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A ritual scene during a puja with several priests in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls, some with rudraksha and flower garlands. A priest bending at left, with a red headcloth, lights an oil lamp with a flame. In front stands a silver ornate altar with a kalasha-like vessel wrapped in green cloth and surrounded by yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. Several pots draped with white netting and flower offerings line the front. Other priests stand with hands folded in prayer on the right. A camera on a tripod and a basket of offerings appear at left.

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January 06 20182018-01-06Outdoor homa ceremony at night beside a square brick fire pit with flames rising from it. Several bare-chested priests in white dhotis with coloured striped borders and gold necklaces stand and kneel around it. One priest in the centre, wearing a red-and-white head cloth, pours from a metal vessel. Behind them a silver-framed object and tiered arrangements of yellow and red flower garlands rest on a silver stand, with brass pots on a table at the back. The page-based identity cue does not show a qualifying candidate here, so the people are described by role only.2018-01-06March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20182018-01-06December 07 20162016-12-07July 16 20152015-07-16January 06 20182018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06A homa ritual at night inside a temporary shrine with a corrugated metal wall. In the foreground a fire burns in a brick fire pit, and a bowl of water and a ladle sit beside it. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red shawl bends forward over the fire, hands extended toward the offerings. Behind him, a priest in white dhoti and red-bordered cloth stands and another man wears a green head wrap and a gold-bead garland while seated. Two men stand in white dhotis with red and gold sashes and layered beaded garlands, one with palms joined. Shelves hold rows of small white cups and a golden arch frames a decorated altar with a gold kalasha, a pink and white arranged arrangement of flowers and fruit, a golden lion figure, a painted serpent and an ornate statue. Four physical people are visible.2015-09-15A night-time puja at an outdoor ritual platform under a bamboo-scaffolded structure. A bald priest in white dhoti with orange shawl and rudraksha mala leans forward, lighting a brass aarti lamp before a golden deity murti decorated with red and white flowers and garlands. Behind him, several priests in white dhotis stand with hands folded or holding ritual objects, one in a blue-bordered dhoti at right. A man in orange robes kneels with hands joined at left. Offerings of fruit, flowers and brass vessels line the foreground steps and altar. Yellow marigold garlands decorate the stone steps, and red cloth covers the altar table. Approximately six people are visible.2018-03-02July 17 20132013-07-17January 06 20182018-01-06