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A courtyard puja beside an ornate carved wooden door studded with brass knobs and a brass ring handle. In the foreground, a priest in rust-red dhoti and a red-orange head cloth leans forward over a fire pit of stacked bricks, tending small flames and a kalasha-like vessel decorated with green leaves, flowers and white cloth. To the right, two attendants in saffron-orange robes stand; one holds a brass tray of offerings and the other wears white ash lines and a beaded necklace. Oil lamps burn on the step. A brass plate and bowl sit on a striped mat. The scene suggests a homa or puja ritual in a temple-like courtyard.

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Photo of a fire ritual at a carved wooden double door with brass studs and a brass knocker, beside a grey brick wall. A bare-chested priest in orange-brown dhoti and rust-coloured wrap, with a sandalwood-marked torso, a long rudraksha mala and a small turban, pours from a metal cup over a small fire pit. Two orange-robed attendants with orange turbans kneel and tend the flame, one holding a metal vessel. Decorated offerings with green leaves and cloth sit on the floor beside a lit oil lamp and brass bowls on a striped mat.2018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-walled interior with a dark carved wooden door. On the right, a bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a small brass bell and stands before an altar. Several young men in saffron-orange cloth with white body markings and rudraksha malas stand on the left, one holding a brass vessel. On the altar sit bananas, marigold and multicolour flowers, a brass plate and oil lamps on a striped mat, and a carved wooden throne-like seat. A seated figure in the background wears a white garland. The scene reads as puja or seva offerings, with no visible printed names.2018-05-10 +1 copiesA ritual scene in an indoor hall with carved wooden screens and a stone wall. A standing man in a rust-red turban and sacred thread, bare-chested with rudraksha and metal necklaces, holds a silver bell in his right hand and gestures toward a fire pit. In front of him, a silver tray holds yellow-wrapped coconuts decorated with green leaves and pink flowers, and a burning fire is built from yellow brick. Behind him, a seated man in a rust-red wrap and a heavy gold pendant necklace sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with hands folded, his forehead marked with white tilak. The floor has a striped woven mat. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with a person candidate in a sitting position, but the uncertainty is considerable, so the identity is marked as unsure.2018-04-26May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in an indoor temple-like space. A man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne wears a saffron-orange robe, a long gold pendant necklace and a red-and-gold beaded mala, with tilak on his forehead; flames rise from a yellow-brick fire pit in front of him. A bare-chested priest kneels at the fire pouring offerings, with white and yellow markings on his body and a reddish-brown dhoti. A woman in orange robes and a turban holds a brass tray of pink flowers, with a pot of ripe fruit and flowers nearby. Woven rugs cover the floor and fans stand beside the pillars.2018-04-26April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual through an ornate carved wooden doorway. A fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit in the foreground. Two saffron-robed sannyasis perform the ritual. The seated man on the right wears an orange turban and orange cloth, is bare-chested with a long beard and ash marks, and pours an offering from a small metal vessel into the fire, with a brass bowl and a plate of offerings and kumkum before him. A second young sannyasi with long matted hair, orange cloth, beaded necklaces and ash on his forehead sits behind the fire pit. Potted plants and pink flowers appear behind them.2018-02-25A photograph of an outdoor homa at a shrine. A young man in an orange turban, orange dhoti and orange shawl, with rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, stands at right pouring from a metal vessel into a fire burning inside a brick fire pit. Beside him, a second shirtless young man in orange cloth with rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a striped mat holding a ladle. Behind them a seated figure in a golden throne wears a crown, orange-red cloth and a garland. In front, yellow and white flower garlands, fruits, bowls and brass vessels lie on striped mats. Brick walls and a wooden door frame the scene.2019-01-05September 14 20172017-09-14 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 01 20182018-04-01 +1 copies