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A photograph of a homa fire burning in the foreground before a golden-framed seat with a red cushion, where a figure in white sits in ritual posture. To the left, a young priest with glasses and a bare upper body and pink cloth draped over his shoulder sits beside a brass bowl. Behind, a shrine is decorated with yellow, orange, purple and white flower garlands, with deity murti figures with crowns, and tall brass lamps. The scene suggests an abhishekam-related ritual with fire offering.

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A temple shrine with garlanded deity murtis framed by an arched stone niche. Several garlands of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers are draped over the statues. In the foreground, a blurred fire of a homa or yagna burns in front of a seated figure in a dark red garment with a rudraksha mala, seated on a gold-framed throne. A bare-torsoed priest in an orange headband tends the fire at left. Brass lamps stand beside the shrine.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A homa fire burns in a brass-edged wooden fire pit before a golden-framed red throne where a seated figure in red and saffron-toned clothing holds a trident and wears a rudraksha mala, with a sanctum of deity murtis garlanded in marigolds behind. Several men sit on the red floor: one shirtless in white dhoti with a pink head cloth and orange-tinted shawl near brass vessels, another shirtless beside him, and a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl on the right holding a flower plate. Brass lamps, banana leaves, marigold garlands and offering plates surround the scene, with a decorative curtain overhead.2016-12-02A temple-style ritual stage with a central seated figure on a gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a white garland and rudraksha-style beads, with a microphone in front. Behind him, deity murti are decorated with yellow and multicoloured flower garlands and a small gold kalasha-like lamp stand flanks the scene. Several priests in white dhotis and a man in a pink headcloth perform a puja or abhishekam, one holding a ritual implement near a tray of marigold petals and brass vessels with garlands. Camera operators and seated devotees fill the foreground, blurred in the front rows.2016-12-02October 18 20152015-10-18A temple shrine with a stone-pillared pavilion dominated by a central deity murti group, seated figures with crowns and a gold halo-like arch behind them, decorated with garlands of yellow and marigold flowers and multicolored bands. Brass oil lamps stand before the altar. A person with long dark hair in a saffron-orange garment and a red-and-white garland stands in front of the altar, and a young man in saffron-orange robes stands at right. Yellow-orange drapes and curtains frame the scene.2016-12-03March 07 20162016-03-07Evening puja at a temple-style hall before a deity shrine decorated with rainbow and marigold garlands. A central figure seated on a red cushioned seat with a gold back, wearing a red turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, is the probable Swamiji by appearance and role. Attendants in white or bare-chested ritual dress tend a fire pit and offerings, with a brass vessel and oil lamps on a low table. Seated devotees in white and dark clothing fill the foreground, and a banana plant and ornate stone pillars frame the scene. Shrine figures of deities hold the centre behind the seat.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02February 02 20162016-02-02March 02 20112011-03-02 +1 copies