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Outdoor homa ritual under an orange and red canopy with a decorated temple gopuram and painted deity sculptures behind. A fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit surrounded by yellow marigolds, brass bowls and offerings. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with red-bordered waist cloth stands on the left facing the fire. In the centre an elderly bare-chested man in orange dhoti holds a microphone and gestures over the smoke. A man in white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala stands beside him. On the right a woman in orange sari with a mala stands with hands folded in prayer, and a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a flower garland. Devotees in the background watch the ceremony.

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Outdoor ritual homa at a temple grounds under an orange and red canopy. Priests in white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha and red-yellow sashes, tend a small brick fire pit emitting smoke, with banana fruit, marigold flowers, brass bowls and kalasha offerings on the ground. A woman in an orange sari stands with hands folded in the centre, and older men in white shirts with orange shawls stand with palms joined. Colourful temple gopurams with painted deities are visible behind, with white plastic chairs on green lawn at right. Fire pit and offerings suggest a homa or puja.2009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25Outdoor ritual scene under a long orange canopy with red and green panels. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and a sacred thread kneels before a fire pit, and a bare-chested man in a green dhoti stands nearby. Baskets of bananas, marigolds and white flowers sit on the ground beside brick-built fire pits and bags of offerings. To the right, a woman in saffron robes with a red shawl and a man in white with an orange garland stand among devotees dressed in white and saffron. Behind them are colourful temple structures, a lion sculpture on the left and green palms.2009-11-25Outdoor ritual at a brick fire pit (homa or yagna kunda) where a long-haired figure in saffron robes and a long orange-flowered garland with white and red blossoms bends forward, pouring from a small spouted vessel into the fire. A red and multicoloured fringed umbrella shades the scene. Around the pit are brass pots and kalashas decorated with mango leaves and flowers, plus brass bowls, coconut shells, banana leaves and trays of offerings. Behind, a line of devotees in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders stand with palms pressed together. A young attendant in orange robes and a second orange-clad man, both with hands folded, stand to the right, and a rocky hill with green trees forms the backdrop.2008-07-27April 14 20182018-04-14Outdoor foundation-laying ceremony under a canopy with striped and tasselled fabric overhead. A man in an orange turban, orange cloth and a white-and-yellow-and-red garland stands at a sand pit lined with yellow bricks, bending forward with his hands near the ground, as a bare-chested older man with a white beard, orange robe and red-and-white garland kneels beside him. A man in white kneels at left holding offerings, another in white leans in at right beside a metal pot, and a bearded man in orange stands at far left. Floral kolam designs decorate the sand around the pit, with a brass plate of offerings nearby. The scene shows a bhoomi pooja at a land inauguration.2006-11-24January 09 20182018-01-09April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20152015-01-11Outdoor temple ceremony under a large orange canopy with red and dark medallion patterns, beside a colourful temple gopuram and a yellow-and-blue painted shrine with a yellow lion-like statue at left. A fire pit with smoke sits on a tiled floor. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with red-bordered cloth and a shaved head crouches at lower left beside brass pots, flower offerings and trays of sweets. A standing man in an orange dhoti with a red-and-orange shawl stands near a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange cloth with a gold chain, both holding ceremonial items. Several men in white shirts with red-and-orange garlands stand in a row, and a man in a yellow shirt watches. A woman in a pink sari stands behind them. Mats and a wooden plank lie on the ground.2009-11-25February 18 20082008-02-18Outdoor temple ritual under a tall orange canopy with multicoloured patterned trim. Two seated priests in orange-and-red sacred threads and bare upper bodies tend a ritual fire with smoke rising, surrounded by offering trays of flowers, fruit, coconuts and bowls, and bundled sticks. Standing nearby, a man in an orange robe with a red-and-orange shawl and a flower garland stands at the right, while a white-clad man in a red-trimmed shawl stands beside him. Other attendants in yellow and white dhotis and orange sashes stand at the left near banana leaves and painted temple structures, and a man in a grey shirt bends toward the fire pit. A drummer in white with a red shawl appears in the background. Small shrines and a stone lion-like figure stand along the edges. +1 copies