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A photograph of a fire ritual at night inside a temple-like hall. A young man with hair tied up in a topknot, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a rudraksha mala with silver ornaments, lifts a small vessel overhead with both hands above a rising fire pit. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes with white forehead markings holds a long ladle over a metal bowl at the edge of the fire. Behind them, a golden ornate arch frames a dark deity murti decorated with a crown and garlands. A brass lamp stands at the left edge, and smoke and flames fill the centre of the frame.

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ADIKAILASA on 3/6/20212021-03-06Two bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth wearing rudraksha malas perform a fire ritual at a stone fire pit with flames and smoke rising. The man on the left holds a brass plate or tray overhead with a red cloth on it, and his forehead bears a red tilak. The man on the right, with a full dark beard and long matted hair, a white forehead marking and a red tilak, uses a long ladle to feed the fire, with a small brass bowl on the pit's edge. Behind them stand an ornate gold-toned throne or altar and a dark drape, and a trident-shaped brass lamp stands at the left edge. This is a homa fire ritual.2021-03-05A priest with long dreadlocked hair stands bare-chested beside a yellow brick fire pit, wearing an orange cloth wrapped at the waist and over the shoulder, with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest. He holds a bundle of ritual items over the flames and pours or offers into the fire during a homa. Behind him, an ornate golden arch frames a dark ganesha-like deity murti decorated with colourful jewelled garlands and an orange cloth, with a golden kalasha-style lamp stand at left and gold-draped figures in the background.2021-03-06ADIKAILASA on 3/5/20212021-03-05ADIKAILASA on 3/6/20212021-03-06ADIKAILASA on 3/5/20212021-03-05ADIKAILASA on 3/5/20212021-03-05ADIKAILASA on 3/5/20212021-03-05A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple setting. A shirtless man with long hair tied up and rudraksha beads and a gold necklace wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, and pours a golden offering from a brass plate into a smoky fire pit. Smoke and sparks rise around him. To the right, a golden arched shrine frames a deity murti adorned with an orange cloth, crown and jewelled decoration. A brass trishul stands at the left edge, and a second figure in white partly appears at the right edge.2021-03-05ADIKAILASA on 3/6/20212021-03-06A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple-like shrine. A bearded man with a striped yellow-and-black turban and a bare chest, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, holds a round brass or copper plate up beside a large flame rising from a brick-lined fire pit (homa/yagna). Behind the fire stands an ornate altar decorated with garlands of white and marigold flowers, gilded elephant figurines, brass lamps and deity murtis in colourful garments. The gold-carved shrine walls frame the scene.2021-05-19ADIKAILASA on 3/6/20212021-03-06