands near the fire. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and saffron stands with hands joined. On the right, a decorated altar shelf holds flowers, a golden ornament, a kalasha-like vessel and a carved deity murti.

June 05 2012

Night-time ritual in a temple hall filled with smoke. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a red garland and white markings, holds a lit oil lamp toward a gold-framed deity murti draped in red cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow and white flowers. In front, a boy in white dhoti kneels at a fire pit with burning wood, brass vessels and flower-strewn trays. On the right, a seated man in a deep red-brown robe and red-and-white garland sits on an ornate gold throne beneath a colourful striped canopy, with another person seated behind him. The scene shows an abhishekam-style puja with fire offerings.

2016-02-16 +1 copies

A night ritual at a canopied temple pavilion with yellow cloth draping and marigold garlands. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis stand at a wooden platform, one bare-chested with white ash markings and rudraksha malas, the other pouring from a silver vessel. Smoke rises over a rice-covered platform in front of a decorated deity murti and an ornate shrine arch. A banana plant and a tray of offerings sit in the foreground. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the figures are ordinary priests.