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A photograph of a puja at an open pavilion with white columns decorated with painted red, blue and yellow patterns and orange bases. A priest in orange robes with a gold necklace and a white tilak sits on a mat and offers a silver tray to a man in a white striped shirt who kneels before him. Behind them on a draped table stands a framed portrait of a smiling saffron-robed figure garlanded with red flowers, flanked by fruit, flowers and small offerings, with a deity murti and kalasha-like items on the shelf above. A brass oil lamp burns in the foreground.

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A seated priest in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits cross-legged on the left, with a white vibhuti line on his forehead, gesturing with one hand while speaking. Facing away from the camera, a man in a white striped shirt and grey trousers sits on a green patterned mat before a brick-like yellow altar of stacked offerings with a brass bowl. Behind them under a white-pillared pavilion, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a garland is set on a maroon-draped table with fruit and flower offerings. Flanking the pavilion are tall cylindrical decorations in blue, red and yellow fabric with bird motifs. Potted tulsi leaves and small metal dishes sit in the foreground.A photograph of a homa ritual at an open-sided white pavilion. A seated priest in orange robes, with a tilak on his forehead, gold beaded necklaces and a bangle, holds a brass plate of offerings toward a small fire pit made of stacked red bricks with flowers, a brass vessel and a metal pot. Beside him, a woman in white with a yellow shawl watches. Behind them, a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange with a long necklace and red garland sits on a draped altar holding fruits, brass lamps and flowers. Two colourful painted pillars with bird motifs frame the scene, and deity murti figures stand on a shelf above.A homa fire ceremony in an open pavilion with white pillars and colourful patterned banners. Seated before a brick-built fire pit with burning flames, a man in orange robes holds a copper plate over the fire while two devotees watch: one in a white shirt and yellow shawl at left, and a man in a striped white shirt at right. Behind them is a framed photograph of a smiling figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and orange garlands, set on a table with marigold garlands, a brass lamp, fruit and flowers. Small deity images stand on a ledge beyond.A photo of a homa ritual at an open pillared hall. A priest in orange robes with a tilak and a beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a woven seat and holds a steel plate over a brick fire pit where flames and smoke rise, with yellow and pink flowers laid on the bricks. Two other people sit at the edges, one in a white shirt at lower right and a partly visible person at lower left. Behind the fire pit, a framed portrait of a saint in orange with a beaded necklace is garlanded in red flowers, with offerings on a maroon cloth table beneath it. Painted blue and red pillars with orange drapes frame the scene.A photograph of an outdoor homa at a white-pillared pavilion. A seated priest in orange robes with a tilak on his forehead and a gold necklace holds a metal tray with a flaming camphor or ghee offering over a brick fire pit with lit flames and yellow flowers. Behind him, a framed portrait garlanded with red flowers sits on a draped altar with fruit, lamps and offerings, flanked by colourful painted pillars with bird motifs and a small deity murti group on top. The lone visible person is the priest.A photograph of an outdoor pavilion ritual. A young man seated on a cushion wears saffron-orange robes, a gold bead necklace, and a white tilak with red bindi on his forehead, his eyes lowered. In front of him a figure in white with a yellow shawl leans in and reaches toward a brass bowl set on brick platforms with a small fire burning and flower petals scattered nearby. Behind them a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a gold necklace is garlanded with red and orange flowers, flanked by oil lamps, fruit, and a maroon-and-green draped table. Small deity murtis sit on a white shrine behind, and red-and-blue painted pillars frame the pavilion.A woman in orange robes sits on the floor of a white open pavilion, holding a brass plate of offerings toward a fire pit at the front. Behind her, a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a beaded necklace, is garlanded with orange and red flowers on a small altar draped in a red and green cloth with fruit and flowers. Small dark deity murtis sit on the upper ledge, and the pillars are decorated with blue, red and yellow painted patterns with white doves. Yellow flowers lie on bricks around a fire burning in a brass vessel, consistent with a homa in progress.An outdoor shrine pavilion with white pillars wrapped in colourful painted cloth bands with bird and floral motifs. A seated woman in an orange saree holds a brass plate of offerings toward a framed portrait of a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, garlanded with orange marigolds. Small deity murtis and offerings of fruit sit on a red-and-green cloth on the platform. In front, a fire pit of yellow bricks burns with an oil-lamp style flame, with a brass bowl and yellow flowers nearby. A person in a striped shirt is partly visible at the right edge.A covered open-air shrine with white pillars and a white platform. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a gold necklace stands at left, holding offerings and a yellow flower, facing a shrine. A second man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at right, head bowed in prayer. On the shrine a framed picture shows a figure in orange robes with a red garland, flanked by small deity murtis and a red-draped table. In front, a fire pit is built of brick blocks with flames rising, and brass plates of offerings lie on a green mat. Colourful striped cloth-wrapped poles stand on either side of the shrine.A seated priest in orange robes and a vibhuti-marked forehead performs a fire ritual on a yellow-brick fire pit, holding a large round metal plate over flames. Behind him stands a white pillared open pavilion with colourful painted pillars in red, blue and yellow patterns with dove motifs. On a draped table with red cloth sits a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair, garlanded with marigolds, alongside deity murti and fruit offerings, and a kalasha-like brass vessel. A bronze bowl of offerings and yellow flowers lies on the bricks. A second person in white is partly visible at the right edge. This appears to be a homa (yagna) performed in a pavilion.Outdoor photograph of a homa ritual under a white-pillared open pavilion with a dark tarpaulin roof. Two seated men face a low white altar. The man on the left wears a white kurta with a yellow shawl and holds a small object; the man on the right wears a white shirt and dark trousers. A third person in orange clothing stands behind them. On the altar sits a framed portrait of a figure with long hair, an orange garland and orange robes, flanked by small deity murtis. Two tall decorated kalasha-like banners in red, blue and yellow stand at the sides. Brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings sit before the seated men, with a bell at the lower left and wrapped bundles of dried leaves nearby. Smoke rises from the ritual fire area.Three people sit on a green mat in an open white pillared pavilion performing a puja. A woman in orange robes, seated on a cushion, holds a lit oil lamp toward a small altar on a white platform. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits with hands joined in prayer at left, and a man in a white striped shirt sits at right. Before them are brass plates of offerings, yellow flowers, bananas, a brass bell, and a stack of yellow blocks. Behind the altar, a framed portrait shows a bearded figure in orange garments, garlanded with orange marigolds, flanked by deity murti figures and a kalasha-style arrangement of fruit and flowers on a maroon cloth. Colourful patterned columns with bird motifs frame the pavilion.