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A ceremonial puja in a hall decorated with white drapes and orange triangular pennants. Six women in red and pink silk saris, garlanded with marigolds, sit cross-legged on the floor facing a central priest seated with his head shaved, wearing an orange-brown cloth, reading from an open book. In front of him is a tiered block of yellow-painted offerings strewn with flowers, a bowl and small brass lamps. Behind the group are two ornate golden thrones or shrines: the left holds a deity murti, the right a richly garlanded deity murti with a large floral garland. Rose petals cover the floor.

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October 21 20152015-10-21October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA ritual photograph of a homa at a temple-style hall. Six women in red and pink silk saris with marigold and jasmine garlands sit in a row on the floor, some with palms joined or hands on a bowl. A priest in a rust-orange cloth sits centre-front, facing an arrangement of yellow brick-shaped blocks of turmeric or yellow powder, a silver offering tray with flowers, and small lamps. Behind them, two ornate deity murti stand on a gilded throne, one with a crown and garlands in gold and pink, the other seated with a tall floral garland. Rose petals scatter the floor. Several people are visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual inside a temple-style hall during a homa-type fire offering. Central foreground: a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and bare upper body with white sacred marks, seated before a low brick fire pit with offerings. Four young women in saffron, pink and yellow saris and garlands sit around him; the two on the right wear red and orange silk. Behind them stand ornate deity murtis under flower garlands on golden thrones, with a golden kalasha-style lamp and an orange and red ceremonial banner. Petals and small oil lamps decorate the floor.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copies