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Close view of a temple ritual with a priest in white dhoti and striped shawl bending over a silver vessel and a small brass lamp with a visible flame. Yellow and red marigold garlands drape a silver ornate altar or throne at right. Smoke and a small fire rise from a metal pot at lower left. Other priests in white and striped cloth stand in the background. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at a shrine, with a silver deity seat or peetha decorated with flowers.

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January 06 20182018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06A homa fire ritual at night. Flames rise from a brick-lined fire pit where a priest in white dhoti with a striped border and a bare chest, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, feeds the fire with his hand. Another priest in white stands behind, holding a ladle-like vessel with a lit oil lamp. To the right, a silver ornate peetha throne is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and flower petals, with brass vessels and a small brass lamp nearby. Smoke drifts across the scene. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2018-01-06A silver ornate throne-like seat (peetha) is heavily garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands and green leaves, placed on a silver base before a fire pit with a flame and white offerings. Standing figures in white dhotis and striped shawls, with a gold pendant visible at the top, stand behind the altar. Brass vessels and banana leaves flank the scene, with flowers scattered on the floor.2018-01-06Outdoor homa ceremony at night beside a square brick fire pit with flames rising from it. Several bare-chested priests in white dhotis with coloured striped borders and gold necklaces stand and kneel around it. One priest in the centre, wearing a red-and-white head cloth, pours from a metal vessel. Behind them a silver-framed object and tiered arrangements of yellow and red flower garlands rest on a silver stand, with brass pots on a table at the back. The page-based identity cue does not show a qualifying candidate here, so the people are described by role only.2018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06A close photograph of a homa or yagna fire at left with bright flames and rising smoke beside a metal vessel. At centre a kalasha-like vessel wrapped in yellow marigold garlands and red roses sits on a dark stone platform scattered with white rice or petals. A priest standing behind wears white dhoti with a striped multicoloured border and a gold waist ornament, and his hands are visible reaching toward the offering.2018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06December 12 20162016-12-12Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with red-and-white sacred threads, bend over a ceremonial fire pit amid thick smoke and drifting incense. Flower garlands of white, pink and yellow blossoms are laid on a brass stand or peetha. Brass vessels, a lit oil lamp and yellow marigold heaps sit on the floor, with a dark cloth-wrapped figure near the centre. Smoke fills the warm, purple-tinted air.2017-06-23A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with coloured striped border and a pink headband stands at a fire ritual, holding a long handled ladle over a silver oil lamp lit with a bright flame. Beside him a fire pit burns in front of a kalasha decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, with a silver bowl nearby. A white-draped table and a brass object appear in the background. Sacred ash marks are visible on his arm, and he wears a rudraksha mala. The scene suggests a homa or yagna. No face-based identification is made, and the person is described by role as a priest.2018-01-06Photograph of a ceremonial silver throne (peetha) heavily draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red flower strands, with a pale green leafy spray behind. Two people in white dhotis with coloured woven borders stand at the sides; one arm reaches in holding a gold-chained ornament. Brass oil lamps and a flower-filled vessel sit on the floor, with scattered petals. Partial faces and figures are cropped; no clear face or a person-style appearance is visible. Ritual setting consistent with a puja decoration.2018-01-06