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A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits cross-legged before a red brick fire pit holding small wood sticks and a flame, performing a homa. He holds a brass ladle and pours from a brass vessel, with a microphone stand at his side and a gold necklace and white forehead marks visible. Behind him stands an ornate gold throne with red cushions, and to the right a gold seat with red cushions and flower garlands holds a framed portrait labelled with a name, showing a man in orange robes with a mala raising a hand in blessing. Brass plates of offerings and flower petals sit near the fire pit, and a red curtain and dark wall with a notice board frame the scene.

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October 04 20102010-10-04October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesA bald priest with a white tilak sits cross-legged on a mat, wearing white ritual dhoti and shawl with red borders and a gold chain necklace, holding a microphone while performing a fire ritual. In front of him a red square fire pit holds a small flame with offerings and brass vessels, and a tray of flowers and rice sits nearby. Gold ornate empty chairs flank the scene, with a deity murti and gold lamps behind.2010-10-04 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered cloth sits on a mat at a red fire box, pouring from a brass vessel into a flame during an evening puja. Gold necklaces and a white tilak mark him. Beside him stand a brass kettle, a plate of flowers and a brass bowl. Behind, an ornate gold throne with red cushions is draped with yellow and maroon garlands, and a framed portrait on it shows a figure in orange robes and a mala, seated and smiling. A microphone stands in front. Other people sit in the background near a drum at the left edge.2010-10-04 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening arati at a temple shrine at night. A bald priest in white dhoti and a white upper cloth, with vertical white and red tilak on his forehead and a beaded necklace, sits cross-legged on a mat and reaches toward a red-covered box holding brass vessels and a lamp. He speaks into a handheld microphone. Behind him, an ornate gold throne is draped with red cushions, marigold garlands and a brass kalasha with yellow flowers in front of it. Beside it, a framed portrait labelled on the wall sign is set on a second gold throne and shows a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala, wearing garlands and marigolds. Smoke rises in the foreground, and a plate of offerings sits at the lower left.2010-10-04 +1 copiesEvening arati in a temple hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits cross-legged at left, holding a lit oil lamp with flame toward a gold-ornate throne at right. On the right throne, a framed photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala is garlanded with yellow and red-white flower garlands; a brass vessel with yellow flowers sits before it on a red cushioned stool. A second empty gilded throne with red cushion stands behind the priest. A red box holds sacred ash and sticks, with brass plates and bowls on the floor, and a grey stone pillar is behind.2010-10-04 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening arati inside a temple hall at night. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a gold chain and white forehead markings, sits on the floor holding a lit oil lamp flame in front of a microphone. Before him is a red box with a sprinkled area and brass vessels, a small kettle, and offerings. To the right stands an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, garlanded in yellow and maroon flowers, displaying a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, with a vase of flowers in front. Another gilded seat with red cushions sits behind the priest, beside stone pillars and brass lamp stands.2010-10-04 +1 copiesEvening temple ritual in a pillared hall. A bald priest with a white vertical tilak, wearing white dhoti and shawl, a gold chain and a gold necklace, sits cross-legged on a mat beside a red fire pit with a flame, holding a brass vessel, with a microphone in front of him. Behind him a framed portrait photo of a saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne draped with yellow and orange flower garlands. Beside it stands a gold chair, and on the right a deity murti decorated with red cloth and garlands sits in a gilded shrine arch. Brass lamps, plates of offerings and a yellow thread bundle lie on the floor. Orange curtains hang in the background.2010-10-04 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits cross-legged on a mat and performs a fire ritual. He holds an incense or offering stick over a small flame burning in a red-draped square fire pit, with a handheld microphone clipped near his mouth. Behind him stands an ornate temple shrine with a golden arch, a red curtain and a deity murti decorated with garlands. In front of the shrine is a golden throne bearing a framed portrait of a bearded saffron-robed man, draped with marigold garlands and a flower-filled brass vessel. Brass plates with offerings, flowers and small lamps are arranged on the floor, and an ornate golden seat stands at the left. The setting is dim and night-lit.2010-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesA priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged before a red brick fire pit lit with a bright flame. He wears a long beaded gold-toned necklace with a pendant and holds a ladle over the fire, with tripundra markings on his forehead and a sacred thread visible on his arm. Beside the fire pit stands an ornate gold throne with red cushion, a brass pot, a brass vessel, flower offerings and a small lamp. The setting shows a homa fire ritual in an indoor hall with orange drapery nearby.2010-10-04 +1 copiesNight-time temple scene at an evening arati. A shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on the left, hands joined in namaskar, with a microphone stand before him and a red puja box with lamps and offerings on the floor. In the centre, an ornate gold throne with red cushions holds a framed framed photograph of a seated man in saffron robes with flower garlands draped over it, with a yellow flower in a brass pot before it. Behind is a gilded arched shrine with a deity murti in gold and red adornment. An empty gold chair stands to the left under an orange curtain. The sculpted grey stone walls and brass lamps frame the shrine.2010-10-04 +1 copies