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A photograph of a shaven-headed man in orange saffron robes sitting cross-legged on a carved wooden seat during an evening homa at a temple-like shrine. He holds a small metal ladle or arati-type vessel over a lit flame in a fire pit lined with dark stone. Nearby stand a tall brass oil lamp, a brass lamp stand with a flame, a silver bowl of offerings, and a silver plate. Behind him, a deity murti stands in a gilded frame draped with colourful garlands, and a red and white striped wall runs across the background.

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A 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.2010-11-09A seated priest in saffron-orange robes, with a shaved head and rudraksha mala beads, performs a homa at a square fire pit on a red-floored temple platform. He holds a spoon or ladle over the pit and sits on a carved wooden seat. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti with a crown and a golden kalasha-like vessel, decorated with yellow, orange and white garlands, and a brass oil lamp stands nearby. A white bowl of offerings and brass vessels sit in the foreground. A temple sign is visible at upper left.2010-11-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with maroon-edged cloth, wearing a gold necklace, reaching his right arm over a stone homa or fire-pit platform. He sits on a carved wooden chair with a leopard-print cushion. Behind him are brass oil lamps, a gilded animal figure, and red-and-green garlands. A silver bowl and small brass vessels sit on the platform. The man's head is shaven, and whether he is the person the page names cannot be determined from appearance alone.2010-11-09 +2 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes performs a fire ritual at a shrine, holding a lamp or ladle over a small flame set in a stone fire pit. He wears gold necklaces and bangles and has a shaved head. Behind him stands a golden ornate throne-like seat with a garland draped over it, and a colourful flower garland hangs at right. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, a brass kalasha-style finial and a metal bowl with offerings sit nearby, and a dark figure statue of a deity stands in a niche at the right. A signboard at top left reads a temple name. Brass bowls and trays of offerings lie on the floor at left. The setting is a temple hall at night, consistent with a homa or puja.2010-11-09A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an ornately carved wooden seat, performing a homa-style ritual at night. He wears a gold-toned beaded necklace and a bracelet, and extends his right hand upward toward a tall brass ladle-like ritual implement. Before him is a stone fire pit with a white bowl of offerings and a small brass vessel nearby. Behind him a golden shrine with a deity murti is garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands. To the right stand tall brass oil lamps, and a dark figure with a deity form stands in the background. A microphone stands near him. The setting has red-and-white striped steps and orange marigolds on the left.2010-11-09A bald man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an ornately carved wooden seat beside a fire pit. He holds a long ladle or spoon over a small flame in a metal dish while speaking into a microphone, with a silver bowl and offerings in front of him. Behind him stands a golden canopy or palanquin draped in marigold garlands, and a gold-framed mirror. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like pot sit nearby, with a deity murti in a shrine behind. The setting suggests a homa or fire ritual at a temple, with a visible sign reading Nageshwar Mandir.2010-11-09A photograph inside a temple at night showing a man seated on an ornate wooden seat, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a beaded necklace, shaved head, holding a lit lamp or camphor flame over a metal vessel as part of a ritual. Behind him, a deity murti is decorated with garlands of marigolds and green leaves, and a second richly adorned deity with a golden crown and garlands stands on the right beside a gold bull-shaped vahana. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and a square stone fire pit with ash sit in the foreground, and a wall sign in a non-Latin script hangs above. The atmosphere is that of an evening puja or homa.2010-11-09October 03 20112011-10-03A shaven-headed man in orange robes and a maroon-bordered dhoti sits cross-legged on a carved wooden seat with a tiger-striped cushion, facing right. He wears a beaded necklace with a gold pendant and a gold bracelet, and extends his right hand toward a silver bowl holding a white flower and water at a ritual setup. A small brass kalasha, oil lamp and brass vessels sit nearby. Behind him stands a golden deity murti with a vahana-like animal form, draped in colourful garlands, with a red backdrop and a microphone on a stand before him.2010-11-09A priest in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha-style necklace pours liquid from a long metal ladle into a square fire pit of a homa. Brass kalasha pots with cloth-wrapped tops, a tall brass oil lamp, and a pink Ganesha deity murti garlanded in yellow flowers stand beside the pit. Green leaves and a wooden seat frame the scene, and a bowl of offerings sits at the left.2011-10-01A photograph of a seated priest in saffron-orange robes, shaved head and bare-armed, raising a lit oil lamp toward a gold-clad deity murti in a temple shrine. The murti is draped with garlands of yellow, red, green and white flowers, and small brass oil lamps and a brass bowl sit on the stone platform. Behind the figure, another gold-garlanded deity and a dark figurine stand against red-orange walls, with a lamp stand on the right. The priest's face is turned away, and the scene is lit warmly in the evening, consistent with aarti. Only the priest is a physical person; the other figures are statues.2010-11-09Night photograph of a temple shrine during a homa or fire ritual. A man with a shaved head, wearing saffron-orange robes and a beaded necklace, sits cross-legged on a carved wooden seat and holds up a small vessel toward the sacred fire pit at centre-front. Behind him are two decorated deity murtis draped in garlands of marigolds in yellow, orange and green, with brass oil lamps and a metal kalasha on the floor. A large bronze-coloured animal figure with flower garlands sits on a platform at right. Red-painted walls and a white-and-red stepped border frame the scene, with a silver bowl and a small ritual tray in the foreground.2010-11-09