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Outdoor ritual puja on a striped mat under a open sky with parked buses in the background. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with yellow border stands at a puja setup decorated with marigold and rose garlands, bananas, fruits, brass plates, a kalasha-like vessel and oil lamps, bending over offerings. Another white-clad man stands with folded hands nearby, and a woman in white stands behind. Seated on a golden throne at right, a bare-chested man with long hair, a yellow headwrap and ornate gold necklaces receives attention; the figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm. A small fire pit with offerings sits on the mat, and a deity murti decorated with garlands stands on a wooden peetha. Several people sit or stand around the scene.

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A photograph of an outdoor homa or puja ceremony on striped woven mats. Priests in white dhotis with yellow borders attend a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands. A priest in a yellow-and-orange headband pours from a small vessel near a fire pit with burning wood, and an attendant in a white dhoti stands beside the offering trays. Brass plates hold flowers, bananas, apples and lamps, and potted plants sit at the left. A seated figure in an ornate gold throne wears a saffron robe, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with attendants and a gold parasol behind him. Presentation is appearance-based and uncertain.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16A photograph of an outdoor puja at a stone-walled covered area. Priests in white dhotis, several bare-chested with yellow or orange cloths, perform rituals on a striped multicolour cloth. A man bends forward over a floral-decorated altar with brass lamps, plates of fruit, bananas and flower garlands. On a gold-framed throne under a decorated canopy, a seated man with a shaved head and red-orange garment presses his palms together in namaskar. Other devotees stand with folded hands and a priest holds a bell at right. Around fifteen people are visible.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16Outdoor homa ritual under a covered open-sided pavilion with a brick wall at right. A fire burns in a wooden fire-pit box on a colourful striped floor cloth, surrounded by brass vessels, fruit, flower garlands and a kalasha. Many bare-chested men in white dhotis with coloured borders stand in a line or sit cross-legged, some holding offering plates with flowers. A seated bare-chested man with a garland and orange cloth sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat at right, with a decorated umbrella overhead. Potted plants and a decorative orange-and-gold backdrop frame the scene; a bus and trees are visible beyond.2017-03-16Outdoor ritual scene on a striped cloth-covered platform beside a water bank. A seated figure in orange-red robes sits on an ornate gold throne under a multicoloured canopy, hands pressed together in prayer. Around him stand bare-chested men in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls, some with folded hands and one ringing a handbell. A man in a yellow headband kneels with his back to the camera before a garlanded deity murti with flower garlands, brass lamps, bananas, fruit and offering plates. Brick walls and a bus are visible behind. The seated figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive, so the identity remains unsure.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16Outdoor ritual at a stone-walled pavilion with a multicoloured parasol overhead. A man in white dhoti with a yellow sash bends over a brass lamp, tending an open flame on a table draped in striped cloth and piled with fruit, flower garlands and brass vessels. Behind him, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair sits on an ornate gold throne, hands folded near the chest. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand with palms joined in prayer, and women in saris stand nearby. A decorated deity murti sits dressed with garlands at the left.2017-03-16Outdoor ritual on a striped multicoloured mat under a brick roof beside water. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow waist cloth bends forward to offer items from a silver plate to a deity murti. Behind him, a figure seated on an ornate golden throne with a rounded back wears a red-orange garment and is adorned with a necklace; the throne sits beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy. Several men in white dhotis and orange or red shawls stand with palms joined or hold bells, one ringing a bell at right. Offerings on the mat include fruit, banana bunches, marigold garlands, brass lamps, bowls and a coconut. Other participants sit with hands folded in prayer.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16