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A photograph of a ritual at a temple-style hall. A man with a shaved head wears an orange saffron robe with a dark red border and bends forward over a red-cushioned seat, holding a silver tray with pink cloth and a lit lamp toward a small deity-like figure. Behind him, garlands of red, orange and purple flowers drape the stone shrine and a red throne-like seat. A yellow brick fire pit with a bright flame and brass vessels stands in the foreground, with a large green banana leaf and a red-and-white pillar at the right.

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January 1st 2013January 1st 2013January 01 20132013-01-01A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. A standing priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a beaded necklace and gold bangle, holds a silver tray with a pink cloth over a fire pit with a bright flame, performing an aarti or homa beside a dark ornate throne-like red chair with gold trim. Garlands of marigold and red flowers hang around the shrine, banana leaves stand nearby, and a deity murti decorated with flower garlands is visible at the upper left. The priest's face is turned down toward the flame, with no visible hair cues for identification. A printed label on the sign identifies the event title and copyright.2013-01-01A monk in orange robes stands at a small fire pit, holding a silver plate of offerings over an open flame in a temple courtyard. He wears a gold necklace and bangles, and is bare-shouldered beside a flower-draped throne with a red cushioned seat and gold trim. Behind him a framed portrait of a seated figure rests on the throne amid garlands of red and yellow flowers, and a banana plant stands at the right near stone steps. A brass kalasha and a small brass bowl sit by the fire. The person's face is not clearly visible, so no identity is established.July 16 20152015-07-16A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit in a hall with a gold throne and ceremonial gold standards behind it. A man in orange-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a red-and-white flower garland and a gold necklace, stands with palms pressed in namaskar. A second priest in a rust-orange turban and rudraksha mala pours liquid from a metal vessel into the fire. Two women in orange saris stand in the background, and a few devotees are visible at right near brass lamps. Offering bowls and oil lamps sit near the fire pit. The photo depicts a fire ritual, with a visible priest appearance-cued as a person by the page; the figure with the orange turban and rudraksha mala is the officiant, while the garlanded man is shown in namaskar. Identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-10-12September 11 20172017-09-11December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesA homa fire ceremony in an ashram room. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange and red border and a yellow headband stands at a fire pit, holding a lit oil lamp and a small bell while smoke rises. The fire burns over stacked yellow-wrapped offerings, with fruit, flowers and brass vessels around it. Behind him a golden framed portrait of a seated figure with long hair and garlands sits above a red cushioned seat on a striped rug. Marigold garlands decorate a silver tray at right, and a brown wooden door stands behind. Two other people are partly visible, one in an orange shawl at left foreground and one seated behind the fire. Photo credit line visible at lower right.2017-06-23Photograph of a fire ritual indoors. A sacrificial fire burns in a square pit of yellow bricks on a striped multicoloured mat, with a kalasha-style brass vessel and offerings nearby. A man in an orange-red sannyasi robe and matching turban, with rudraksha beads, stands at the fire holding a small flower and an oil lamp, while a second man in orange sits at the left edge. Behind them a seated figure in a red-brown robe sits before a gold ornate throne-like chair; the seated figure is not identifiable beyond this role. Two women in orange saris with prayer-folded hands stand at the right beside a wooden door frame. Marigolds and a magenta cloth-covered table with white-and-yellow decorated items complete the homa setting.2018-01-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual in a temple-style room. A standing man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long white and multicoloured flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, smiles while pouring an offering from a silver tray. Beside him a bare-chested priest kneels near a blazing homa fire in a white bowl with flower garlands. Behind them a deity murti is decorated with garlands in rainbow colours and gold-framed arch. Oil lamps and a tall brass lamp stand nearby, with a white floor air-conditioner and potted plants. Appearance-based candidate (a person) with rudraksha mala, saffron clothing and garlands.2015-06-04