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A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits on a carved wooden chair beside a fire pit lined with dark stone. He holds a long wooden ladle or stick over the pit, performing a homa or yagna. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, with silver bowls, a covered silver vessel, a brass kalasha-style pot and a small silver plate of offerings on the floor. Behind him are a gold-trimmed shrine area, a deity murti draped in garlands, and red and white striped steps. The scene is lit warmly at night.

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October 03 20112011-10-03A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a beaded rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged on an ornate carved wooden seat with gold lion-head armrests, holding a wooden ladle over a stone homa or yagna pit while pouring from it. A silver bowl sits on the stone platform beside him, and a brass oil lamp stands behind. A gold-and-brass ceremonial umbrella stands at the rear, along with garlanded flowers, a microphone on a stand, and a kalasha-style vessel on a red-draped altar. Other hands are visible at the lower left among silver pots and folded cloths. The setting appears to be a temple-style hall with red and white striped walls.2010-11-09A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a carved wooden seat beside a stone fire pit, pouring or stirring with a long ladle-like implement over a dark stone homa kund. He wears a gold beaded necklace and a bangle. Behind him stand a tall brass lamp stand, a silver oil lamp, flower garlands, and a gilded peacock-form ornament. A silver bowl and offerings sit on the stone edge, and a faint image of a standing deity appears on the back wall. Probable homa or yagna setting.2010-11-09November 05 20102010-11-05October 03 20112011-10-03November 05 20102010-11-05October 03 20112011-10-03November 05 20102010-11-05October 03 20112011-10-03October 01 20112011-10-01November 05 20102010-11-05A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a carved wooden seat with a gold-and-red backrest, beside a fire pit lined with black stone. He holds a ladle or spoon over the pit while making an offering, with a ceremonial gold necklace and a bracelet visible. Behind him stand a tall brass oil lamp, a gold-topped staff, a brass aarti lamp, a silver bowl of white offerings, and a brass kalasha-style vessel. The background shows marigold garlands, a red-and-white striped platform and a deity murti. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a homa-style fire ritual.2010-11-09