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July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine room with cream walls and a gilded arched frame. A man in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and gold beads sits cross-legged, holding a small silver lamp to his mouth and a brass bell in his other hand. Beside him, a second man in orange robes and a red head cloth holds a silver tray of brass lamps and flowers. Before them stands a tiered silver shrine-like object, with brass vessels, fruit, nuts, a kalasha and a palm-leaf offering on a red cloth. Behind is a deity murti draped in a red and gold silk cloth and garlanded with flowers, with more floral garlands at the right.2009-10-17A photograph of a fire ritual inside a decorated pavilion. A long-haired man in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace sits on the floor and tends a fire pit, with a smoking altar and offerings in front of him. Behind him, deity murti are garlanded with red, yellow and green flowers beneath a pale draped backdrop, and a second priest in orange sits at the left. Silver vessels, a brass oil lamp, rose petals and marigold garlands line the foreground. Smoke rises through the frame, consistent with a homa/yagna.2006-07-17A photograph of a homa ritual inside a hall. Two priests in saffron-orange robes sit before a brick-built fire pit whose top is strewn with marigold petals, red flowers and fresh leaves. The priest at centre holds a brass plate of offerings and sticks over the pit. The priest at left, with bangles on his wrist, sits beside silver vessels, a bowl of fruit with oranges, flower garlands and a purple cloth bundle. At right a drummer in white clothes plays a drum, and a brass oil lamp stands nearby. Behind them a backdrop shows a deity murti in red and teal draping, with a rows of small oil lamps in the foreground. Two priests visible, plus one drummer and one partly visible person at the right edge.2007-12-30A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall. A bald man in a white garment stands at right with his back partly to the camera, facing a square brick fire pit where smoke and small flames rise. Behind the pit, a deity murti with a trident and garlands of flowers sits on a decorated seat. Two priests in orange robes sit at left, one with a yellow garland, and copper bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, offerings of sweets and flower petals lie on the brick platform. Several people stand in the background, including a woman in a sari and a person in orange, amid smoke.2009-07-01June 09 20092009-06-09A fire ritual in progress at an outdoor yajna pavilion decorated with banana plants, marigold and jasmine garlands, and fruit offerings. A man with long dark curly hair in an orange robe sits on a raised mat, reaching toward a silver vessel and brass pot. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and orange shawl sits with folded hands, and another person in white and orange sits further left. Silver bowls of fruit, bananas, and flower garlands lie in front, with a kalasha and silver pots on the altar. Behind is a deity murti garlanded with flowers, and smoke rises through the scene.2006-07-17Night-time homa ceremony at an outdoor open-air pavilion with a draped tent backdrop and a small screen behind. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a tilak and a rudraksha-style mala wears saffron orange robes and sits behind a yellow-brick fire pit where a flame is burning, while he holds offerings toward it. On the left, a priest in an orange turban and orange robes holds a brass tray of sticks as fuel. A seated attendant in orange robes with a garland sits to the right, and white-clad people are visible in the background. The table holds bananas, oranges, apples, coconut, brass bowls of flowers and a kalasha-style pot, with garlands of white and marigold flowers around the fire pit.2010-02-12Two seated priests in orange saffron robes perform a homa at a brick-lined fire pit decorated with scattered flower petals. The front priest, shaven-headed, holds a tray of dried sticks and wood toward the pit. Behind him another priest in orange sits with a tray of offerings. Silver bowls, a small lamp, brass vessels, fruits, marigold garlands and a purple cloth lie on a white cloth. A man in white shirt with a lanyard kneels at the left edge. Behind them, large painted deity murtis in green, gold and teal garments stand against a wall. Smoke rises from the fire pit. This is a photograph of a fire ritual during the Brahmotsav celebrations.2007-12-30December 10 20072007-12-10December 26 20082008-12-26