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A photo of a temple ritual in a gold-decorated shrine. A young priest with a bare chest, orange turban and orange dhoti with a striped gold-and-black waistcloth holds a bundle of grass or flowers over a garlanded ceremonial figure draped in white cloth with a yellow border, which lies on a stone platform covered with yellow, red and white flower garlands. A small oil lamp and a fire with smoke sit to the left, and a bronze lamp stands nearby. The priest wears rudraksha beads and a gold chain. Gilded pillars and carved panels fill the background.

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Temple ritual photo with a fire pit (homa or yagna) in the foreground, flames and smoke rising beside a long white cloth draped over the floor and a bed of red, orange and white flower garlands. Two young men or boys in orange and saffron clothing stand at right. The taller one in an orange turban and rudraksha mala has bare arms and a sacred ash marking, while a younger figure with a braided hair knot wears an orange shawl and beaded necklaces, hands folded. Behind them stands gold-toned ornate temple architecture, and at left a brass lamp, kalasha-like vessel and floral decorations surround a deity murti area.2021-05-27MAy 27 20212021-05-27MAy 27 20212021-05-27A photograph of a temple puja in a gold-decorated shrine. A young man in an orange head wrap and bare-chested, wearing a brown beaded rudraksha-style mala, a silver chain and an orange shawl over one shoulder, stands at right holding a small bell and a ritual vessel. In front of him a deity murti or figure draped in white cloth and a yellow border is heavily garlanded with marigold and red flower strands. A fire and smoke rise at left beside oil lamps and flower garlands. Golden carved pillars and panels fill the background. One person is visible. a person not confidently identifiable from appearance.2021-05-27A temple puja scene with a bare-chested priest in an orange head cloth, orange shawl and striped yellow-black dhoti performing offerings beside a fire and a large garlanded deity murti with yellow and red flower garlands. A figure draped in white with a yellow sash sits in front, near brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel. Ornate red and gold decorations frame the shrine.2021-05-27MAy 27 20212021-05-27MAy 27 20212021-05-27A shirtless priest in an orange-saffron headcloth and orange shawl, with white and yellow sacred markings on his chest and arms, stands at right pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a garlanded deity murti. The murti is draped in red, orange and yellow flower garlands and decorated with silver ornaments; a silver kalasha-like pot and brass lamps surround it. A small fire flares at left and smoke rises among flowers. A brass bowl and a lamp stand sit to the right. The priest wears a zebra-patterned waistcloth and rudraksha beads.2021-05-27A homa fire burns in a fire pit of split logs in front of a decorated shrine. A standing man on the right, bare-chested with orange ochre-marked skin, a saffron-orange head wrap and an orange wrap over his shoulder, pours grain or offerings from a metal vessel into the flames. Behind the fire, yellow and red marigold garlands cover a raised altar with deity murtis dressed in orange and red cloth and jewelled necklaces, flanked by brass lamps and small golden elephant figures. Gold-tinted pillars and a red cloth complete the setting. Partially visible at the left edge is another person in orange cloth.2021-05-27A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple setting. A priest seen from behind, bare-backed, wears an orange turban, orange shawl and orange-and-black striped cloth at the waist, with white ceremonial markings on his upper back and arm. He holds a brass vessel over a blazing fire pit lined with logs, pouring offerings of grains and red and yellow flower petals into the flames. Behind the fire, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with brass oil lamps and a golden figure in the background.2021-05-27May 31 20172017-05-31A photograph of a fire ritual before a garlanded altar in a gold-decorated temple hall. A man with an orange headwrap, bare chest, white ash markings on his arms and face, orange cloth at his waist and a beaded bracelet pours grain or offerings from a metal vessel into a blazing wood fire pit. Behind the fire, a deity murti and altar are draped with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands, with brass oil lamps and gold lion figures on a red-draped platform. The scene reads as a homa or yagna. The man is a priest performing the ritual, and no face-based identification is made.2021-05-27