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A photograph of a homa or yagna at a shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and a white tilak on his forehead kneels before a dark rectangular fire pit with his right hand extended over it, smoke rising around him. A brass oil lamp with a flame sits on the pit's edge, beside a silver bowl with offerings and a small book in his left hand. Behind, a deity murti is decorated with white jasmine garlands before a red and gold cloth, with brass kalashas and potted plants along a red and white wall.

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A priest in white ceremonial dhoti and shawl with a yellow border, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a white vibhuti forehead mark, sits beside a smoking fire pit (homa kunda) and gestures over it with one hand while holding a small paper. In front of him are silver bowls of red and green offerings, a silver bowl of rice or grain, a silver lamp, a kalasha and a red flower garland. Behind the fire pit, a deity shrine area with a wooden carved backrest and potted plants is visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance; he is a priest performing a homa.2011-10-29A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor temple courtyard. A young priest with a shaved head, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti and an orange-gold shawl and gold chain, sits cross-legged before a white stone fire pit (homa kund) filled with dark ash, his palms pressed together in prayer. A silver bowl and a ladle stand nearby. Behind him, brass kalashas with mango leaves and flower garlands line a red-draped altar, with small oil lamps burning. A large deity murti in red and yellow garments with gold ornaments and garlands stands at right, and a green-backed throne holds a smaller decorated figure. Potted plants and an orange wall surround the courtyard.2011-10-29October 27 20112011-10-27October 29 20112011-10-29A photograph of a priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold trim sitting cross-legged beside a fire pit with rising smoke, holding a brass lamp stand with a wick toward a yellow flame. Behind him, a shrine with brass pots, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and a deity murti draped in blue and yellow cloth. Potted plants stand on red-and-white steps. A silver bowl and a small oil lamp sit in the foreground. No a person candidate is visibly present.2011-10-27October 27 20112011-10-27A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a saffron-gold border sits cross-legged, holding incense sticks over a flame in a brass oil lamp on a stand. Gold ornaments and a gold chain are visible on his neck, and metal bangles and a beaded bracelet on his wrist. Before him stands a silver bowl with a silver ladle holding cooked grain or prasadam. Behind him brass kalashas and vessels sit beside a garland of white flowers, and a yellow and red cloth drapes a deity altar. Potted plants and a red-and-white striped wall form the background.2011-10-29A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a gold border, seated on a carved wooden chair and facing left. He wears a long gold-bead necklace and a gold bracelet, and holds a bundle of green grass and a small white ladle over a large polished silver bowl. A brass lamp with a lit oil flame stands at right beside a brass kalasha vessel, with white flower garlands nearby. Behind him are steps with terracotta pots and potted plants. A microphone stands at his side. A small bowl of red kumkum sits at lower left. A priest is performing a ritual.2011-10-29October 29 20112011-10-29December 17 20112011-12-17October 29 20112011-10-29A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border kneels at a square homa fire pit, feeding offerings into flames with a long metal ladle. He wears a gold necklace and a white tilaka on his forehead. Silver pots and a kalasha-style vessel sit on the stone ledge, with green plants and a red-and-white striped wall behind him. Other people are partly visible at the left. This is a fire ritual scene. The priest's identity cannot be determined from appearance.2011-12-17