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A seated group of devotees gathers in a temple corridor around a small fire pit with a glowing flame during a homa. Several women in pink, orange and green saris with white flowers in their hair sit on the left, and men in shirts and white dhotis sit in rows across the floor. Shrines and painted pillars with red and green walls frame the hall, and a framed portrait stands near the fire. A small banner hangs by the pillars. No candidate is clearly visible among the participants.

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2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesIndoor temple hall with white pillars and a dim ceiling. A priest in white clothes sits at left beside a small brick fire pit with a bright flame, performing a homa, with brass oil lamps and offerings on a banana-leaf and straw spread. Behind him stands a decorated deity murti with a garland. In the centre an older man in white and a woman in a green-and-brown sari sit near the fire. Around a dozen children and adults in colourful clothes sit on the floor facing the fire, including a girl in a white dress and a girl in a blue-and-gold sari with a long braid. A framed portrait of a deity garlanded with orange flowers stands on a red-draped stand in the background.Indoor temple hall with white pillars and a small fire pit lined with white bricks, where a bright flame burns. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a maroon sari sit cross-legged near the fire, with brass lamps and offerings beside them. A portrait of a figure in orange clothing with a garland is set on a red-and-gold stand on a raised seat behind the fire. Several women in colourful saris, including green, blue, orange and yellow, sit on the floor facing the fire, with a woman in white on the left attending to the fire area. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual, with a deity murti and decorated alcove on the left.Indoor temple hall with white pillars and a fire pit burning at centre, where a priest in white dhoti and shawl tends the flame and ritual vessels. Seated devotees on mats in front, including women in blue, green, orange and dark saris and a small child in a blue top. Behind the fire, a portrait of a smiling figure with orange clothing and beaded garlands sits on a decorated stand with red cloth, flanked by brass lamps and a deity murti. Evening light from ceiling tubelights and a ceiling fan.Indoor temple gathering in a white-pillared hall with a seated audience on red and patterned mats. A man in an orange-saffron robe with long hair sits with hands folded in front of a small golden canopied shrine with a kalasha-like top and green fringe, decorated with pink flowers and small lamps. Behind him a second seated man in white and a standing figure in dark clothing stand near a wicker armchair with red cushions and a framed picture of a deity. Several women in saris and girls with braids sit in the audience, along with a bald man in a checked shirt and a boy in a blue shirt in the foreground. The image is blurred. Possible satsang or puja setting.A photograph of a temple interior where a seated group of devotees faces a shrine decorated with colourful garlands, a deity murti with a silver crown, and brass vessels. In the foreground, a man with light hair in a red-orange shirt and a woman in a yellow-and-red sari sit with their backs to the camera. Beside them, a woman with dark curly hair wears a pink outfit, and a child in white sits between adults. Near the shrine, a bare-chested man in saffron cloth sits with his hands together, and a woman in red sits at the right edge. Oil lamps stand on a stone pedestal, and a red-and-gold cloth hangs near the altar.August 11 20082008-08-112008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamA seated group performs a homa-style fire ritual in a covered veranda with pink walls. A brick fire pit with yellow-painted edges and red dot markings sits in the centre, surrounded by dried straw, fruit, bananas, flower petals, brass vessels and a kalasha. Behind it, a framed portrait of a woman in orange robes is garlanded with pink and orange flowers and draped in a yellow cloth. Six women and two men sit on the floor: a woman in orange and white at centre-front, a woman in a yellow shawl, a man in a yellow shirt, a woman in an orange sari, a woman in pink, and a woman in green. A man in white and a woman in white sit in the foreground, one handling ritual items. A microphone stands near the central figure.September 03 20082008-09-03Indoor photograph of a seated group facing a small altar draped in white against a plain wall. On the altar stand two brass oil lamps, a framed painted image of a goddess, and a small flame burns in a fire pit where a priest-like figure in a white shirt and white dhoti sits in front. Devotees sit on green floor mats with their backs to the camera, including girls with long braids, a woman in a pink sari, a woman in a maroon and gold sari, and a child in a red shirt. A white-shirted man sits on a stool at the right, near a framed image on the wall. The scene suggests a homa or puja in progress.2009-10-10Indoor temple scene in a white-pillared hall with a dim ceiling and tube light. In the foreground a square brick fire pit with a burning flame sits on the floor, with a man in white and a woman in a dark patterned sari tending it. Seated before it are several women in saris, including one in a bright blue sari, another in green, and one in a gold-bordered sari with a long braid. Behind the fire pit on the left, an ornate shrine holds deity murtis and a flower-garlanded framed portrait sits on a red cushioned seat at the back, with gold lamps and hanging garlands. A young person in white works at the left edge beside a decorated altar.