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A temple puja scene with two shaved-headed priests in white dhotis seated on a white cloth before a shrine. The priest on the right sits with palms joined in prayer, wearing a gold chain and bangles; the priest on the left, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his arms and forehead, handles a ritual item. Before them are brass plates of offerings: yellow and white sweets, flower petals, betel leaves, coconut, and rows of small brass oil lamps. Behind them stand painted deity murtis with garlands, including an elephant-headed figure and goddess figures in colourful garments, and a decorated silver-and-flower arrangement on a dais. No one is identified as a person in this image.

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Three shaved-headed priests in plain white dhotis and white shawls sit before a decorated shrine during a puja. The seated priest at centre has his hands folded in anjali, while the one at left sits with a tray and writes or handles items. Both have white ash lines on their arms and foreheads, and gold chains around their necks. Behind them stand painted deity murti figures, including a Ganesha with a pink body and a goddess figure with a garland. A brass oil lamp, kalasha-style vessels, plates of fruit, flowers, sweets and coconuts, and a small silver-and-gold ritual setup lie on the tray in front. Bright garlands of marigolds decorate the shrine.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight ritual in a decorated hall with a white marble fire pit (homa kunda) at centre. Several priests in white dhotis with bare upper bodies and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms perform the rite, one pouring offerings from a silver bowl into the fire. Behind them stand large white-and-blue deity murtis framed by ornate white floral arches, with garlands of yellow and white flowers and brass lamps. On the right, a seated man in orange-saffron robes, a red-orange mala and a gold-trimmed red velvet throne watches the ceremony, with a standing attendant nearby.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15December 23 20102010-12-23A row of men in white dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, performing a puja. Several have white and red tilak markings on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas. Brass plates and bowls with flowers, yellow powder and fruit, oil lamps and a small brass kalasha are arranged on mats in front of them. Some people hold their hands in anjali, others hold a small lamp or bowl. Behind them, people in yellow and white clothing sit in the background, and a banner or sign is visible at the top left. The scene reflects a ritual padapuja-style ceremony.2010-11-24Outdoor homa ritual at an ashram courtyard during Navaratri. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls sit on the ground around a square fire pit with flames, pouring offerings and handling ghee and grain in brass vessels. Behind them stand large colourful deity murtis, including a large goddess murti in red and white, an elephant-headed Ganesha murti with a purple garland, and several white-clad figures with garlands. Foreground tables hold steel plates of fruit, banana and orange, bundled offerings wrapped in red and green cloth, and brass lamps. Behind the priests, an empty red and gold throne holds a framed portrait of a deity. Orange buildings, palm trees and paper bunting fill the background. One priest near the centre wears a gold necklace; the central figure in the back row is partly obscured.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA homa ritual in a temple hall. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged on an orange mat before a brick fire pit where flames rise. A younger priest in white with a gold-toned border holds a silver tray of ash or powder and gestures over it. Behind them, three decorated murtis with garlands stand on a blue draped platform beside brass kalashas with mango leaves. Wooden sticks and a silver bowl sit at left, and two drummers in white sit in the background.2010-12-26October 16 20102010-10-16A homa ritual in a hall with an empty ornate golden throne draped with red and orange flower-decorated fabric on the left, and a deity murti in a green-curtained gilded shrine on the right, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-green border holds a plate of flowers and petals. A bare-chested man in white cloth sits by a brick fire pit with a small flame and decorated border. A woman in a yellow sari with a red-and-white blouse, with white ash markings on her arms, sits at right beside brass vessels of petals and offerings. Golden umbrellas and ceremonial fans surround the throne and shrine.2015-07-16A ritual puja is performed before a large painted deity murti with four arms holding weapons, its shrine decorated with red and white flower garlands and brass lamps. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, seen from behind, holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) toward the deity. Facing him, a young man in a maroon dhoti with white sandalwood markings on his arms and a beaded necklace sits cross-legged, hands folded. Brass vessels, a silver tray with food, a bowl of rice and a kalasha stand on the floor. Seated devotees in white clothes with orange garlands, hands joined in prayer, watch from the left and background.2013-05-17