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Kailaasa Paramparagatha Agni Vamsa Pallava Sarvajnapeetham SamrajyamOutdoor fire ritual at night beside a large green banner. A priest with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti and white shawl with a white turban, sits cross-legged at a white brick fire pit where a large flame rises among white and orange flower garlands. Around the pit are brass pots, bowls of pink petals, bananas, pomegranates, limes and other fruit on a white cloth. A pink-draped altar holds a deity murti with flower garlands. Behind it a banner shows a printed portrait of a figure in a red-and-gold turban with white flower garlands, raising one hand, beside temple imagery. A white tower cooler and a fan stand to the right. The scene reads as a homa fire ritual.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and white head-turban, with a red tilak on the forehead and rudraksha mala beads, sits before a brick-built homa fire pit at night. He holds an offering of sticks or herbs toward the bright flames, with steel bowls of offerings and marigold garlands on the brick base. Behind him is a painted backdrop of palm trees and a blue sky, and a banner with large Tamil lettering and a fire graphic. A pink-draped structure with garlands stands at the right. The scene shows a homa ritual in progress.2014-06-29December 08 20112011-12-08Evening homa held under a tent with draped gold and red fabric. A priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged before a fire pit, a brass vessel and oil lamp at his side, and trays of fruit, flowers and sweets spread on white cloth in front. Behind him a tiered pyramid of brass pots topped with mango leaves and coconuts rises beside a decorated vehicle displaying deity murti garlanded with flowers. A framed image of a saffron-robed figure appears on the left. No one else is visible in the scene.2010-07-24July 09 20132013-07-09December 08 20112011-12-08December 20 20112011-12-20