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Ritual scene inside a temple hall with a red-draped floor covered in offerings. Two priests in white dhotis with gold borders stand at center, one lifting a purple and gold silk cloth over a row of decorated kalasha pots adorned with yellow and red flower garlands. Yellow marigold garlands and leaves surround brass oil lamps, bowls and a small fire pit with flames at right. Women in orange saris stand at left beside a drum, and more devotees in orange and white sit along the right edge. Yellow and gold ceremonial umbrellas hang overhead.

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Temple ritual indoors with a red floor covered in marigold garlands and banana leaves. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border, at right, lifts a purple brocade cloth over a canopy draped with garlands, while another white-clad priest in the centre holds the cloth. A shaved-headed figure in red garment with white flower garlands stands near a kalasha-like pot. Brass vessels, lamps, fruit and flower-wrapped pots fill the foreground. A woman in orange sari and gold necklace stands at left beside a brass vessel. No candidate for a person is clearly visible.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A homa or yagna at a temple hall, with a brick fire pit blazing on a red cloth and decorated with marigold garlands. Several priests in white dhotis, some with bare chests and rudraksha malas, perform the ritual. One priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl holds a ladle-like implement near the fire. Behind them, a row of men in saffron and orange turbans sits and watches. On the right, a bare-chested man in white holds a lit lamp over decorated pots and coconuts piled with yellow and orange flowers beside a purple cloth. Brass vessels, a silver-canopied umbrella and flower garlands fill the scene.2018-04-14A temple ritual inside a covered hall with a bright red floor. Priests in white dhotis, some bare-chested, perform a homa at a fire pit where flames rise from a ceremonial fire, surrounded by bundles of flowers, banana leaves, brass vessels and pots. Several saffron-robed monastics in orange garments and rudraksha malas sit or stand nearby, one holding a conch or ritual item. Yellow and orange garlands hang on a decorated altar and a deity murti is covered with a draped cloth behind the fire. Fruits and offerings sit on a tray in the foreground, and colorful umbrellas and pillars frame the scene.2018-04-14Priests in white dhotis and ritual attire perform a puja at a decorated altar within a temple hall. A man in white on the left holds a silver bowl, while another priest in white with a gold chain and a bare upper body waves incense smoke over a purple-cloth-covered platform. The platform holds yellow and red flower garlands, coconuts, bananas and decorated kalasha-like pots. A fire pit with offerings sits in the foreground, and a red and green canopy with floral garlands frames a deity murti.2018-04-14A temple ritual in a pillared hall decorated with marigold garlands and hanging red and purple lanterns. In the foreground a fire pit with flames and marigold-garlanded brick borders holds a homa, with a priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl tending it. Behind, a man in white dhoti with gold border and beaded necklaces stands beside a brass kalasha and tall marigold-wrapped pots and a silver umbrella. To the right, a red-and-green garland-draped canopy shelters a golden oil lamp stand. Several men in saffron and orange clothing stand in the background, with rows of devotees behind them. Brass vessels and offerings lie on the red floor.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa or yagna at a temple hall. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with marigold garlands on the left. Five men stand or kneel around it, most bare-chested in white dhotis with gold borders and gold necklaces; one kneeling man wears a purple-red turban and mala and tends the fire. On the right, a flower-decorated palanquin or deity canopy with marigold and jasmine garlands, pink and purple cloths, coconuts, brass vessels and a woven basket of offerings sits beside an orange-clad man with garlands who folds his hands. Strings of marigolds hang from the ceiling and red and paper lanterns decorate the hall. No candidate for a person is clearly visible.2018-04-14A temple ritual on a red-carpeted stage with garlanded pillars and marigold strings overhead. Shirtless priests in white dhotis with gold borders and red-and-gold shoulder cloths stand beside an ornately decorated deity murti draped in flower garlands, a kalasha and brass lamps placed before it. Robed attendants in orange and saffron hold ceremonial staffs and fans, and a woman in a blue-and-gold sari stands at left under a decorated umbrella. Banana leaves, fruit plates and flower offerings lie on the floor, and a crowd in orange and saffron watches from behind. The setting suggests an abhishekam or puja in progress.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14