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A seated bare-chested man in a red dhoti with gold border sits on a raised platform before a deity murti and a lit oil lamp. He wears a red beaded mala and a gold necklace, a white tilak mark on his forehead, and raises his right arm upward. Seated to his left, a man in white robes with a gold necklace holds a microphone, and another man in white with a gold necklace sits beside him. Foreground devotees, one in a yellow shirt, face the altar. Brass plates hold flowers, betel leaves, a conch-shaped vessel and a kalasha. A row of white cups sits on a shelf behind, under dark red drapery, with a golden figure of a bull or lion statue on the right. The scene appears to be a ritual puja or initiation.

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September 19 20152015-09-19A homa or yagna ritual in a temple-style setting with a deep red curtain behind. A bearded priest with a shaved head and white tripundra, wearing a red dhoti and a red-beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold ornaments, sits cross-legged at a low silver ritual table, performing offerings with his hands over a brass vessel. Two men in white dhotis sit to the left; one with a yellow-white shawl and gold garland holds a plate of flowers, the other holds a microphone and a mala. Behind the priest, ornate deity murti figures and a lion-form statue stand on a decorated multi-tiered altar, with lit oil lamps, kalasha pots, shelves of white vessels, and marigold garlands. A seated man in a yellow dhoti faces away at the lower right. Scattered rose petals, brass bowls, and offerings cover the floor.2015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19A temple puja in progress inside a pink-walled shrine. A bare-chested priest with long hair, a full beard, white body markings, rudraksha beads and an orange dhoti sits on the floor, gesturing toward a brass pot-shaped offering with a lit oil lamp and white flowers. Beside him a man in a white dhoti sits with palms joined, and on the right another man in orange cloth attends with a metal plate. Above the altar a golden deity murti with a crown stands behind a brass lamp stand and flower garlands, with a large steel vessel and kalasha-style pots on the floor.2007-08-09September 19 20152015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19A homa fire ritual inside a decorated tent. A fire burns in a brick fire pit bordered with coloured rangoli, with smoke rising. A man in an orange-yellow cloth and red rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp and a small brass vessel near the fire. Around him, priests in white dhotis sit on the floor, one bare-chested and one wearing a white shawl, with brass pots and offering bowls. Behind them stands a decorated deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers, with a silver-trimmed throne and brass oil lamps nearby. A microphone stands at the edge of the fire. Four physical people are clearly visible, plus a child at the fire pit.2015-07-16