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A temple ritual at night in front of a decorated shrine with garlanded deity murti and a golden seated figure in red and yellow garments. A bearded man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, bare-chested, wears a brown rudraksha mala and a striped yellow-and-black head wrap. He holds a lit oil lamp with flame in his right hand, while a visible fire pit with flames sits in the foreground surrounded by brass lamps, small golden animal figures, potted plants and shrine offerings. Marigold and white flower garlands hang around the deities.

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MAy 19 20212021-05-19A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with a striped yellow-and-black headcloth, a beaded rudraksha mala and a metal kamandalu, stands at a homa fire and holds his hand out over the flames toward three decorated kalasha pots. The pots are dressed with green leaves and flower-patterned fabric. Behind them is a golden altar with a red velvet backdrop, garlanded deity murti wearing gold jewellery and bright red and yellow robes, and golden lion and elephant figures. Two oil lamps stand on the altar. The priest's body is bare above the shawl, and his face is only partly visible in profile.2021-05-19Temple ritual photograph in a shrine decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and golden lion and elephant figures. Central deity murti in red and gold garments with ornate crown and jewellery is adorned with flower garlands, flanked by two figures in orange and gold dress. A fire burns in a pit in front of brass kalashas and offering vessels with mango leaves. On the right, a man in orange robe, rudraksha bracelet and striped head covering holds a lit oil lamp aarti. The man's face is turned away from the camera, so his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2021-05-19Photo of a golden temple shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. Two deity murtis stand or sit on a red-draped platform, with a gold lion and small brass elephants and lamps before them. In the foreground a fire burns in a brick-lined homa pit. At left, a seated man in orange robes with rudraksha malas and a microphone reads from an open book on a stand. At right, a man in an orange dhoti and striped head cloth holds a brass tray and a ceremonial vessel beside the fire. Two decorative red and gold umbrellas frame the shrine. Two people are visible.2021-05-19MAy 19 20212021-05-19A priest in saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a white sacred thread, wearing a yellow-and-black striped headcloth, stands with his back to the camera before a fire pit homa. Flames rise from the pit, which is surrounded by bananas, mangoes and other offerings. Behind it a golden shrine holds a decorated deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands, with brass lamps, a kalasha and brass figures of elephants and lions. A second attendant in orange at right holds a metal pot. The is visible in the image2021-05-19MAy 27 20212021-05-27MAy 19 20212021-05-19A temple-style tent set up for a homa ceremony, with red and gold draping and garlands. A bare-chested priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl raises a lit camphor aarti lamp toward the front. In the centre a seated figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a floral backdrop; no clear visible cues establish identity, so the seated figure is a devotee-like person on a peetha. A fire pit burns in front, surrounded by fruits, flowers, brass vessels and kalasha pots. To the right stand decorated deity murti with garlands, and to the left a figure in white sits near a brass lamp.2012-10-17A 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.2021-05-27December 14 20162016-12-14January 06 20192019-01-06