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A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border pours an offering into a sacred fire on a wooden homa platform, holding a ladle-like vessel and a red cloth-wrapped object. He wears a gold necklace and bangles. Behind him stand three garlanded deity murtis with crowns and gold ornaments, decorated with red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands, on a red cloth-draped stone platform. Brass lamps and offering bowls with sweets, rice and fruit surround the fire, and a red-clad figure appears in the background. The scene reads as a homa or puja ritual.

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November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesA homa or fire ritual before a shrine of three deity murti decorated with garlands in red, green, purple and white. The central figure wears a crown, and flanking figures are adorned with crowns and red-and-gold garments. A man seated on the left, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a beaded necklace, faces the shrine beside a small flame in a fire pit. Brass oil lamps, a microphone stand, and metal bowls of grains, pulses, sweets and yellow powder sit on a red cloth in front.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a homa at a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on the ground at lower left, bare-chested with a gold necklace, extending his hands over a small flaming fire pit. Behind the fire, three metal deity murtis stand adorned with rows of red, orange, white, yellow and purple flower garlands, arranged on a red silk cloth. Brass oil lamps, a silver bowl of sweets and a plate of rice and flowers sit in the foreground. Red drapery and gold-framed images appear in the background. No visible candidate for a person is present in the scene.2010-11-12A photograph of a homa at a temple shrine. A priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth sits on a yellow mat before a small brick fire pit where a flame and smoke rise, with ghee and offerings nearby. A microphone stands beside him. Behind him a younger attendant in an orange cloth and a tall decorated cap sits. In front of the shrine, three deity murtis stand with garlands of red, yellow and purple flowers, and a red cloth covers the platform. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, and plates of sweets, rice, and fried snacks fill the foreground. Two people are visible.2010-11-12A priest in white dhoti with a red border sits cross-legged before a deity murti group on an orange cloth-covered platform, pouring liquid from a metal vessel into a bowl during abhishekam. Three figures are decorated with garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and plates of rice, lentils, sweets, fruit and a bowl of yellow offerings are arranged in front. The scene appears to be a temple puja. Only one physical person is visible, and no candidate for a person is present.2010-11-12 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold chain and bangle, sits cross-legged before a homa fire on a red cloth, performing a ritual at a shrine. Behind him, three deity murtis are decorated with garlands of red, orange, yellow and purple flowers; the central figure holds a trident. Above them, a seated figure in saffron robes with a turban sits on a gold throne, and a golden kalasha stands at the top. Brass oil lamps, bowls of grains, flowers, fruit and a red-and-gold bundle surround the offering area on the floor.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12