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Indoor temple shrine room with a white tiled floor. A fire burns in a square pit built from stacked orange-brown bricks, with a small conical kalasha-style offering and a red cloth with yellow flowers beside it. A man in white clothing sits cross-legged at left, handling brass ritual items and small oil lamps, consistent with a homa or puja. Rows of small clay lamps line the foreground. Behind the fire, a shrine holds a deity murti and framed pictures on a white-tiled platform, with flower arrangements and a brass plate of fruit at right.

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A man in white ritual clothing with a yellow shawl kneels at a brick fire pit, hands extended over a small flame, performing a homa. Marigold and red flower petals are scattered over the bricks, a brass bowl and small brass vessels sit nearby, and a silver kalasha with mango leaves and flowers rests behind him. A framed sign with partial lettering appears in the upper left corner, and a red and gold cloth backdrop fills the background.2010-06-06A photograph of an outdoor open-sided pavilion with white pillars and garden greenery behind. A man in white ritual clothing with an orange-saffron shawl sits cross-legged before a white square fire pit where a flame burns, pouring from a small ladle or spoon into the fire during a homa or yagna. Rows of coconut shells line a patterned mat in the foreground, and to the right stand a deity murti area with flower garlands, a decorated kalasha or pot, a red tray with flowers, and a tall ceremonial staff with colourful cloth and flowers. Pink flowers are scattered around the fire pit.A photograph of a homa fire pit inside a temple hall. A man in white ritual clothes and glasses sits at left, extending his arm over a square fire pit built of whitewashed bricks with brass oil lamps on either side. Behind the fire pit are small deity murtis decorated with garlands, and a portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala hangs framed with red and orange flower garlands at right. Fruit and offerings sit in the foreground, and an oil lamp burns at lower left.A homa in progress inside a temple hall with orange-painted walls. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and shawl, wearing a long beaded necklace, bends over a brick fire pit with flames, holding a small vessel over the fire. Behind him another man in white stands near brass pots of offerings, and a drummer in a blue shirt and dhoti plays a drum. To the right, a row of decorated deity murtis draped in garlands sits on a raised platform beside brass kalashas, banana plants, a red cloth and a blue cloth. Bowls of rice, laddus and other food are arranged in front of the fire pit. A gold-carved ornate throne-like chair stands at the left. Several seated devotees in saris and white clothing sit on orange mats. A framed board with names hangs on the back wall.2010-12-26October 03 20112011-10-03Indoor temple homa in progress. A standing priest in white dhoti and shirt holds a lit lamp on a tray before a decorated deity shrine framed by a flower-garlanded arch, with a gilded image and two painted figures flanking the altar. A brick fire pit burns in the centre of the marble floor. Seated devotees in white and in yellow, red and orange saris sit around it; several white-clad men sit with brass plates of bananas, coconuts and fruit offerings. A framed portrait with orange garland hangs at right, showing a figure in orange robes and beads, but its caption is not legible. Brass lamps and a white-draped table sit at the edges.A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged beside a brick-built fire altar, holding a burning camphor or ritual flame in his hands while smoke rises. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Beside him a woman in a white sari with blue border sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. The altar is covered with pink flowers, brass lamps, incense sticks, a brass cup, and plates of banana slices, coconut and other offerings. A bag of Raj Samagri puja items lies on the white cloth. Nothing about the setting is shown beyond this ritual corner.A photograph of a priest in white ritual clothing seated at a fire pit during a homa. The priest, wearing glasses and a white dhoti with a white shawl, extends his right arm to stir or feed the flames with a long wooden ladle. The fire pit is built of white-painted bricks with a bright orange fire burning inside. In the foreground stands a brass oil lamp on a tall stand beside the pit. Behind them, several deity murtis decorated with yellow garlands and ornate silver-toned halos are arranged on a raised altar draped with white cloth, with a larger brass lamp stand on the right. The setting appears to be a temple sanctum.A seated priest in white ritual clothes with a white shawl edged in red, wearing glasses and a dark beaded mala, performs a homa at a whitewashed brick fire pit. A bright flame rises from the pit, with a brass ladle-like spoon and a coconut-shell bowl of offerings in his hands. Brass oil lamps on tall stands flank the fire, and fruit including pineapple and bananas, plus flower-filled brass plates, lie in front. Behind the fire, deity murtis adorned with garlands and gold-framed prabhavali halos stand before a shrine with red curtains and flower decorations. A lone lit oil lamp sits on the floor.October 25 20062006-10-25Indoor ritual scene in a home room with a red refrigerator and glass cabinet behind. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends over a low altar, pouring from a steel vessel while a woman in a brown sari with a red blouse holds a metal pot beside him. Seated devotees on the floor include a man in white with an orange shawl, a young man in white with a rudraksha mala, and women in white and orange saris. The altar holds many clay lamps, a brass oil lamp with a burning flame, bundles of sticks, mounds of red bricks decorated with flowers, and fruit and flower offerings on plates. A framed portrait on the wall shows a seated figure in white on a throne with a garland above. A homa-style fire ritual with offerings in progress.2006-10-25A dim temple interior shows a homa fire burning in a square white-brick fire pit at centre. A man in white ritual clothes with a white dhoti and a red-bordered cloth sits at left, leaning over the fire and handling offerings. Brass oil lamps stand beside the pit. Behind the fire, a deity murti in orange-red garments stands in a niche, and flower-garlanded altar figures with gold prabhavali halos sit to the right. In the lower foreground, the backs of two seated devotees are visible, with fruit and offering plates before them. The kalasha and offering trays are arranged on the floor.