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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23Outdoor temple ritual setup on a sandy ground at night. Two ornate gilded arched canopies stand behind yellow-brick square fire pits (homa kundas) with brass and copper vessels, a small brass lamp and ritual implements arranged between them. Garlands of white flowers and green leaves decorate the canopies and the central offering platform, where mangoes, coconuts and bananas sit in woven baskets on banana leaves. Embroidered cloths in red, yellow and white lie on silver-plated seats. Partially visible figures in orange-red dhotis stand at the top edge, and a bare-chested figure is at the upper right; they are only partly in frame. Green leaves are scattered on the ground.2017-06-08A homa or fire ritual in a temple hall. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured sash sits behind a fire pit built of stacked yellow bricks, holding a flaming ladle over the kindling. A priest in white and red-bordered dhoti kneels at right beside a brass plate of offerings. Behind them, a standing man in an orange robe and a cameraman in white stand near a gold ornate throne-like chair with red cushion. On the right, several deity murtis are dressed with white and orange garlands, with brass kalasha pots holding coconut and mango leaves on a pink cloth. A seated man and other devotees sit in the background. A woman with dark hair in the lower left foreground has hands folded in prayer.2010-12-23April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A decorated tent interior set for a homa ritual. Several brick fire pits (kundas) on the floor are ringed with marigold garlands, banana leaves, fruit, bowls of offerings and bundles of sticks. On the right, a gilded throne-like shrine with a red canopy and deity murtis sits above a red carpet. Behind the pits, gold-carved panels display decorated deity figures and garlanded murtis. Two seated priests in white dhotis sit near the centre, one in a saffron-coloured shawl, and a bare-chested seated man in white dhoti is on the right. Several other figures in white and saffron stand at left among the ritual items. Striped woven mats cover parts of the floor. Hanging decorative lamps and paper lanterns hang from the white tent ceiling.2016-12-23April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesDecember 23 20102010-12-23A homa or yagna at a temple hall, with a brick fire pit blazing on a red cloth and decorated with marigold garlands. Several priests in white dhotis, some with bare chests and rudraksha malas, perform the ritual. One priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl holds a ladle-like implement near the fire. Behind them, a row of men in saffron and orange turbans sits and watches. On the right, a bare-chested man in white holds a lit lamp over decorated pots and coconuts piled with yellow and orange flowers beside a purple cloth. Brass vessels, a silver-canopied umbrella and flower garlands fill the scene.2018-04-14