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A photograph of a temple homa or fire ritual in progress. A woman in a deep blue sari stands on the steps holding a bundle of papers or offerings, beside a smoking fire pit with a kalasha-style brass pot. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border stands at the edge of the frame, with brass ritual vessels, a bell and a lamp on the ground. Behind them a deity murti with red and gold drapery sits in a shrine within an open temple hall with red and white striped steps and orange mats.

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A photograph inside a temple hall during a puja. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a purple cloth, holding a microphone and chanting beside a brass oil lamp, brass vessels and a tray of fruit. A fire pit with a small flame sits at the centre of a white-and-red stepped platform. To the right, a table holds kalasha pots wrapped in white and orange cloth with green leaves. Behind, a deity murti in red and gold garments is decorated with garlands and framed by red drapes. Two dark stone dvarapala figures stand on either side. No a person is shown.Photo 11728736 +2 copiesA night homa at a temple pavilion under a white canopy. In the foreground, a shirtless priest in white dhoti with a colourful border kneels and pours from a metal vessel into a gold-coloured fire pit, with smoke rising and flames visible. Another priest in a white dhoti bends over the fire pit to the left. Striped multicoloured mats cover the floor, scattered with flower petals and garlands of yellow marigolds. Seated devotees and priests sit behind silver vessels and offering trays. At the back left, a deity murti set under an arch is decorated with orange and red garments and garlands, and a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits near it. A gold palanquin stands at right, and a film camera on a tripod is at the left edge.2017-09-26 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14March 16 20202020-03-16 +2 copiesA night ritual homa at a tented temple-style hall. A tiered wooden fire pit with smoke rising stands in the foreground on a red carpet, scattered with petals and flower offerings. Four priests in white dhotis stand at the fire pit; the central priest wears an orange shawl and holds offerings, and another wears a saffron-orange shawl. An older man with a shaved head stands at right, wearing white and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a decorated palanquin or deity vahana is garlanded with white and red flower garlands, with a golden deity murti at right. Brass lamps and a plate of fruit sit near the pit. Several seated men in white dhotis chant on the left, one holding a microphone. Visible people: about eight standing or seated in the foreground, with a larger crowd in the background.2016-12-07Interior of a white temple hall with a dark polished floor where a priest in white dhoti and sleeveless white garment bends over a white brick-built homa fire pit, placing an offering with his hand. Behind him, two dark stone dvarapala figures in orange-saffron dhotis flank a shrine with a decorated arch and a deity murti adorned with red and gold garments. Brass lamps and trays of fruit, sweets and flowers surround the fire pit. A woman in white sits at the left edge near brass vessels and a plate of offerings. On the right, a framed portrait labelled with a visible name stands on a red-draped seat, showing a figure in orange robes with rudraksha malas. Three people are visible.A temple shrine with red curtains and ornate stone pillars shows a puja in progress. A woman in a cream sari with pink border kneels and offers a brass plate with a lit flame and flowers to the deity murti, which is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Another woman in a white sari with a pink border holds a tray beside her. A young man in white dhoti with a gold-coloured sacred thread stands behind, and a woman in a cream sari with yellow shawl stands at the right with hands folded. Incense smoke rises, and oil lamps and flowers sit on the altar. No identifiable a person is visible.2010-11-12December 17 20112011-12-17Indoor temple photo of a homa or yagna setup in front of a shrine. A man in white dhoti with a white shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, wearing spectacles and a sacred thread. Beside him a second man in an all-white kurta and dhoti holds a tray or plate toward the fire area. A small white brick fire pit sits on the floor with brass oil lamps on stands, a kalasha-type vessel, flower-filled brass plates, fruit offerings and a red cloth. Behind them stand decorated deity murtis, including a golden-framed shrine with a deity figure and a standing female murti in orange. A framed portrait on the right shows a figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, but its identity is not established from appearance.September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesA standing priest in white dhoti and unstitched white upper cloth performs worship at a shrine before three garlanded deity murtis draped in an orange silk cloth, with marigold and flower garlands in red, yellow and white. He holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand toward the figures, while a small brick fire pit with ash smoulders at lower left beside a brass bowl. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the orange cloth, scattered petals lie on the floor, and a figure in orange robes appears in the upper right beside a golden alcove. Two women in white and orange saris stand in the background against a red-and-white striped wall, with a black board of names mounted on the wall.2010-11-12