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A priest with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a yellow shawl, pours liquid from a small green-topped vessel over a fire pit during a homa in a temple hall. Around the fire, rows of brick-shaped platforms are decorated with purple and pink flowers, and brass oil lamps stand on a red-and-white striped cloth. Other priests in orange and yellow robes and white dhotis assist nearby, one kneeling at left arranging offerings on a plate. Behind them, a deity murti is adorned with garlands of white and orange flowers, and colourful umbrellas and striped pillars decorate the hall. Shiva-related rites appear visible, though the exact deity form is not clear.

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April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a fire ritual inside a decorated hall. Priests in saffron and yellow dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand around a brick fire pit where smoke rises thickly. One priest in saffron, with a yellow shawl and sacred ash marks, holds a metal plate over the flames. Other attendants hold trays and kalasha-style pots, and flower garlands and marigold strings hang across the ceiling. A decorated altar with flowers, fruit and a metal vessel sits at right. Brass lamps stand on the red cloth-covered floor in front of the bricks.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa or yagna at a temple hall decorated with marigold garlands, hanging lanterns and colourful pillar wraps. In the centre, a man in a yellow shawl over a white dhoti stands before a smoking fire pit built of stacked red bricks topped with flowers. Around him, priests in saffron and yellow dhotis tend the fire and hold offering items, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a mala stands to the right. Brass lamps, a copper pot, fruit and a flowered altar sit around the fire pit. The pictured person's appearance does not clearly match the ceremonial description, so the identity is uncertain. Five or more people are visible.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa or yagna at a temple hall, with a fire pit built from stacked brick-like blocks decorated with flower petals and marigold garlands. A priest in white dhoti with a yellow shawl and sacred thread pours an offering from a metal vessel into the smoke rising from the fire pit. Nearby, a man in an orange-yellow dhoti stands with a folded cloth, and other ritual attendants in white and orange garments stand behind. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is adorned with flower garlands on an altar, with red-and-white umbrellas and flower-hung pillars. Brass oil lamps, fruit offerings, and a large copper pot sit at the front.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa or yagna ritual in a temple hall with a fire pit of stacked bricks, smoke rising, and flower-decorated brick offerings with brass lamps and a copper pot. Several priests stand around: a bare-chested man in a yellow-orange dhoti holds a tray, another in a yellow shawl and white dhoti holds a tray with hands raised, and a man in white with a purple sash and garlands performs the offering. A man with a shaved head in white ritual clothing and garlands stands with hands folded in prayer. Colourful decorated pillars, hanging green and red umbrella canopies, and marigold garlands frame the scene, with a flower-covered deity display on the right.2018-04-14