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A photo of a temple hall with a homa fire burning in a red-rimmed square fire pit in the foreground. A shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with a bare upper body sits cross-legged before the fire, adding offerings from a metal bowl. Brass oil lamps flank the fire pit, and a pink flower-decorated kalasha with a coconut sits on a green leaf with kumkum and turmeric bowls. Behind them stand ornate gold-carved thrones with red cushions, and a shrine with a deity murti is visible through a doorway. The walls are polished stone with pillars.

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June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with marble walls and granite pillars. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a white-and-gold beaded necklace, sits on the floor holding a lit flame in a metal vessel, with smoke rising. Before him are a silver kalasha-style vessel, brass oil lamps, pink and red flower garlands, bananas and fruit on banana leaves, a red box with incense sticks, and small silver cups. Behind is a shrine niche with a deity murti decorated with flowers. Another person in white sits in the foreground, and a figure in green is at the right edge with hands folded in prayer. This appears to be a puja or aarti ritual.2012-06-01A priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-toned beaded necklace sits cross-legged before a red brick homa fire pit with burning wood and flames, pouring an offering from a long-handled ladle. Nearby stand silver vessels with lids, brass pots, bowls of yellow marigold flowers and offerings on a plate, and a microphone on a stand. Behind him a golden palanquin-style deity seat is draped with green and red silk and garlanded with flowers, beside a stone pillar. Another person in orange robes sits at the left edge. Setting suggests a temple courtyard with an orange-floored area.2011-11-01Photo 11728748 +2 copiesPhoto 11728687 +2 copiesPhoto 11728701 +2 copiesMarch 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesA priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged before a red brick fire pit lit with a bright flame. He wears a long beaded gold-toned necklace with a pendant and holds a ladle over the fire, with tripundra markings on his forehead and a sacred thread visible on his arm. Beside the fire pit stands an ornate gold throne with red cushion, a brass pot, a brass vessel, flower offerings and a small lamp. The setting shows a homa fire ritual in an indoor hall with orange drapery nearby.2010-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesMarch 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesOctober 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copies