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A temple shrine interior with a fire pit (homa) in the foreground, built of colourful painted bricks with a small flame and offerings of yellow flowers, fruit and a cloth bundle. On the left, a priest in a magenta turban and orange-red dhoti sits with bare upper body and rudraksha beads, holding a ladle over the fire. Behind, a decorated kalasha-like altar stands garlanded with yellow marigolds. On the right, seated deity murti figures in gold crowns and red garments are adorned with garlands on a green and orange throne. Golden ceremonial standards frame the scene under white draped cloth.

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October 19 20152015-10-19A photograph of a temple ritual in an open hall. A priest kneels at left, bare-chested, wearing a magenta turban, white dhoti with red border and a beaded garland, pouring from a small vessel into a brick homa fire pit with oil lamps and flowers. Behind the fire, a tall ornate kalasha-like mandap structure decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands stands beside a deity murti pair seated on a green-draped throne, adorned with red and white flower garlands and gold ornaments. Silver stands and lamps line the back and floor, with brass vessels and banana leaves holding fruit and flowers before the fire.2015-10-19October 19 20152015-10-19October 19 20152015-10-19October 19 20152015-10-19A ritual homa scene at a temple-style setting with a fire pit of red brick burning in the foreground. A priest in a magenta turban and white dhoti sits cross-legged beside the fire, adorned with beaded necklaces, while a cameraman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala stands behind a tripod filming. Behind the fire stands a tall ornate multi-tiered mandapa shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, painted lions, a small Ganesha figure and a boat-shaped motif, flanked by two golden ceremonial standards. Brass oil lamps stand in a tiered rack, and a deity murti in a green-and-gold setting appears at right. Offerings of fruit and flowers sit at the fire's edge.2015-10-19A photograph of a homa at a temple-like hall with white draped backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange-red dhoti wrap with a bare upper body pours an offering from a silver vessel into a fire pit lined with yellow tiles and burning flames. Behind him stand two decorated deity murtis: on the left a figure in red and gold with yellow-orange garlands, flanked by lion carvings on a pedestal, and on the right a seated murti under a golden canopy and gold throne, wearing garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a red cloth below. Brass lamps, silver trays of offerings and scattered rose petals surround the fire. A rudraksha mala is visible around the man's neck.2015-10-22 +1 copiesA priest in a rust-red dhoti and matching shawl with gold border bends forward at a fire pit, holding a small hand drum or bell in his right hand while smoke rises from the flames. The square brick fire pit is decorated with coloured powders and sits before a golden ornate throne draped in red cloth, on which a deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, gold necklaces and a crown. Behind, a second decorated deity figure stands beneath a white backdrop, flanked by saffron-and-cream triangular ceremonial banners. Silver trays with fruit and flowers are arranged on the floor, and rose petals scatter the ground. A partially visible person in orange stands at the right edge.2015-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple puja at an outdoor shrine with a white cloth backdrop. A priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti edged in pink stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti seated on a green-draped throne. The murti wears red garlands, a red-and-gold crown and a decorated white garment. Another attendant in a pink-and-white dhoti stands at left beside a flower-garlanded shrine. Brass oil lamps stand on the right. Golden arches and yellow marigold garlands frame the scene, and a cameraman is visible behind the priest.2015-10-19October 19 20152015-10-19October 19 20152015-10-19July 09 20152015-07-09