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A photograph of a priest in white kurta with an orange and maroon shawl and a white turban, holding brass lamps toward a flame burning on a clay altar. Pink flowers and green leaves sit near the fire, a deity murti is partly visible at left, and a second man in a grey shirt stands in the background beside stacked speakers and a grey cloth backdrop. The scene appears to be a fire ritual or puja in an outdoor setting.

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A homa is being performed under a thatched pavilion with a sunken fire pit decorated with pink lotus flowers, yellow marigolds and sheaves of golden grain beside a brass kalasha. A person in white ritual clothing with a white turban and orange-red shawl feeds a burning offering into the flames with bare hands. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand in the background with folded hands, some with mala beads, and banners hang above. A gold-toned bowl sits at the pit edge.2006-09-14September 14 20062006-09-14September 14 20062006-09-14Outdoor ritual under a leafy thatched shelter where a man in a white turban, white dhoti and orange-and-white shawl holds a brass lamp with a tall open flame in his right hand, a microphone on a stand near his face. Behind him seated attendants in white and orange wear, a row of standing men in white and light shirts watch, and a fruit offering of bananas, mangoes and flowers lies on a tray in front, with palm trees beyond. This appears to be an aarti with lamp offering.2006-09-14September 09 20162016-09-09A homa fire burns in a wooden fire pit at an outdoor temple courtyard with red-and-white painted walls and banana plants behind. Two priests sit cross-legged: the foreground priest, bare-chested with a red head cloth and white dhoti, feeds offerings into the flames with a stick, while a second man in an orange shawl sits beside him. Marigold and rose petals and a brass vessel surround the fire pit, and brass ritual pots sit at the lower left.2016-11-23A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border kneels at a square homa fire pit, feeding offerings into flames with a long metal ladle. He wears a gold necklace and a white tilaka on his forehead. Silver pots and a kalasha-style vessel sit on the stone ledge, with green plants and a red-and-white striped wall behind him. Other people are partly visible at the left. This is a fire ritual scene. The priest's identity cannot be determined from appearance.2011-12-17A photograph of a priest performing an aarti with a flaming lamp during an evening ritual. He wears a cream-coloured turban and a white dhoti or shawl, with rudraksha beads and red-and-white bracelets on his wrists, and holds a lit oil lamp over a deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red rose garlands. Smoke and haze surround the scene against a dark background, and a silver offering vessel sits in the lower foreground. The visible person is a priest officiating the ritual, not an identified individual.2013-11-07January 11 20142014-01-11October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA man in a cream and gold patterned turban stands in profile holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and curved handle, his other hand raised in gesture. He wears a white dhoti and shawl edged with gold borders, a red undergarment, and a long gold-beaded necklace. Behind him, blurred spectators in white and orange clothing stand on a grassy field near a black speaker. The lamp suggests an aarti or puja offering.2011-10-31September 20 20062006-09-20