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Night puja ritual at an outdoor altar draped with orange and gold cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds. A priest in an orange turban and orange robe sits at right, holding a ritual implement and bending over the offerings. On the purple brocade cushion sits a brass kalasha-like vessel wrapped in white and red-striped cloth with mango leaves, and a brass lamp with a lit oil flame. Brass bowls, small cups and a flower-decorated white cloth with marigold petals and rice arranged in a pattern lie on the floor. A bright light flares at the top, and a brass deity murti or lamp stands on the altar behind the offerings.

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A night-time homa ritual at an open-sided pavilion. In the right foreground, a person in orange-red robes and an orange-red turban sits cross-legged and tends a brass vessel of offerings. Before them, a flower-decorated tray holds yellow marigold petals and red petals arranged on a white-and-pink striped cloth, with a small oil lamp and brass bowls nearby. Behind, an orange silk cloth drapes a raised altar holding deity murti statues adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers, folded white cloths and oil lamps on tall brass stands. The scene is lit by a bright lamp in the background.2021-10-11Night-time puja set-up outdoors with an orange-gold cloth draped over a raised altar. Two golden lion-headed figures and a golden deity murti are decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white cloths. Brass lamps and bowls sit on purple and gold brocade cloths, with a kalasha-like vessel wrapped in white cloth. A person in orange robes and rudraksha bracelets holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, while a white cloth in front is arranged with yellow marigold flowers and rice.2021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsA seated man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange head wrap performs a homa at a fire pit on a tiered white brick altar. He holds a small metal vessel toward the flames while speaking into a handheld microphone on a stand. Gold necklaces and a bracelet adorn him. Behind the altar, a banner with lettering hangs above strands of flower garlands and brass lamps. In the background two men in white clothing stand near the edge of the stage, one wearing a blue badge. Marigold and other flowers decorate the altar steps and offering trays with bananas and fruit lie nearby.2007-11-18A night-time homa ceremony under an open tent decorated with hanging orange and green streamers and banana-leaf bunting. A standing priest in orange robes and a matching orange head cloth, wearing a beaded necklace, holds a flaming ritual lamp toward a fire pit while seated, orange-robed participants chant and watch. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand at the front left, and on the right a white-draped table holds several brass and bamboo-wrapped kalasha pots topped with orange and green leaves. Nearby, a tall decorated deity murti with a dark face and crown stands beside the table. Several white-clad and yellow-scarfed attendants stand in the background, and a woman in a light yellow garment sits at the left edge.2009-09-26Night outdoor ritual on a striped woven mat. A priest in orange robes and an orange turban sits cross-legged, pouring from a ladle over a tiered yellow altar with offerings. Nearby, a silver-framed deity murti or portrait is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers, with brass oil lamps, kalasha pots, brass plates of flowers, and a white cloth on a tray. The priest appears to be a sannyasi performing puja; no identity is confirmed from appearance.2019-01-20A photograph of a homa ritual at an outdoor altar. A person in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head covering sits cross-legged at the right of the frame, holding a hand over a tray of offerings and flowers while seated beside a silver-coloured lamp and brass vessels. Two attendants in white clothing with yellow shoulder cloths sit at the left edge. Behind them, a table draped in white cloth holds gold-coloured kalasha pots decorated with green leaves, and a red and gold parasol-like canopy stands above. Marigold and rose petals are scattered on the steps in front of the altar. The orange-robed figure's face is partly turned, and no caption names this person, so a person is set to unsure.2009-09-26October 17 20122012-10-17