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A shirtless priest with a yellow-gold shawl wrapped over his head and a white dhoti with gold borders stands barefoot at a fire pit homa altar, pouring liquid from a small vessel near the flame. Beside the fire are a heap of green bananas and white flowers in the foreground. Behind him, two ornate deity murti figures with decorated crowns and garlands sit under a gilded arch with colourful striped flower garlands and painted side panels with elephant motifs. Brass lamps stand at the right edge. The scene suggests a devotional homa and puja at a temple shrine.

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KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesA bare-chested male priest in a white dhoti with gold borders and a yellow head cloth stands at left, pouring liquid from a vessel onto a fire pit. The homa altar is a tiered yellow-ochre mud platform with a white lotus drawing and kumkum dots, with green leaves placed on top and smoke rising. Behind it, three decorated deity murtis sit under a gold carved arch draped with garlands in red, yellow, green and purple. Several kalashas and brass vessels stand before the deities. The priest wears a rudraksha-style mala and red-and-gold wrist threads. No a person candidate is visible. +1 copiesA priest with a bare back, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a yellow-gold shawl draped over his head and shoulders, pours liquid from a small vessel over a coconut placed before a homa fire pit. Bananas are arranged beside the pit, which is decorated with white kolam lines and a lotus design painted in white. Behind him, three deity murtis are seated on a tiered altar decorated with marigold garlands and red, yellow and purple festoons under a golden carved canopy. The central murti is adorned with silver ornaments and a red garment, with brass kalashas and offerings placed around the altar. The scene suggests a devi worship ritual with a homa. +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple-style shrine with an ornate gold-carved canopy and red and gold draped curtains. A priest bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a white and gold turban, stands at left holding ritual items over a fire pit where flames rise. Behind the fire, brass pots decorated with flowers and a deity murti sit on a red-draped altar, and a brass oil lamp stands at right. Red flower petals are scattered on the stone platform. A person in a white silk dhoti with a gold and green border kneels before the fire pit as the offering is performed.2025-12-30A photograph of a ritual at a homa altar under a golden, carved canopy with red and gold drapes. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a white turban with gold stripes stands at left, holding a ritual vessel or lamp over a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white garment with a green and gold-bordered sari-style cloth and is bent low before a fire pit with bright flames. Behind them are brass pots decorated with white and orange flower garlands on a red-draped altar, with a brass lamp stand at right. Red flower petals are scattered on the stone platform, consistent with a fire ritual such as a homa. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person from appearance.2025-12-30A photograph of a homa ritual inside a temple-style shrine draped with gold and red fabric. A shirtless priest with a white turban, white and gold-bordered dhoti, and a beaded necklace stands at left, pouring an offering with a metal vessel over a fire. A devotee in a white saree with a green and gold border kneels before the flames. Behind them, brass deity murtis garlanded with white flowers sit on a red-draped altar, with brass oil lamps and red flower petals on the floor.2025-12-30A shirtless priest in a white turban and white dhoti with gold borders stands with his back to the camera, bending over a shrine. He wears a beaded necklace and sacred ash marks on his shoulders and arm, and is placing a white-and-red flower garland on a deity murti draped in white and green cloth. A flame burns at the right, and a second person's hand with red and gold bangles reaches toward the fire. Behind the shrine are gold and red drapes, a gold-framed niche with floral decorations and brass oil lamps. The setting suggests a homa or puja offering.2025-12-30A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered white turban and a gold bead necklace stands with his back to the camera, performing worship before a deity murti dressed in silver ornaments and a garland of yellow and red flowers. Blue and yellow floral garlands drape across the shrine arch above a gilded carved ornamental frame. Beside the murti are brass pots and a lamp, and in the foreground an orange cloth with gold border lies on a platform; the priest's arm, marked with white ash, reaches toward the offering area. Setting appears to be a temple shrine during a puja.A priest in a white turban and white dhoti with a gold border stands bare-chested at left, wearing a gold beaded necklace and a red-and-gold bangle, holding a brass plate with offerings. Before a shrine draped with red, orange and multicoloured floral garlands, a deity murti in a silver-decorated form sits at the centre, with smaller murtis flanking it. In front, a brown-and-red sari-draped figure wears a white flower garland and green leaves beside a fire pit with a visible flame. Kalasha pots and flower arrangements sit on the altar table.A photograph of a temple puja inside a decorated shrine. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered edges and white head cloths stand at a fire pit; the priest on the right, wearing a gold-trimmed turban and a white beaded garland, holds a brass plate of offerings. Behind them, colourful tiered deity murtis with gold crowns and garlands of marigolds and red flowers are set on a red cloth-covered platform. Palm fronds frame the scene, and a purple cloth-wrapped object garlanded with white flowers and green leaves lies on a yellow cloth in the foreground. Painted red, yellow and white pillars, a gold throne and brass lamps surround the space.A temple shrine decorated for Navaratri with a golden-yellow canopy and colourful striped festoons. Behind, a bright multicoloured deity murti sits on a red-draped platform surrounded by potted plants and flowers. In front, a long-haired priest in a white and gold-bordered dhoti and a yellow turban stands at left holding a brass vessel, while a bare-chested priest at right wears a white dhoti, a white-and-gold shawl, a gold-and-white garland and holds a small plate. Palm fronds flank the shrine. A fabric-wrapped figure in red, blue and green adorned with a white flower garland and leaves lies on the golden cloth in the foreground.