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July 29 20122012-07-29A photograph of a homa-style puja at an indoor shrine with a pebble-textured wall and gold cloth backdrop. Two small red-and-gold deity murti with crowns sit on a gold-draped throne with a decorated arch. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange robes and rudraksha-style beads kneels with hands joined before a microphone, behind a lit oil lamp and brass vessels. Yellow-marigold-dusted brick-like structures and a flame rise from a brass fire vessel, with a bare-headed person seen from behind at left. A few other heads are partially visible at the edges.2012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29Night-time ritual in a dimly lit hall with a wall of small stones and a gold cloth hanging behind an altar. A long-haired figure in an orange and gold garment, with gold necklaces and palms pressed together, sits on a gilded chair at the left. Before a low altar draped in orange cloth, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes tends a fire, with brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and small deity murtis nearby. A man in white stands at the right, and several seated devotees appear in the foreground. The scene suggests a homa or abhishekam ritual.2012-07-29A photograph inside a temple hall at night showing an ornate stone shrine lit by warm light, with a deity murti group decorated with marigold garlands and flanked by two dressed figures. In front, a seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a small orange turban sits cross-legged on a mat before a microphone, while a bearded man in white with a yellow shawl sits beside him. Rows of brass oil lamps fill the floor, and a red-and-gold throne stands at left with orange curtains and tall banana plants framing the scene.2009-12-20July 29 20122012-07-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa ritual in a temple hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged before a yellow-brick fire pit with offerings, hands folded in prayer, with a microphone on a stand before him. Beside him sits a man in saffron-orange robes and a garland, hands resting on his lap. Behind them are three decorated shrines with deity murtis garlanded in red, yellow and white flowers, and a bowl of flower petals and turmeric sits on a plate in front. Brass lamps and a kalasha are in the frame.2011-11-29 +1 copiesOctober 16 20122012-10-16January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA dimly lit ritual scene at night. A figure seated in a gold-framed chair with a white and gold cloth draped over the back, palms pressed together in namaste, wears an orange-gold garment and gold necklace, with long dark hair. In front, a low table draped in orange cloth holds brass vessels, small silver deity murtis, a flower arrangement and a lit oil lamp. Two shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit on the right, one seated at the table with ritual items and the other beside him. A wall of stone-textured panels frames a gold and orange cloth backdrop with a decorative gold arch. Two people sit in the foreground on the left, partially visible, and a shrine table with a small flame sits in the background.2012-07-29