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Photo 11724758 +2 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29November 23 20102010-11-23A homa fire ritual in a temple shrine decorated with floral garlands. A central fire pit burns with flames, surrounded by yellow and orange marigold garlands and offerings of fruit and bundled sticks. Four men sit on the floor: two on the left in white dhotis, one bare-chested with a green headcloth pouring an offering, and two on the right in white dhotis with white flower garlands, one wearing a green ceremonial cap and the other a white and gold headpiece. Behind them, ornately dressed deity murtis wear flower garlands and gold jewellery against a red curtain, with a brass lamp stand at the left edge.2016-03-27January 14 20122012-01-14May 02 20122012-05-02November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesMay 02 20122012-05-02 +2 copiesA photograph of a night-time puja at a shrine. In the centre, a deity murti sits on a decorated platform, heavily garlanded with bright orange and red flowers and draped with greenery. A man in a saffron-orange robe and an ornate silver crown stands at the left, holding a brass ritual implement toward the murti. Behind him, a man in white and another person sit, and a seated man at right in a light shirt presses his palms together in prayer. String lights hang above the scene.2010-11-22November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12A night-time photograph of a homa fire ritual at a temple shrine. A large fire burns in the foreground on a pit before a decorated deity murti with multiple raised arms and a red-and-gold backdrop framed by orange and red marigold garlands. Three male priests stand around the fire: the one on the left wears a white turban, a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala; the central priest holds a brass offering dish and wears a yellow turban and a rudraksha mala; the one on the right is bare-chested with a white turban, white dhoti and rudraksha mala, holding a leafy offering. Tall palm-leaf torans and a golden canopy frame the scene.