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Inside a temple hall, a homa fire pit is laid with brick-like stacks of offerings, flower garlands, coconut halves and small kalasha pots wrapped in marigold garlands. A small flame burns at the centre. Behind it, a deity murti is decorated with garlands under a canopy of flowers and a red and gold cloth. Several bare-chested priests in white dhotis with gold borders officiate; one in a gold-bordered dhoti stands at right, another kneels at left wearing a rudraksha mala, and a man in saffron clothing sits at the far left. Red floor covering, a brass implement and a bowl of flowers lie in the foreground.

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April 14 20182018-04-14A homa ritual at an outdoor temple shrine. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis sit on a red-floored area near a shrine framed by a large garland of marigolds and jasmine strands in red, yellow and green. A man in white dhoti and shawl kneels at the center, tending kalasha pots decorated with marigold garlands and coconuts on a pink-cloth-covered table. A brick fire pit with burning flames sits in the lower right. A deity murti sits inside the decorated arch. Other men in white and saffron-clad people stand at the sides, and a red-clad child is visible in the background behind a teal screen.2018-04-14A temple ritual inside a decorated hall with marigold garlands hanging from the ceiling. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with pale shoulder cloths stand before a tall deity murti draped in red fabric and heaped with flower garlands, one priest holding a garland aloft. Behind them stands a row of young people in saffron-orange clothing and orange headwraps, some wearing rudraksha beads. On the right a seated priest in a purple shawl sits near a brass lamp and a garlanded kalasha. In the foreground a floor arrangement holds coconuts, bananas, fruit, flowers, brass bowls and a fire pit with lit oil lamps on a red cloth. Yellow umbrellas stand at the left. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam with offerings.2018-04-14A group of shirtless priests in white dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged on a red floor before a homa or puja arrangement. Several wear gold and bead garlands; one on the left has a purple cloth and another wears a purple headcloth. Brass vessels, banana leaves with fruit and coconuts, and marigold garlands surround a decorated deity murti framed by a large floral arch with red and green garlands. Yellow ceremonial umbrellas and striped pillar hangings stand in a colonnaded hall, with a green screen behind.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A temple ritual in a pillared hall decorated with marigold garlands and hanging red and purple lanterns. In the foreground a fire pit with flames and marigold-garlanded brick borders holds a homa, with a priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl tending it. Behind, a man in white dhoti with gold border and beaded necklaces stands beside a brass kalasha and tall marigold-wrapped pots and a silver umbrella. To the right, a red-and-green garland-draped canopy shelters a golden oil lamp stand. Several men in saffron and orange clothing stand in the background, with rows of devotees behind them. Brass vessels and offerings lie on the red floor.2018-04-14A temple ritual with a fire pit (homa) built from stacked bricks on a red cloth, with a visible flame at left. Priests in white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls, one shirtless with a gold necklace, tend the fire and offerings. Brass kalasha pots and bowls, mango and banana fruit, and garlands of marigolds sit on a purple cloth at right. Behind them devotees in saffron and orange clothes stand among decorated pillars, garlands and a gold-fringed canopy umbrella. Marigold garlands and a floral canopy frame the scene.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14