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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a courtyard with orange-painted walls. In the foreground, a young priest in white dhoti and a shawl with red borders sits behind a brick fire pit, where smoke rises, and speaks into a microphone. Beside him, a young attendant in an orange robe, saffron-coloured cloth and a decorated cylindrical headpiece holds a ritual object near the fire. Behind them, several men in white ritual clothes sit or stand, some with gold necklaces and rudraksha beads. At right, a deity murti is decorated with a dense garland of red, orange, yellow and white flowers, with an orange cloth draped below. Brass lamps, bowls of offerings, a bell and a flower-and-fruit plate sit on the floor. A plaque on the wall reads part of a name. Several people are visible in the background doorway. No person is clearly recognisable as a person by the cues required.

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November 12 20102010-11-12A temple courtyard with orange-washed walls where a homa is being performed beside a fire pit of red bricks with flames. A young priest in white dhoti and saffron-bordered shawl with gold necklace, speaking into a microphone, gestures over the fire. Beside him a seated figure in orange robes wears a tall ornate crown and a rudraksha mala, hands folded, sitting near a deity murti draped in orange silk and heavily garlanded with red and white flower strands. Brass oil lamps and a plate of marigold offerings sit on the orange cloth. Other white-clad priests and devotees stand and sit in the background near a wall plaque listing names.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesA temple ritual photo. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits at left beside a small brick fire pit with burning embers and a microphone on a stand. Facing him, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a tall ornate crown-like headdress and beaded necklaces, sits cross-legged with hands joined before a richly garlanded deity murti draped in orange silk, with a brass oil lamp and a plate of marigold offerings in front. Behind, a bald man in white and other white-clad devotees stand near an orange-walled doorway, and a woman in orange sari stands nearby. Ritual homa or puja setting at a temple courtyard.2010-11-12A temple ritual photograph in an open courtyard. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a tall ornate crown and rudraksha-style beads sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a fire pit of built brick with burning flames and offerings. Beside him a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-toned beads plays a small harmonium-style setup near a microphone. Another priest with a shaved head and white cloth sits at left, and a standing devotee in white is behind. On the right, two large deity murti stand adorned with thick garlands of red, orange, yellow and purple flowers, with an orange cloth draped over a platform below and scattered flower petals. Brass lamps, a bell, fruit, a plate of flowers and steel vessels sit on the ground. Red and white striped walls and a tiled roof frame the courtyard.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Outdoor courtyard ritual with a small fire pit of stacked red bricks at centre, flames rising from it. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged before the fire beside a microphone on a stand. To the right, an orange-robed seated figure wears a tall ornate cap and a rudraksha mala, near a deity murti draped in an orange cloth and heaped with red, yellow and purple flower garlands. Brass lamps and a kalasha sit on the floor. Plates of fruit, sweets, rice and yellow flowers are arranged on red and orange mats. Behind, several white-clad men sit or stand, and a gilded red throne stands empty beside a framed painting of a figure in orange robes.2010-11-12Photograph of a homa/yagna ritual in a courtyard. In the centre, a young man in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at a brick fire pit, hands folded in prayer, with a microphone stand before him. Beside him a bald priest in white with a gold-bead necklace sits, and a man in orange robes sits at left. Behind, several people in white and orange stand and sit near a red-and-white striped wall. To the right, a deity murti is dressed in an orange silk cloth and garlands of red, orange and white flowers, with a brass lamp beside it. Offerings of fruit, flowers, brass vessels and a kalasha-like bowl lie on the floor and tables.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Outdoor temple ritual in an orange-walled courtyard. A young priest in white dhoti with red-bordered shawl and gold necklace sits cross-legged on the floor, eyes closed, holding a rudraksha-style mala in his hands before a microphone. Brick fire-pit with grass offerings and brass vessels, oil lamps and a brass kalasha lie in front of him. To the right, a deity murti with orange silk and dense garlands of red, yellow and white flowers stands beside a brass lamp. Behind, other white-clad priests and an orange-robed attendant sit in the background near a wall board listing names. No visible a person candidate is present.2010-11-12A homa ritual in a temple courtyard with a small brick fire pit burning in the centre. A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace tends the fire at a microphone stand, while other white-clad priests sit behind him. To the right, a figure in saffron-orange robe, a tall ornate crown and a beaded mala sits on an orange cloth. A large deity murti stands on the right, garlanded with red and yellow flowers and draped in a red-orange cloth, with a brass lamp in front. Plates of fruit, grains, coconut and offerings sit on a red cloth at left, and a red-cushioned gilded throne with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure stands at upper left. Two more people in white stand in the background doorway.2010-11-12