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A priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white head cloth stands at left, wearing a dark rudraksha-style mala, performing a fire ritual before a decorated shrine. Two flames rise from a yellow earthen fire pit, with smoke drifting up, and a blue cloth with a yellow marigold garland lies on the pit's edge. Behind, three deity murtis stand under floral garlands with white flowers and striped red, yellow and purple bunting, against a gold-embroidered canopy and orange drapery. A white lotus kolam is drawn on the pit's base. The scene suggests a homa or puja at a temple shrine.

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A homa fire burns on a raised yellow-ochre platform in front of three decorated deity murtis under an ornate golden canopy with striped, garlanded drapes. The central murti wears red and gold dress with a large garland, and the side murtis are adorned with flower garlands in red, yellow and green. A priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white head cloth, wearing a dark beaded mala, stands at left, extending his arm over the flames. Offerings include a yellow marigold garland and a blue-and-purple cloth laid beside the fire. A white lotus kolam is drawn on the platform base, with brass lamps and vessels placed on the altar.A priest with a shaved head, white turban-style cloth, bare upper body, white dhoti with gold border and a dark beaded rudraksha-style necklace performs a fire ritual before three deity murtis adorned with silver ornaments, red garments and white and yellow garlands. 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A priest stands at left, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a white and yellow head cloth, a beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala. He holds a brass plate of offerings toward a fire blazing in a pit. Behind the fire are three decorated deity murtis under a gold and orange canopy with flower garlands in red, white and yellow. A red and green silk cloth with white and green flower garlands drapes the fire pit's altar. The scene is ritual worship.A photograph of a fire ritual at night. A priest stands at the left edge in a white upper cloth with gold border and white dhoti, a white head cloth, and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, holding a copper or brass vessel over a blazing homa fire built into a stone fire pit. Behind the fire, three deity murtis sit under an ornate gold arched canopy with red and yellow marigold garlands. A tall palm-leaf and a dark corrugated roof frame the scene.KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 14, 2026 +1 copiesA priest in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white head cloth stands at left, holding a brass plate of offerings over a fire pit, with flames rising from the homa. He wears a dark rudraksha mala with gold beads around his neck and red and white threads on his wrist. Behind the fire, three deity murtis are dressed in red garlands and framed by golden arches, with orange cloth and red-yellow-purple floral festoons above, consistent with a Navaratri devi alankaram and homa setting. One person is visible.A priest in white dhoti with gold border and a white turban stands at a homa fire pit, holding a brass vessel of offerings over the flames. He wears a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with white and red markings on his arms. 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