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Outdoor temple ritual scene with a young shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes standing at center, holding a ritual implement. Around him, people in white clothing and a figure with bare upper body stand near decorated greenery and leafy garlands. Setting appears to be a village temple courtyard during a homa or puja.

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A photograph of a fire ritual at a temple. A young man with a shaved head wearing saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat in front of a fire pit, holding a ceremonial metal vessel with both hands. Behind him stands a man in a white shirt, and a red-and-orange drape hangs in the background. Decorated offerings, including a brass lamp and flower garlands, are arranged around the altar, consistent with a homa or puja.January 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in KavunthapadiJanuary 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in KavunthapadiA photograph of a ritual inside a temple setting. In the foreground, a young shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged, holding a small object near his face and a long-handled ritual implement with a rounded head. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with hands together. In front, a decorated arrangement of offerings and a kalasha-like vessel sits on a low platform beside a fire ritual setup. The scene suggests a homa or puja with oil lamps and ceremonial items.January 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in KavunthapadiA photograph of a fire ritual at an outdoor temple setting. A young man with a shaved head in a white dhoti stands at left, tending the ceremony. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, with long swept-back hair, sits on a red-cushioned throne-like seat and holds a ritual object above a brass vessel. Brass pots, oil lamps and offerings are arranged in front of the seat, with a fire pit and a deity-decorated backdrop behind. a person is seated centrally, performing or presiding over the homa.A photograph of a ritual fire offering held under a thatched pavilion with bamboo beams and hanging green leaves. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe, with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, stands at centre holding a large round plate of offerings containing coconuts, fruit and red flowers. Beside him a red-cushioned seat is set up, and a sacrificial fire pit with a shallow vessel of offerings sits in the foreground, where a person's hands are visible. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind and to the side, some with hands folded in prayer, and one wears a checked shirt. A microphone stand stands by the fire pit, consistent with a homa or chandi homa ritual.January 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in KavunthapadiA photograph of a fire ritual at a temple. A young man with long swept-back hair and a saffron-orange garment sits on a red-draped seat in front of a homa fire pit, with a brass vessel and offering items on a tray beside him. Behind him an older priest in white dress stands near a bronze lamp, and a few other people in white clothing are visible at the edge of the frame, with a red and gold canopy above. a person: the seated man in saffron with long hair matches the page's note that a person attended the Chandi homa in Kavunthapadi.Photograph of a homa fire ritual at night in a temple setting. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at center, holding green leaves and a bundle of stalks over an offering altar. A pyramid-shaped sri yantra-style structure is decorated with pink and white flower garlands. Below, a fire pit sends up smoke, with brass pots and vessels beside it. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand behind him, with smoke drifting through the scene.January 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in KavunthapadiJanuary 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in Kavunthapadi