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October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03September 09 20132013-09-09October 02 20142014-10-02January 13 20182018-01-13September 22 20092009-09-22January 1st 2013September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09October 02 20142014-10-02A homa or fire ritual in a temple hall. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured sash sits behind a fire pit built of stacked yellow bricks, holding a flaming ladle over the kindling. A priest in white and red-bordered dhoti kneels at right beside a brass plate of offerings. Behind them, a standing man in an orange robe and a cameraman in white stand near a gold ornate throne-like chair with red cushion. On the right, several deity murtis are dressed with white and orange garlands, with brass kalasha pots holding coconut and mango leaves on a pink cloth. A seated man and other devotees sit in the background. A woman with dark hair in the lower left foreground has hands folded in prayer.2010-12-23October 02 20142014-10-02