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A photograph of a night homa ritual at a temple-like setting with orange walls and potted plants. On the left, a deity murti adorned with a yellow marigold garland, white flower garland and a large crown sits on a red-draped platform beside a golden figure and an oil lamp. On the right, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long beaded garland and gold armbands, pours liquid from a small ladle over a square fire pit. A copper vessel of liquid and brass oil lamps sit near the pit, and a microphone stands at left. A plain man in orange clothing, a single participant, performs the offering.

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October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26Night photograph of a fire ritual before a golden-framed shrine holding a decorated deity murti garlanded with red and yellow flowers. A central fire blazes at the base of the shrine beside brass oil lamps. A woman in a rust-red shawl and red-marked forehead extends a silver plate toward the fire. On the left, a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a bright orange turban holds a silver vessel, while a second man in orange stands beside a flower-garlanded murti. Seated devotees in orange clothing, including a shaved-headed participant, watch from the foreground near offering bowls. The scene appears to be a homa or puja with offerings.2013-11-04October 17 20102010-10-17October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26A 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.2011-10-01Night 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.2010-11-09A priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a square fire pit, pouring an offering with a long-handled ladle over a glowing flame. Behind him stand brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel with a coconut and mango leaves, and a garlanded pink and yellow deity murti with a crown. Brass bowls and a tray of offerings are arranged nearby, and the scene is lit warmly with smoke rising through foliage. The priest's face is not clearly visible and no person is identified; the figure is described by role only.2011-10-01September 24 20172017-09-24November 04 20132013-11-04A priest in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl stands at a golden fire pit, tending a bright flame with a ladle-like vessel in his hand. Behind the fire pit, a small shrine tiers with garlands, and to the right a large deity murti sits beneath a golden arch with colourful flower garlands in purple, pink and yellow. To the left, a second garlanded deity figure wears a blue crown beside red garlands. A red cloth covers a table in front, and a golden lion-like figure sits near the deity on the right. Brass vessels and offerings lie beside the fire.2014-11-25