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A fire ritual in an indoor hall: a fire burns on a low brick-like platform in front of seated devotees. A man in a red-orange hooded shawl and a rudraksha-style bead garland holds a silver plate with a small vessel, while a bare-chested priest in an orange turban, gold-bordered orange dhoti and a beaded garland pours from a small brass vessel, with white ash marks on his arm. Brass bowls sit near the flame, and many people in white and light clothing sit in rows at left. Warm lamp light and a chandelier overhead.

January 05 2014

A man in saffron-orange robes with a matching hooded shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer near a flame, eyes lowered. He wears a heavy gold necklace and a red bindi on his forehead. In the foreground, another figure in orange robes stands at left, and an orange-clad attendant is partly visible at right. Behind them, a blurred audience in white and dark clothing sits in a hall with ceiling lights and a warm glow. The scene reads as a fire-lit ritual or homa.

A homa or fire ritual in a warmly lit hall. In the foreground, a large open flame rises from a yellow-topped fire pit. A figure in an orange-red shawl and saffron robes, with a red-cloth-covered offering on a silver plate, extends it toward a younger man in an orange turban, gold-beaded necklace, orange dhoti and arm bands who leans forward to receive it. A silver bowl and ladle sit on the pit's edge. Seated devotees with folded hands fill the blurred background beneath hanging crystal chandeliers, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at right.

A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit in a hall with a gold throne and ceremonial gold standards behind it. A man in orange-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a red-and-white flower garland and a gold necklace, stands with palms pressed in namaskar. A second priest in a rust-orange turban and rudraksha mala pours liquid from a metal vessel into the fire. Two women in orange saris stand in the background, and a few devotees are visible at right near brass lamps. Offering bowls and oil lamps sit near the fire pit. The photo depicts a fire ritual, with a visible priest appearance-cued as a person by the page; the figure with the orange turban and rudraksha mala is the officiant, while the garlanded man is shown in namaskar. Identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

Photograph of a night temple ritual before a black stone Shivalinga draped with marigold and rose garlands. A standing figure with long dark hair, a red rudraksha headband, layered rudraksha malas, a gold pendant necklace and a red-orange wrap holds a silver bell in one hand and a flaming oil lamp in the other. Beside them a shaven-headed priest in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala bows toward the lingam. Warm lamplight dominates, with a glass panel and floral decorations behind. a person appearance is uncertain for the standing figure, who carries cues such as hair and rudraksha but whose face and presentation cannot be confirmed.

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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, a gold-bead necklace and white ash markings on the forehead presses palms together in prayer beside an open fire pit, a homa, with orange flames. Another saffron-robed priest with a red-and-orange head wrap sits behind a bowl, and a seated audience fills the dim background. Fruit, flower garlands and a white garland sit on the altar, and a microphone stands at the right edge.

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Photo of a night puja at a Shiva shrine. A smiling man with a red-orange headband, a dark rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, wearing a red-orange cloth, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small silver vessel in the other while smoke rises. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined before a black stone shivalingam garlanded with red, yellow and pink flowers. A deity murti stands draped in red and flowers at right.

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A photograph of a ceremony at a stone-walled hall. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari-style garment with a maroon head wrap and a red tilak on her forehead speaks into a handheld microphone, holding a string of beads and an offering. Beside her, a bearded man in maroon robes, a leopard-print head wrap, a rudraksha mala and bangles sits with palms pressed together in prayer on a raised white seat. In front of them are silver vessels on a small silver stand, a silver Nandi figure and a golden trident behind, with a glowing golden backdrop and a fire glowing at the bottom edge.