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A standing figure in orange-and-saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, a saffron shawl over one shoulder and a rudraksha-style bead mala, pours or offers from a silver bowl over a fire pit (homa) in front of a gold-canopied shrine. The shrine holds two decorated deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers beneath a gold canopy with colourful tiered decorations. Beside the figure, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds a silver tray. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothes sit with palms joined, and a painted backdrop shows a red and orange guardian figure. Brass vessels and a yellow-lit stone platform surround the fire. The figure's appearance matches the page's cues of long hair and saffron clothing, but identity cannot be confirmed from the image alone.

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A photograph of a temple-style puja inside a hall with painted pillars and a decorated shrine. A figure in an orange-brown robe with a gold border and long dark hair stands at the centre, hands extended over a small fire pit of ghee-soaked fuel blocks with flames and smoke rising. A shaven-headed attendant in orange robes on the left holds a silver tray and a silver bowl. Seated devotees in white clothes with folded hands sit behind the fire pit, and a seated man in white on the right. Behind, a gold canopy shelters a garlanded deity murti with flower garlands and red and orange drapery. Silver vessels and a kalasha sit in front, and a tall painted dvarapala figure with a mace stands at left. This appears to be a homa or yagna in progress.2013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13A standing man in an orange-brown dhoti and orange shawl with long loose hair holds a lit lamp toward a golden canopied shrine to the right, where garlanded deity murtis sit under floral decoration. Behind him a painted deity figure with multiple arms carries a trident. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing, including a shaved-headed youth in orange with a tilak, press their palms together at a fire pit with yellow ghee blocks, brass plates and offerings in front of the shrine, indicating a puja or homa. a person cues are the long swept-back hair and orange-brown ritual dress of the standing officiant; the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2013-05-13May 17 20132013-05-17May 13 20132013-05-13May 17 20132013-05-17May 13 20132013-05-13A photograph of a ritual homa in a temple hall. A standing man with long dark hair and a flower garland wears a rust-brown dhoti with gold borders and offers a flame from a brass vessel toward a fire pit of bricks. Beside him, a younger attendant in saffron-orange cloth with a white tilak holds a bowl. Seated devotees in white clothes sit with palms folded, and a deity murti stands in an ornate golden shrine decorated with red and white flower garlands. A golden palanquin-style canopy frames the scene, and brass pots and offerings lie on the floor in front.2013-05-15May 13 20132013-05-13 +1 copiesMay 17 20132013-05-17May 13 20132013-05-13May 19 20132013-05-19