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Photograph of a ritual homa at a temple setting. A man seated on a silver-backed wooden chair wears a pink and white flower garland, rudraksha bracelets and a crescent ornament on his head, with a maroon garment draped over his body. Beside him, a shirtless priest in a maroon dhoti and maroon head cloth kneels before a wooden stand and fire pit with offerings, while a younger attendant in orange and a third assistant tend the fire. Behind them are yellow and red marigold garlands on a Shiva lingam and deity murti, with a silver kalasha-style lamp and silver vessels on the cloth in the foreground.

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A photograph of a homa fire ritual with smoke and flames rising from a wooden fire pit. Three men in red-maroon dhotis and shawls kneel and sit around the fire; the man on the right, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arm and chest and a red turban, tends the fire with his hand while another man in red and a man with a white-bearded ...2018-01-31 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20182018-01-31Photograph of a ritual inside a temple hall with a row of deity murtis draped in yellow and white garlands behind. A man in a dark red dhoti and shawl, wearing a dark turban and a pink flower garland, sits on a low seat holding a small vessel and a long white cloth or fibre while smoke rises from it. Beside him stands a younger man in an orange-red dhoti with a dark bun, and a kneeling man in a rust-red wrap with a red turban and white horizontal sacred ash marks on his chest and arms looks on. A silver elephant figure, a silver lamp stand and a wooden frame sit in front, with floral offerings and colourful woven cloths on the floor.2018-01-31A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple hall lined with black stone deity murtis garlanded in yellow marigolds. A man with long dark hair, a white tilak, a pink flower garland and a dark red cloth sits on a silver chair, with a wooden stand and oil lamps before him. Beside him a priest in an orange-red wrap and a second man in red cloth kneel on striped and embroidered mats, one with white body markings. Smoke rises from a fire or incense near the figures, with a silver elephant and kalasha-style vessels on the floor.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31December 20 20172017-12-20A photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A bare-chested man with long dark hair swept up, wearing a red-orange dhoti and a pink flower garland, sits on a silver-backed chair with his hands near a wooden stand. Beside him a man in an orange-red turban and a bare chest kneels on a multicoloured woven cloth, tending a silver plate and vessels. Smoke rises from the area. A silver bell-shaped lamp stand and a silver elephant-shaped vessel stand nearby. Yellow and pink garlands drape black stone deity murtis along the walls, and a colourful striped mat covers the floor.2018-01-31A ritual scene at an outdoor shrine lined with black stone lingams and deity figures garlanded in yellow marigold. A bare-chested priest in maroon cloth with a dark turban and pink flower garland sits cross-legged, holding a small lamp or incense vessel with smoke rising. Two attendants in red and orange cloth kneel beside him, one in an orange turban and another with white markings on the arm, one holding a wooden stand with a small pot. In front are a silver elephant-shaped vessel, a tall silver lamp stand and a brass oil lamp, with colourful patterned mats and trays of flowers and powders on the ground.2018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20