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A photograph inside a covered hall with a tiled floor, fluorescent lights and strings of paper decorations overhead. In the foreground a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and a matching shawl, with a rudraksha mala, stands with his hand extended over a plate of burning coals and smoke, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds the smoking plate. Beside them a man in a gold-bordered rust-red dhoti wears a garland and a vertical white forehead mark. A man in a white dhoti and a grey-and-yellow checked shirt holds a small metal bowl. Several other men in white dhotis and casual clothes stand behind, and bronze statues are visible at left. The scene resembles a fire ritual with offerings. No person is clearly identified as a person from appearance.

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A temple ritual in a covered hall with festive paper streamers overhead. Smoke rises from a brass fire pit as a man in white dhoti and shirt stirs offerings with a ladle. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas and white forehead marks, stand around the fire; one holds a metal dish. A brass oil lamp burns at left, and a tray of bananas, grapes, apples, flowers and fruit lies on a banana leaf in front. A gilded arch and a chariot wheel are visible in the background. Several men in white and red clothing stand nearby. No single figure can be identified with confidence.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02A ceremonial homa scene in an open-sided temple hall decorated with colourful bunting and mango-leaf strings. A young man in a maroon sannyasi dress with gold-and-orange waist sash and a heavy gold bead necklace, a white tilak on his forehead, extends his hand over a smoking fire pit with glowing embers. Beside him a bald attendant in maroon dhoti with an orange sash holds a brass plate of flowers and offerings. In the foreground a man in a white shirt faces the fire, and at right a woman in a maroon sari stands near a gilded shrine frame. a person figure in the central role, identified only by appearance cues: gold necklace and maroon ceremonial dress.2014-10-02A temple interior with smoke rising from a brass vessel at right, where a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds tongs and a metal bowl. Beside him, a man in a striped yellow and grey shirt and white dhoti holds a small bowl. Behind them, a priest in a maroon garment with gold borders and a yellow garland stands beside a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala. Strings of yellow flowers hang from the ceiling, and a green decorated deity murti sits at left. Several other men in white and maroon stand in the background.2014-10-02A homa or yagna being performed in an open-sided hall with bare concrete floor and smoke rising. On the left a man in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and a flower garland stands smiling and holds a stick. At centre a shaved-headed priest in rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti with a bare upper body and a rudraksha mala bends over the fire pit, tending it with a long iron rod. Around him stand several young men in white t-shirts and white dhotis, one in a white shirt, and another man in a white turban-like cloth. A man in red-and-gold garments is partly visible at the right edge. Walls are whitewashed and stained, with a metal-grilled window and a shuttered gate behind.2014-08-24A hall decorated with hanging leaf and flower strings shows a ritual fire in a copper vessel, with a priest in a red-brown silk shawl and white dhoti standing beside it, a second white-clad assistant to the left, and devotees in white dhotis and shirts pouring from a small bowl into the flames. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, a banana leaf with fruits and vegetables, a white flower garland, and a bronze deity murti stand on the cloth-covered table. Behind them is a green and red wooden chariot with brass bells and a painted wheel. The setting resembles a homa or yagna offering.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02September 24 20122012-09-24August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A homa fire ritual in a open-sided hall with brick pillars and a thatched or leafy ceiling. A fire burns in a rectangular stone fire pit with ash, and a red kalasha-like pot decorated with flowers sits in the flames. A priest in white dhoti with red-and-gold border and a red beaded necklace stands at right holding a brass ladle and a bowl of offering. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a dark shirt and white dhoti holds a brass dish. Behind them, a group of people in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in prayer, and a few in white stand at left. Flower garlands and a tray of offerings lie at lower left.2012-09-24A photograph inside a hall with a plain brick wall and stone pillars. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a long gold bead necklace and a gold chain, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, stands in the centre with hands joined in front of his chest, appearing to speak. To the left, an older man with white hair and beard in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together in respectful greeting. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a cream dhoti with a white sacred thread and a red coral mala holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings. Women in red and saffron saris stand in the background, and a man in a blue and gold dhoti is at the right edge. Several people stand around in a devotional gathering.2012-09-24 +1 copies