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A photograph of a Navagraha homa ritual. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red sacred thread and a white shoulder cord stands with his back to the camera, extending his hand toward a smoking fire pit covered with flowers. Behind him is a large red backdrop showing Surya, the sun deity, in a chariot pulled by seven white horses, with a lotus-like sun motif above. Hanging banana leaves and bunches of green bananas are suspended from the top of the frame. On the right, a hand holds a lit oil lamp, and a brass bell is visible near the lamp. Smoke drifts across the scene.

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September 24 20122012-09-24A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red beaded necklace performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp on a brass plate, held near his face amid rising smoke, beside banana stalks hung in a temple hall. Behind him is a large printed poster of a deity seated on a lotus, with a red and green garland, gold jewellery and multiple arms, above a chariot drawn by white horses carrying a second figure. A partly visible person in a red and gold sari stands at the right edge.2012-09-24A priest in a white dhoti with a red rudraksha-style mala and bare upper body leans over a homa fire, placing offerings among heaps of flowers, leaves and small clay pots. Orange flames rise on the left. Behind him a painted backdrop shows a red-and-green scene of white horses pulling a chariot driven by a figure with a crown and gold necklaces, with an Om symbol above. The setting suggests a fire ritual with flower offerings.2012-09-24A homa is performed inside a pillared hall decorated with green banana bunches and banana leaves. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-orange shawl and a beaded necklace sits cross-legged at left, gazing toward the fire. At right, a fire blazes in a brick-built fire pit, with a copper pot and ladle beside it. Behind the fire, a table holds fruit, flower garlands and offerings, and a large painted banner shows a deity seated in a chariot drawn by white horses, with a seated figure below. The centre of the banner has a red and purple background.2012-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20122012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07A temple puja scene with smoke rising over a richly garlanded deity murti decorated with white jasmine and marigold garlands and red flowers. A bare-backed priest in a purple and gold silk dhoti with a white upper cloth, seen from behind, performs the ritual while swaying a ceremonial fan or chamara. Devotees in white and cream traditional attire with gold-bordered cloths stand with palms pressed together on both sides, some wearing rudraksha malas and kumkum on their foreheads. Golden parasols and draped banners hang in the background of the pillared hall. Several people are visible, and a bell and oil lamp sit at the left.2018-04-14July 17 20062006-07-17A homa fire burns on the floor of a brick hall with a banana-leaf canopy overhead. Several men in white dhotis, one bare-chested with a blue-and-gold waist cloth, tend the fire; one kneels pouring offerings from a blue bowl with a long wooden stick. Around the fire lie heaps of marigold, yellow and purple flowers. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas stand, with women in orange and red saris and a man in white on the left. The scene shows a fire ritual in progress.2012-09-24A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a pillared hall. A bare-chested priest with a red rudraksha-style bead necklace and white dhoti bends over a brick fire pit, holding a large plate of flaming camphor or ghee lamp toward the blaze, with flower offerings and a brass pot nearby. Smoke rises from the pit. Behind him a man in a white shirt and blue-and-white dhoti stands with palms pressed together, and another man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti holds a small bell. A crowd of devotees in white, saffron and orange clothes stands in the background, hands folded. Banana leaves hang at the left edge.2012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24