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August 29 20142014-08-29October 11 20142014-10-11Night ritual photograph at an outdoor homa or fire-offering site. A young man in an orange turban, orange cloth and multiple rudraksha malas sits on a decorated seat, extending his hand toward a silver bowl pouring liquid over a yellow-brown altar; a small fire burns at the left edge. Behind him a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands holding a ladle, and several men in orange cloth stand in the smoky background under strings of coloured lights. Flowers, fruit and a kalasha-like offering are arranged in the foreground.2017-10-05 +1 copiesAugust 29 20142014-08-29September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesOctober 12 20152015-10-12September 06 20142014-09-06 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20142014-09-06Night outdoor homa at a yellow-painted fire pit with flames and smoke rising from its centre. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti and bare chest, with white tilak markings and a long rudraksha mala, tends the fire with a ladle. Beside him a seated man in an orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before brass puja vessels, a kalasha and bowls of flower petals and offerings. Behind them many people in white dhotis and white shawls sit in rows with red blindfold-style cloths over their eyes. Tripod-mounted camera at left. Ritual setting with oil lamps and brass vessels.2017-09-17 +1 copiesMay 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copies