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A young man with a shaved head sits cross-legged on a white cloth in front of a fire pit and a deity altar. He wears a white dhoti with a red border, a gold necklace and a gold bangle, and holds an orange offering in one hand while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him, two deity murtis are decorated with garlands of red, orange, yellow and purple flowers. A flaming brass oil lamp and a bright fire pit burn beside him. On the foreground table are offering plates with red-orange laddus, sliced fruit, betel leaves, a bowl of yellow rice, and a mound of white rice and sweets, with silver vessels and a kalasha nearby. This appears to be a homa or puja ritual.

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A young priest in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with red borders sits cross-legged on a woven mat before a fire pit, performing a homa. He holds an orange-cloth-wrapped object and a small brass ritual item near a microphone stand. Behind him stand decorated deity murtis draped in layered garlands of red, orange, yellow, white and purple flowers, with a red-and-gold silk cloth on a raised platform. A small golden figure sits on a plate of flowers beside the fire. Brass vessels, a plate of fried snacks and offerings lie on the floor in front. Carved stone walls frame the scene.2010-11-12A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits cross-legged on a red-carpeted floor, holding a microphone while performing a homa beside a lit fire pit. Behind him, a decorated deity murti of a standing figure with a tall crown is framed by garlands in red, pink, yellow and purple flowers and two smaller attendant figures. A red cloth covers the altar platform, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel nearby. Plates of fruit, rice, sweets and flower offerings fill the foreground, and a figure in orange robes appears on a decorated throne in the upper background.2010-11-12 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold chain and bangle, sits cross-legged before a homa fire on a red cloth, performing a ritual at a shrine. Behind him, three deity murtis are decorated with garlands of red, orange, yellow and purple flowers; the central figure holds a trident. Above them, a seated figure in saffron robes with a turban sits on a gold throne, and a golden kalasha stands at the top. Brass oil lamps, bowls of grains, flowers, fruit and a red-and-gold bundle surround the offering area on the floor.2010-11-12A photo of a homa ritual at an ashram temple. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-coloured sacred thread sits on the floor, holding a silver ladle over a silver bowl and pouring offering into a fire pit that burns at the right. Behind him stands a golden lion-shaped vahana beside a deity murti draped in garlands of white and orange flowers with green leaves, and pots of plants line the steps. Silver vessels, a open book, a silver bowl of yellow offerings and a plate of nuts lie on the floor in front. No visible candidate for a person is present.2011-12-31November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged beside a fire pit, holding a handheld bell and a lit oil lamp on a long silver-stand. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a pendant and a bangle on his wrist, with a white vertical forehead mark. Brass bowls with yellow flower petals and a bundle of dried sticks sit on a stone ledge in front of him, with smoke rising from the fire. Behind him, a red and white striped wall and green plants frame the outdoor ritual, while seated men in the background watch.2011-12-17November 12 20102010-11-12A homa or fire ritual before a shrine of three deity murti decorated with garlands in red, green, purple and white. The central figure wears a crown, and flanking figures are adorned with crowns and red-and-gold garments. A man seated on the left, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a beaded necklace, faces the shrine beside a small flame in a fire pit. Brass oil lamps, a microphone stand, and metal bowls of grains, pulses, sweets and yellow powder sit on a red cloth in front.2010-11-12December 17 20112011-12-17December 28 20112011-12-28