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A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck pours a ghee offering from a ladle into a square white fire pit (homa/yagna kunda) with smoke rising. Behind him, a second man in white clothing tends items, and a red-and-white garland-draped table with brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and offering plates sits to the right beside an orange wall and potted plants. Brass bowls with yellow offerings sit in the foreground.

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A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body stands at a white stone fire pit, pouring liquid from a ladle into the smoking pit. Smoke rises from the square fire pit, with brass vessels and a plate of offerings at the left edge. Behind him a man in a white shirt holds a tray near a red-orange wall with the sign Sri Anandeshwar Mandir, potted palms and a garlanded altar with brass pots and marigolds at the right. Two seated devotees sit in the background.2011-12-17A 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.2011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17A shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a gold-bead necklace and gold armlets, sits cross-legged beside a square homa fire pit and holds a metal ladle or spoon over the flames for an offering. Brass plates of flowers and offerings sit at his left, and a silver bowl rests on the pit's edge. Behind him a man in a white shirt and maroon lungi holds a notebook, and a drummer and other seated devotees appear in the background against an orange wall and green plants.2011-12-17A priest in a white dhoti and shawl with a gold ornamental necklace sits cross-legged before a white square fire pit, pouring offerings into a bright orange flame from a metal ladle beside a microphone. Plates of flowers, fruits, sweets and vessels are arranged in front of the pit. Seated devotees in white and pink clothing watch in the background, and a drummer plays near a red and white wall with potted plants. The priest's shaved head and ash markings are visible, and no appearance cues establish whether he is a person, so he is described only by role.2011-12-12December 17 20112011-12-17A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border sits cross-legged beside a brick fire pit (homa/yagna) with bright flames. He wears a heavy gold necklace and a gold pendant, holds a ladle over the fire in one hand, and reads from an open book on a stand with a microphone. Behind him stands a wooden cart, and to the right are trays of red chillies, fruit and other offerings.2011-12-31A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits at a black fire pit, holding a ladle over a flame in a homa or yagna. A gold rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck and he wears a bracelet. Brass bowls of offerings, yellow flowers, and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the stone ledge. Behind him, musicians play a flute and a drum, and a man in a white shirt and red-and-white lungi stands with hands folded. Orange-red walls and green foliage form the background.2011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17December 31 20112011-12-31A photograph of an outdoor homa fire pit beside a red temple wall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth, with a sacred thread and a white tilak, stands at the square fire pit and pours offerings from a metal vessel. Brass kalashas wrapped in netting, topped with mango leaves and coconuts, sit on a white cloth with orange, red and white cloths tied around them. Steel bowls and trays of offerings lie on a mat at left. A small flame burns on the pit's edge, and a black stone deity murti stands on a platform at right. Red containers are stacked behind the temple. Text on the temple wall reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir.A large fire blazes from a square brick-and-white-plastered homa pit at dusk. A priest in white clothing, with a bangle on the wrist, reaches in with a long-handled metal ladle held over a copper or brass bowl containing offerings. Behind the pit, several seated men in white dhotis and shirts play drums, and a woman in a gold-bordered sari stands at the right edge. Brass vessels, a red cloth and fruit lie on the ground near the fire. Scattered figures stand in the background. The scene shows a homa ritual in an outdoor courtyard.2011-12-31