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A 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.

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A 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 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 copiesSeptember 24 20122012-09-24A 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.2012-09-24A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red rudraksha-style bead necklace raises a brass plate of burning camphor or oil flame overhead during a ritual in an unfinished concrete hall. Behind him stand two men in white dhotis and a man in a blue-and-red striped cloth, with hands pressed together in worship. Green bananas hang from a banana tree on the right, and smoke drifts across the frame.2012-09-24A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a coloured border holds up a brass multi-wick aarti lamp with five lit flames, one hand on his chest. A red coral bead mala hangs around his neck and a red tilak marks his forehead. Smoke drifts around him, and a second man in white stands behind him. Banana leaves hang overhead at the left, and devotees in orange and saffron saris stand at the left edge, their hands pressed together.2012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual inside a pillared hall. In the foreground a shirtless priest with a short grey beard and a long red coral bead mala stands in a white dhoti with lavender-striped border, holding a wicker basket of flowers and offerings and gazing upward. Beside him a second man in a blue and red striped cloth and white dhoti holds a brass five-flame aarti lamp on a tray toward the right, while smoke drifts through the air. Two more men stand behind, one wearing glasses and a red tilak, and the setting shows grey stone pillars and window grilles.2012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24December 07 20162016-12-07September 24 20122012-09-24