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A photograph inside a temple hall with marble walls and granite pillars. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a white-and-gold beaded necklace, sits on the floor holding a lit flame in a metal vessel, with smoke rising. Before him are a silver kalasha-style vessel, brass oil lamps, pink and red flower garlands, bananas and fruit on banana leaves, a red box with incense sticks, and small silver cups. Behind is a shrine niche with a deity murti decorated with flowers. Another person in white sits in the foreground, and a figure in green is at the right edge with hands folded in prayer. This appears to be a puja or aarti ritual.

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A photo of a temple hall with a homa fire burning in a red-rimmed square fire pit in the foreground. A shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with a bare upper body sits cross-legged before the fire, adding offerings from a metal bowl. Brass oil lamps flank the fire pit, and a pink flower-decorated kalasha with a coconut sits on a green leaf with kumkum and turmeric bowls. Behind them stand ornate gold-carved thrones with red cushions, and a shrine with a deity murti is visible through a doorway. The walls are polished stone with pillars.2012-06-01 +2 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesPhoto 11728701 +2 copiesOctober 27 20112011-10-27Photo 11728687 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall during a fire ritual. A man in white dhoti and white shirt stands at left, holding a flaming oil lamp or camphor flame toward a small sacred fire pit in the foreground. Behind him, a deity murti is set in a shrine niche framed with dark red cloth and a gold arch. At right, a framed portrait sits on a throne-like seat draped in orange cloth and a garland of flowers; the portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, and figures in pink and gold clothing stand near the shrine. A young person in a yellow top is partially visible at lower left.2009-09-22A photograph inside a temple hall during a fire ritual. A priest in a white dhoti and white upper cloth, with a red-and-white sacred thread over his shoulder, stands at a square brick fire pit holding a lit flame over an offering tray. Behind him a deity murti is decorated with red and garland adornments within a golden arched shrine framed by red drapes. On the right, a framed portrait garlanded with red flowers shows a long-haired figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, displayed on a cushioned seat. Brass oil lamps stand around the room and a brass vessel rests near the fire pit. A man in a yellow garment sits at the left edge.2009-09-22Indoor temple photograph showing a priest in white dhoti and shirt seated at a low brick fire pit (homa kunda) with smoke rising, holding a lit oil lamp in his hand. Behind him an altar holds a golden-framed deity murti under a decorated canopy, flanked by carved dvarapala-style figures and dark red drapes. Brass lamps stand around the fire pit and a tiger-striped cushion rests on a seat at right.2009-09-22May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA homa is being performed inside a white marble temple hall with a reddish polished floor. A brick fire pit with a lit flame sits at center, surrounded by brass oil lamps and plates of offerings including fruit, coconut, sweets, flowers, grains and powders. A priest in white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits on the floor at left, and another white-clad priest tends the fire with a long ladle near a seated deity murti. Behind them, a golden-framed shrine holds a deity murti with garlands, and two large dark deity statues in orange dhotis stand on either side. At right, a framed portrait on a cushioned golden sofa is draped in orange and red garlands, showing a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala.A photo of a homa ritual at an ashram temple. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-coloured sacred thread sits on the floor, holding a silver ladle over a silver bowl and pouring offering into a fire pit that burns at the right. Behind him stands a golden lion-shaped vahana beside a deity murti draped in garlands of white and orange flowers with green leaves, and pots of plants line the steps. Silver vessels, a open book, a silver bowl of yellow offerings and a plate of nuts lie on the floor in front. No visible candidate for a person is present.2011-12-31