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September 05 20132013-09-05Night-time homa at an outdoor shrine. Two men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders stand before a fire pit where flames rise from a brick-lined trench. The man on the left, bare-chested with a saffron shawl, leans forward offering into the fire. The man on the right, in orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded mala, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before an ornate silver-framed deity shrine decorated with marigold and multicolour garlands. Brass oil lamps burn on the altar steps and a brass vessel sits near the fire.2014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25Photo of a night puja at a Shiva shrine. A smiling man with a red-orange headband, a dark rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, wearing a red-orange cloth, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small silver vessel in the other while smoke rises. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined before a black stone shivalingam garlanded with red, yellow and pink flowers. A deity murti stands draped in red and flowers at right.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNight-time photograph of a ritual procession on a paved courtyard with several saffron-robed priests in orange and red dhotis with gold-bordered sashes. Their foreheads and arms bear white ash markings, and they wear rudraksha and bead garlands. The priest at centre holds an open book and a small flame, while the priest on the right carries a silver tray with a small vessel, and another holds an offering plate. A bald priest on the left carries a silver bowl of flowers and a long staff. A man in a white dhoti stands among them. Green leaves and white flowers frame the right edge, and a dim building with lamps stands behind.2013-04-29Night procession at an outdoor ashram setting with dark trees behind. A central figure in an orange-red turban with a crescent ornament and tilak, wearing a red and white flower garland, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, cups a small lit oil lamp in both hands and smiles while walking. Beside them, a shaved-headed priest in a red-orange dhoti with gold border and white tilak walks, carrying a rudraksha mala.2014-12-05Night outdoor ritual scene on a paved courtyard. A central man in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears a long white and pink flower garland and a white forehead mark. Beside him, a bald younger man in matching maroon robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands together near a red-garbed attendant. Women in maroon saris kneel on the paving, touching the ground, behind a golden elephant statue and a raised seat draped in orange fabric beneath a canopy with a blue fringe.2014-08-25April 28 20152015-04-28January 03 20152015-01-03April 29 20132013-04-29July 13 20132013-07-13Night puja at a shrine lit by warm lamps. A standing figure in a rudraksha-bead headdress and multi-strand rudraksha mala, with a red-orange shawl and gold-coloured ornaments, holds a brass bell and a flaming oil lamp. Beside them a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala bows with palms joined. A flower-garlanded deity murti in red and orange cloth stands at right, and a Shiva lingam stands in the foreground. Another attendant is partly visible at left.2015-02-17 +1 copies