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A shaved-headed priest in white ritual clothes with a red-bordered dhoti and gold chain sits cross-legged before a red fire pit, pouring offerings into flames rising from it. He wears a white and yellow tilak and holds a microphone near his mouth. Behind him a golden deity murti stands beside a seated figure dressed in saffron-orange robes adorned with flower garlands; brass vessels and a kalasha sit at the front. The scene shows a homa at a temple shrine.

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A collage of two photographs from a ritual setting: on the left, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a white tilak sits on a red mat, using a microphone and ringing a bell beside brass vessels and a red-painted tray. On the right, a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with flower garlands sits above an ornate gold throne with red cushions and a kalasha vase of flowers; a small inset shows a gold-coloured deity murti surrounded by pink flowers. A black-and-white circular emblem appears on the top left and a copyright line in the lower right.2010-10-04October 01 20112011-10-01Photo 11732678January 08 20122012-01-08December 31 20112011-12-31September 03 20102010-09-03 +1 copiesOctober 14 20102010-10-14 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold beaded necklace and gold pendant sits cross-legged before a square fire pit for a homa. He holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a handbell in the other, with a microphone on a stand beside him. Brass bowls of offerings, fruit and flowers lie on an orange cloth; two seated people in white are blurred in the background.2011-12-31A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a mat in front of a golden ornate throne, speaking into a handheld microphone. He wears a gold necklace and a vertical white tilak on his forehead. On the throne, framed in a garlanded red and gold setting, is a portrait of a bearded figure with a white covering, flanked by a gold tall lamp stand. Behind, a gilded shrine with a deity murti under a red curtain. In front, brass puja vessels, a kalasha-style pot, flowers, a red tray and a brass plate with offerings are arranged on the floor.2010-10-04December 28 20112011-12-28A photograph of a fire ritual at a temple. In the foreground a young man with a shaved head and an orange-saffron cloth wrap sits cross-legged before a fire pit, lifting his hand toward the flames amid rising smoke. Brass vessels and offerings are arranged on the ground around the pit. Behind him a man in white clothing stands near a bare-chested attendant with a cloth over his shoulder, in a temple setting.A young shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside a large fire pit during a homa, raising a long ceremonial staff or ladle above his head while tall flames rise from the pit. A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shawl, with hands folded in prayer, sits to the right beside brass plates and a clay pot. Behind them an ornately decorated deity murti is adorned with flowers and garlands, with rows of small lamps arranged before it. A red banner with Tamil text hangs across the back wall. The scene is a fire ritual inside a temple shrine.