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A priest in a white dhoti with a red rudraksha-style mala and bare upper body leans over a homa fire, placing offerings among heaps of flowers, leaves and small clay pots. Orange flames rise on the left. Behind him a painted backdrop shows a red-and-green scene of white horses pulling a chariot driven by a figure with a crown and gold necklaces, with an Om symbol above. The setting suggests a fire ritual with flower offerings.

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September 24 20122012-09-24A photograph of a Navagraha homa ritual. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red sacred thread and a white shoulder cord stands with his back to the camera, extending his hand toward a smoking fire pit covered with flowers. Behind him is a large red backdrop showing Surya, the sun deity, in a chariot pulled by seven white horses, with a lotus-like sun motif above. Hanging banana leaves and bunches of green bananas are suspended from the top of the frame. On the right, a hand holds a lit oil lamp, and a brass bell is visible near the lamp. Smoke drifts across the scene.2012-09-24A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red beaded necklace performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp on a brass plate, held near his face amid rising smoke, beside banana stalks hung in a temple hall. Behind him is a large printed poster of a deity seated on a lotus, with a red and green garland, gold jewellery and multiple arms, above a chariot drawn by white horses carrying a second figure. A partly visible person in a red and gold sari stands at the right edge.2012-09-24A homa is performed inside a pillared hall decorated with green banana bunches and banana leaves. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-orange shawl and a beaded necklace sits cross-legged at left, gazing toward the fire. At right, a fire blazes in a brick-built fire pit, with a copper pot and ladle beside it. Behind the fire, a table holds fruit, flower garlands and offerings, and a large painted banner shows a deity seated in a chariot drawn by white horses, with a seated figure below. The centre of the banner has a red and purple background.2012-09-24 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07A fire ritual at a temple shrine with a homa or yagna fire burning in a flat pit in the foreground, flames rising beside rows of brass kalashas decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and coconuts. Behind them a deity murti is heavily adorned with garlands of marigolds, jasmine and red flowers and gold jewellery. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth leans forward to offer something into the fire. A second priest in white with a gold necklace kneels at left with a tuft of hair. On the right a bearded man in a purple garment and rudraksha-style necklace watches, while a woman in an orange sari stands with palms joined. Red and pink umbrellas and banana leaves frame the scene.2018-04-14A fire ritual photographed close up: a yagna or homa fire burns on a low stone platform in the foreground, with flames rising beside a row of offerings. A priest in a white dhoti with a red and blue-striped border bends forward, reaching toward the fire with a long ladle or stick; his bare upper body is visible. Behind the fire, a flower-covered altar holds lemons, red fruit and a cloth decorated with yellow marigolds and red petals, with yellow flower garlands spilling beside it. A dark carved wooden door or panel with ornate relief stands in the background. Only one person is visible in the scene, and the photo is not clearly identified as a person.2017-06-23June 23 20172017-06-23Photo of a Navaratri puja at an altar with a bright fire pit in the background. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with coloured borders bend over the offerings; the nearer one, with a rudraksha mala, pours from a ladle into the flames, while the other, with a blue head cloth and a green shawl, holds a small ritual vessel. Yellow marigold garlands, apples, coconuts and kalasha-style pots with white cloth decorate the table. A golden standing deity murti stands at right and another person is partly visible at upper left. Smoke rises from the homa.2017-09-27 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti with a red turban-like cloth and a rudraksha-style garland bends over a homa fire, pouring offerings into flames rising from a fire pit. Marigold and white flower garlands and fruit sit on a tray before the fire. Behind, a shrine holds deity murtis draped in flower garlands, lit by string lights and a candle. A second person in orange robes stands at left, and another figure is partly visible at right. The scene is a homa or yagna ritual.2017-05-26A photograph of a ritual puja at an open-sided temple hall with smoke in the air. In the foreground a man in a yellow head cloth and bare chest, wearing white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala with a gold pendant, holds a lit oil lamp over a silver pot wrapped in yellow marigold garlands. A second priest in white clothes bends over at the left edge. Behind them, a few people in orange and saffron clothes stand and sit, and a seated figure at right wears orange robes and a beaded necklace beside a golden ornate seat. Smoke and warm light fill the space.2017-08-02September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copies