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Night-time temple ritual with smoke rising from a central ceremonial fire pit or homa area surrounded by flower-decked offerings and brass vessels. Four men stand around the altar: on the left a bare-chested man in a red and blue dhoti holds his hands together, a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands centre-left, another in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands centre-right, and a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti stands at the far right. Marigold garlands and red flowers decorate the altars, a gilded arch frames the scene, and scaffolding is visible behind the structure. The atmosphere is one of priestly worship with lamps and offerings.

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March 02 20182018-03-02Night-time ritual at an outdoor temple-style pavilion with scaffolding and bare brick walls behind. Several priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand before raised platforms covered with red cloth, flower petals, and fruit offerings. A standing priest in a red and maroon dhoti and a blue shawl holds his hands together in prayer. Smoke from a homa or puja rises through the frame. Golden deity murti with red and yellow garlands sit on the altar at left and right, and brass kalasha and oil lamps are arranged on the platforms. Marigold garlands hang across the altar. No figure is identifiable as a person from visible appearance.2018-03-02Night-time homa at an outdoor temple courtyard. Several priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand around raised stone fire pits, one with a large flame. A priest in a yellow-and-white dhoti holds a ladle or offering over the central fire, while another with folded hands stands beside him. On the right, a golden deity murti or ornate image is decorated with red and yellow flower garlands, with fruits, coconuts and brass vessels arranged on a red-draped table. Marigold garlands line the fire platforms. Scaffolding and pillars frame the background, and a lit shrine is visible at left.2018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02December 07 20162016-12-07Night-time homa ritual in an open-air temple courtyard with a shallow fire pit in the foreground, ringed with marigold garlands and red flower petals. Several shirtless priests in white dhotis with yellow borders stand around the flames; one holds a small brass vessel and another raises a tapered ritual implement, while a third has hands folded in namaskar. To the far right an older man in a blue-bordered white dhoti tends a table draped in red and covered with flowers and fruit. Behind the fire, a shrine on the left holds a colourful deity murti framed by a decorated arch, and white scaffolding and pillars line the hall. Offering plates, a brass lamp, and a yellow cloth bundle sit on the ground.2018-03-02A photograph of an indoor ritual space under construction, with bare concrete columns, scaffolding and exposed ceiling beams. Several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand around a low brick platform decorated with marigold garlands, yellow and red flower arrangements, brass vessels and offering plates. On the right, a priest in a saffron-and-white dhoti stands near a red-draped altar with a flower-covered deity murti and a gold-framed backdrop. Smoke rises through the hall. A man in a saffron-yellow dhoti stands on the left, another in a saffron wrap stands centre-left, and no figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2018-03-02A night-time puja at an outdoor ritual platform under a bamboo-scaffolded structure. A bald priest in white dhoti with orange shawl and rudraksha mala leans forward, lighting a brass aarti lamp before a golden deity murti decorated with red and white flowers and garlands. Behind him, several priests in white dhotis stand with hands folded or holding ritual objects, one in a blue-bordered dhoti at right. A man in orange robes kneels with hands joined at left. Offerings of fruit, flowers and brass vessels line the foreground steps and altar. Yellow marigold garlands decorate the stone steps, and red cloth covers the altar table. Approximately six people are visible.2018-03-02December 07 20162016-12-07A homa ritual in a covered hall with a white cloth backdrop. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-and-maroon sash stands at left holding a tray of flowers. Beside him, a man in a pale cloth drapes white fabric over a smoking fire pit. Behind the fire, a tall kalasha is decorated with yellow marigold garlands, and a golden deity murti sits on a red-draped stage at right. Five men in white dhotis and orange or gold shawls stand in a row at right, one holding a microphone. Brass pots, banana leaves, fruit and flower offerings fill the foreground, and smoke rises through the scene. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance here.2015-07-17A night-time temple puja scene. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a sacred-thread cord and a red cloth wrap stands before a golden deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers, holding a plate in his hands. Behind him stands an older man in white with a brass basin. Another bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a green border stands at the centre, and a figure in white stands at the far right. The altar is draped in red cloth with yellow and red flower petals, leaves and small brass vessels spread across it. Scaffolding and string lights are visible in the background.2018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02