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A ceremonial ritual stage in a temple-style hall. At the centre, a fire pit with a flame burns on a brick base, and a priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-white turban and sacred thread tends it with a ladle. Two seated men in orange-and-yellow dhotis and a green-sashed priest with a shaved head and vibhuti marks face the fire. On a raised golden throne at right, a figure in a white and red ceremonial robe with a tall gold mitre-like headdress and a rudraksha mala sits beneath a red-and-multicolour canopy, with marigold garlands draped over the seat and a large deity murti beside him. At left, an ornate golden seat with a cobra hood backdrop holds a seated figure in orange with garlands, flanked by golden lions and oil lamps. Marigold garlands, brass lamps, a kalasha and offerings on banana leaves fill the foreground, with red-and-green striped mats on the floor.

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A ceremonial temple-style ritual inside a decorated hall. Seated at left on a raised golden platform, a man in a red turban and red garment with a flower garland receives or tends an offering while an attendant in orange-yellow clothing stands beside him. In the centre, a fire pit of stacked bricks blazes with a visible homa fire, tended by a bare-chested priest wearing a green head cloth and a sacred thread. Two young men in white dhotis and yellow-gold shawls with flower garlands sit on a step at right, and two bare-chested priests in white and green cloth sit on the floor in front. Behind them stand tall gold-and-white deity murtis draped with garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps and ornate golden ceremonial standards, with a large jewelled backdrop of red and gold behind.2016-03-27March 27 20162016-03-27Temple-style puja inside a shrine room with a large golden throne-like seat at left, decorated with a jeweled arch and a brass-and-gold canopy above. A deity murti stands on a red and gold platform, draped in yellow and red garlands with a decorated crown. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a white sash offers worship with a lamp near the murti, while another priest in orange and yellow cloth stands nearby. A seated man in a red turban and green cloth tends a fire with an oil lamp and offerings on a yellow platform at lower left. Several devotees in the foreground, including women in teal and green saris, watch the ritual. Brass oil lamps and flower garlands surround the scene.2016-03-27March 27 20162016-03-27A temple-style puja inside a hall with a red curtain backdrop and a silver-and-gold ornate throne with a cobra-hood canopy. On the left, a man in an orange wrap and rudraksha mala sits on the throne platform, while two priests in white dhotis sit on a patterned mat tending a small fire pit with a brass vessel and flower offerings. Centre stage, a large deity murti draped in green and gold silk and heavy garlands is decorated with flower strings. A standing priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread offers worship at the altar on the right, beside a gold-framed arch, a golden kalasha and a brass lamp stand. Three seated devotees with bare backs and white dhotis face the deity, one wearing a green cloth. Brass lamps, fruit trays and marigold garlands fill the scene.2016-03-27March 27 20162016-03-27March 27 20162016-03-27March 27 20162016-03-27A temple-style ritual room with a fire pit at the centre where a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and green-topped turban tends a flame, surrounded by brass lamps. Behind him, a gold-and-silver ornate heart-shaped backdrop frames a seated figure in red and gold with a red-orange turban and rudraksha mala. A tall gold-framed canopy in green, red and yellow tassels shades a decorated seat holding a deity murti draped in garlands and a green silk cloth. Two young men in white dhotis and garlands sit on the right, and two devotees in wrapped cloth sit in the foreground. Marigold garlands, flower offerings, and a brass tray with coconuts and fruit lie on a colourful striped mat.2016-03-27A temple-style ritual inside a decorated hall. Several bare-chested priests in white dhotis sit on a multicolour woven mat before a small fire and brass vessels of offerings. Behind them, a golden throne with ornate peacock-like backrest holds a figure, and a deity murti stands draped in flower garlands and jewellery beneath a striped canopy. A priest in white and a gold-bordered cloth works at the altar, and another standing priest in white stands at right. Marigold garlands, a kalasha-style brass lamp stand and gold umbrella-shaped standards surround the scene, with red drapes behind.2016-03-27A priest in a green turban and white dhoti, bare-chested with rudraksha-style white and green beaded necklaces, stands at left holding a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with a lit flame while facing a decorated deity murti. Beside a fire pit with burning flames at lower left, two seated attendants in white and gold ceremonial dress with flower garlands sit in front of a richly garlanded altar. The altar is hung with yellow and red marigold and rose garlands, brass lamps and a golden kalasha-style crown canopy above, with a colourful fringed canopy overhead. This appears to be an aarti and homa-style puja. A throne-like decorated seat stands behind the priest, and the scene is an ashram puja setting.2016-03-27A photograph of a ritual homa at a temple-like hall. In the foreground a priest in orange head cloth and bare upper body tends a fire burning in a rectangular fire pit, with a spread of fruit, brass vessels and oil lamps on a striped cloth. Seated on a golden throne with a serpent-hood canopy behind is a man wearing a red shawl and a garland, with a flower-garlanded throne and attendants nearby. A seated priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and another standing attendant in white and green wear garlands of yellow and orange marigolds. Brass lamps and garlanded deity figures fill the right side. Several people stand in the background in orange and white. The figure on the throne shows distinctive ceremonial adornment, but his appearance is not clearly identifiable, so identity remains unsure.2016-02-02