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A photograph of a temple hall with orange walls and a gold-and-red ornate throne on the left, empty. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey shirt and a woman in a yellow top with folded hands sit on orange and blue-striped mats facing a homa-style brick fire pit surrounded by offerings. A white-robed priest with a bare chest and sacred thread kneels at the pit, and another priest in white sits to the right beside brass kalashas with mango leaves. Behind them, deity murti garlanded with white flower necklaces stand on a pink-draped platform under a canopy. A standing attendant in white and a seated person are visible in the background.

Evening outdoor puja in front of a stone shrine with a deity murti adorned with marigold garlands and a golden crown, flanked by banana leaves and brass oil lamps. A monk in saffron robes with a bare head sits on the left facing the shrine beside a yellow-draped platform holding offerings. A man in white dhoti and a young man in white clothes sit on mats, a woman in orange sari sits near the centre, and others in white and teal sit to the right while a cameraman stands with a tripod. Trays of fruit, flowers, coconuts and bundled herbs surround the group on an orange cloth.

Evening ritual under a corrugated metal-roofed open pavilion strung with mango-leaf garlands and hanging tassels. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands at a raised stone fire pit with a burning flame, holding ritual items, while a seated priest in white and orange beside him assists. Behind the fire, a red and gold throne stands empty. At left, a golden deity murti with flower garlands and a woman in white sari with a flower garland sit near offerings. A seated devotee in a white cloth bows low in the foreground before brass vessels, fruit, flowers and a plate of green leaves. A cameraman in white shirt films the scene at right while a large seated crowd, mostly children in orange and white, watches.

Night-time puja at an open stone pavilion with grey carved pillars and strings of small lights overhead. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes and a patterned conical hat sits cross-legged before a brass tray of offerings, pink lotus, a small kalasha and bowls. Beside him, a white-cloth-draped altar holds a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a gold necklace and a white turban-like head covering. Behind it, large painted deity figures wear red and green garments, jewelled necklaces and a crown-like headdress, with a red curtain at the right edge. The priest is seated and reading or chanting from loose papers, and brass lamps and vessels stand on the altar.

A homa is being performed in a temple hall with orange walls and orange floor cloths. At the centre, a square brick fire pit holds a burning fire, and a priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged tending it while another priest with a shaved head and white shawl sits beside him. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey shirt with a white flower garland and a woman in a dark red outfit sit on the orange cloth watching. On the right, a row of deity murtis are decorated with white and yellow garlands, with brass kalashas and offerings on silver trays in front. A carved golden chair stands empty at left, and a few more people in white and orange clothes stand in the background.

January 02 2010

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October 05 2016

A ritual scene in a temple-style room with a red floor. A man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with a white flower garland and a bead bracelet, stands holding a lit oil lamp and bell-like object beside a golden pillar draped in pink cloth. Behind him stands a younger man in an orange dhoti and gold necklace. In the foreground, many brass bowls hold flowers, grains, powders and offerings, and a large metal vessel sits on a white cloth. On the right, a deity murti adorned with jewelled garments and a garland sits on a golden throne, with a brass lamp stand nearby.

Wide view of a decorated temple-style hall with a red carpet and red curtains. A seated figure in white and orange ritual clothing and an orange turban sits on a cushioned throne at the centre, facing left. Behind him a golden peetha is topped by a large ornate deity murti with a flower garland and a raised hand. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand in the foreground beside a heavy garland, and banana-leaf plates with small bowls of offerings lie on a gold cloth below. A tripod-mounted camera and stage lights are visible, and an ornate golden palanquin-style seat with a decorative fringed canopy stands on the left.

A 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.

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A decorated stage in a dimly lit hall with a deep red curtain backdrop. A large gold-framed painting of a deity with a crescent and garlands hangs above an ornate silver-and-gold throne with a heart-shaped back. A seated figure in a red-brown robe and white garland sits on the throne with a small gold lion figure below. A kalasha-like gold vessel and a flower-draped deity murti stand to the right beside oil lamps. A person in white stands at the lower right, reaching toward a brass item on the floor, and another person stands at the far right edge near a bright light. Gold ornaments, lamps, and a red carpet surround the altar.

January 06 2018