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A worship scene inside a bright hall with a gilded tiered stepped structure, possibly a peetha or pedestal, at centre. A seated priest on the right wears an orange-saffron robe, a multi-strand bead garland and holds a silver bowl and a bell, performing a puja beside a small brass deity murti on a plate. Before him, a devotee in a white shirt and yellow dhoti sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them a woman in a yellow sari and a girl in red sit near the stepped structure, and a small boy stands at the left edge. White sweets blocks and scattered rose petals lie on the floor, with a green-and-gold cloth draped over a table. Framed pictures hang on the wall and a green leaf garland with a small bell decorates the ceiling.

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2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA homa fire is burning inside a fire pit built of white stone blocks, decorated with pink flowers. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a yellow sari sit on the left and centre, while two girls in red and a boy in a checked shirt sit nearby. A young priest in orange robes sits in the right foreground, holding a ritual implement and near a brass plate of offerings. Behind them is a golden throne-like seat and framed photographs hang on the pillared hall wall.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA homa performed on a white stone fire pit built in tiers, with pink and red flower petals scattered over the stones and small brass vessels and a copper cup set on the platform. A young priest in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange shawl sits at the right, holding a ladle and tending the fire, with thin smoke rising. Opposite him, a man in a white shirt sits behind a brass lamp and a flower-decorated tray, beside a woman in a mustard-yellow sari and a woman in a red sari. Several children sit in the background under a hall with white pillars and a hanging decorative strand.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadMarch 22 20082008-03-22A homa or fire ritual in a plain room with pale yellow walls. A priest in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged on the left, hands joined in prayer and holding a spoon, facing a fire pit built of white bricks with flames and marigold petals. Two young girls in white kneel at the right, hands folded in prayer. Behind the altar, a framed photograph of a seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, one hand raised, is garlanded with red, yellow and orange flowers and greenery. Below it, a white-draped altar holds a small deity murti, a blue-clad figure and brass oil lamps. Rows of brass plates with flowers and offerings line the foreground, and a brass kalasha sits at the right. The photograph is watermarked by the archive.2007-10-212008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a white stone temple hall with carved pillars wrapped in coloured cloth. A white stone fire pit is decorated with pink flowers, with a brass bowl, a small silver vessel and a brass pot in front. Four people sit on the floor behind it: a young man in orange, a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti with hands folded in prayer, a woman in a yellow sari with bangles, and a girl in red. A partly visible person sits at the edge, and a child in a red dress sits at the right. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.December 25 20072007-12-25Photo of a Vedic wedding ritual in an open temple courtyard. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bell in his right hand sits on an orange cushion behind a homa-like arrangement of white bricks covered with flower garlands, fruit, brass plates and small lamps, while a microphone stands before him. A woman seated across the altar wears a sari with orange and red and clasps her hands in prayer. Facing him, a bride in an orange sari with white flower garlands sits beside a man in a white dhoti and shawl. Seated in the background are rows of devotees in orange and white, a trident and a golden staff stand near the platform, and a golden deity murti is visible at the top left. The image is largely consistent with the page's wedding ritual, though only the visible ritual is described.2008-12-26 +1 copies