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A temple ritual in a gold-decorated shrine. A bearded man with a saffron-orange turban and bare upper body, wearing orange cloth and rudraksha beads, offers yellow flower petals from a brass plate toward a fire pit with burning logs. Beside him stands a young attendant in orange cloth with a beaded necklace, a decorated headband and white markings on the forehead. Brass vessels, a kalasha pot, mango leaves and white offerings sit on the altar, with garlands and a golden deity murti behind. Yellow marigold petals are scattered on the ground.

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A temple ritual before a fire pit, with smoke and logs in the foreground and yellow marigold flowers scattered on the ground. A bearded man in orange clothing, wearing an orange head turban and a shawl over his bare upper body, pours or offers something from a small plate toward the fire. Behind him is ornate gold temple architecture, with a gold kalasha and red-and-pink floral decoration. Brass bowls holding white offerings sit in the foreground, and bananas are stacked to the right beside another person in orange clothing. The setting suggests a homa or abhishekam puja in a gilded shrine.2021-06-20A fire ritual inside a gold-ornate temple shrine. A bearded priest with a shaved-looking head and an orange-red turban stands bare-chested in an orange dhoti and shawl, holding a silver vessel aloft over a burning fire pit with logs and smoke rising. Two other priests in orange cloths sit beside him, one with long dark hair and one with a braided head adornment. Yellow marigold flowers lie on the ground and rows of brass and silver bowls holding white offerings sit in the foreground. Behind them are gold carved pillars and a multicoloured textile panel. This appears to be a homa or yagna with offerings.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20A bearded man with a bare chest and an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders pours grains from a brass vessel into a fire pit, with flames and smoke rising from the logs. He wears an orange turban and rudraksha beads, and marks of white paste are on his arms. Two people in orange garments stand beside him, one holding a plate of white grains; both wear beaded necklaces, and one has a patterned headband. Behind them is an ornate gold shrine with a decorated deity murti, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and brass lamps. The scene is a homa or yagna with offerings of grain at a temple. Several brass bowls with white flowers sit in the foreground.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20A bearded man in an orange turban and orange cloth wrapped around his waist and shoulders, bare-chested with rudraksha malas across his chest, leans over a blazing fire pit and holds a flat brass plate toward the flames during a homa ritual. Gold-coloured ornate shrine work and garlands of yellow and orange flowers surround him. Rows of brass bowls holding white offerings and bananas sit in the foreground, and a second figure in orange stands at the right edge with a long wooden pole.2021-06-20MAy 19 20212021-05-19June 20 20212021-06-20A photograph of a shaved-headed...2021-05-27A photograph of a fire ritual at night inside a temple-like hall. A young man with hair tied up in a topknot, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a rudraksha mala with silver ornaments, lifts a small vessel overhead with both hands above a rising fire pit. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes with white forehead markings holds a long ladle over a metal bowl at the edge of the fire. Behind them, a golden ornate arch frames a dark deity murti decorated with a crown and garlands. A brass lamp stands at the left edge, and smoke and flames fill the centre of the frame.2021-03-05A priest in saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a white sacred thread, wearing a yellow-and-black striped headcloth, stands with his back to the camera before a fire pit homa. Flames rise from the pit, which is surrounded by bananas, mangoes and other offerings. Behind it a golden shrine holds a decorated deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands, with brass lamps, a kalasha and brass figures of elephants and lions. A second attendant in orange at right holds a metal pot. The is visible in the image2021-05-19