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A photograph of a temple hall with orange walls and a gold-and-red ornate throne on the left, empty. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey shirt and a woman in a yellow top with folded hands sit on orange and blue-striped mats facing a homa-style brick fire pit surrounded by offerings. A white-robed priest with a bare chest and sacred thread kneels at the pit, and another priest in white sits to the right beside brass kalashas with mango leaves. Behind them, deity murti garlanded with white flower necklaces stand on a pink-draped platform under a canopy. A standing attendant in white and a seated person are visible in the background.

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A homa is being performed in a temple hall with orange walls and orange floor cloths. At the centre, a square brick fire pit holds a burning fire, and a priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged tending it while another priest with a shaved head and white shawl sits beside him. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey shirt with a white flower garland and a woman in a dark red outfit sit on the orange cloth watching. On the right, a row of deity murtis are decorated with white and yellow garlands, with brass kalashas and offerings on silver trays in front. A carved golden chair stands empty at left, and a few more people in white and orange clothes stand in the background.2010-12-23A photograph of an outdoor-roofed temple courtyard with orange walls and a corrugated roof, showing a homa in progress. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at a brick fire pit with a flame, holding an oil lamp. Seated on orange and striped cloths in the foreground are a woman in a yellow top and a man in white with a garland, plus others in the left foreground wearing garlands. Behind them are metal bowls of rice and food offerings and brass pots with green plants. On the right, a row of deity murtis and seated figures are decorated with garlands and draped in orange and blue cloth. A golden throne-like seat sits at left, and a monk in white walks past in the background.2010-12-26December 23 20102010-12-23A homa fire ritual on an orange cloth. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, feeds a square-built fire of yellow bricks with a ladle. A second white-clad priest sits behind him, and a woman in a red sari with a green border and floral garlands sits at left beside a bald man in white with garlands. Trays of food, a kalasha with mango leaves and a red cloth, and brass plates with flowers and vibhuti lie around the fire. Gold thrones with red cushions stand in the background, and a few standing people are partly visible at top right.2010-12-23A photo of a homa in an orange-walled temple hall. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at center, holding a lit lamp or flame toward the fire pit, which is built from brick with burning embers. Seated devotees in the foreground, including a shaved-headed man in white and a woman in a cream top, sit with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, deity murtis adorned with fresh flower garlands sit on a raised shrine with yellow and red cloth, and brass kalasha pots with mango leaves and coconuts line the floor. A gold-carved throne stands empty at left, and orange and striped cloths hang behind the altar.2010-12-26A homa or fire ritual in a temple hall. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured sash sits behind a fire pit built of stacked yellow bricks, holding a flaming ladle over the kindling. A priest in white and red-bordered dhoti kneels at right beside a brass plate of offerings. Behind them, a standing man in an orange robe and a cameraman in white stand near a gold ornate throne-like chair with red cushion. On the right, several deity murtis are dressed with white and orange garlands, with brass kalasha pots holding coconut and mango leaves on a pink cloth. A seated man and other devotees sit in the background. A woman with dark hair in the lower left foreground has hands folded in prayer.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23January 06 20182018-01-06Inside an open-sided temple hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof, a homa is performed in front of a shrine. A priest in a saffron-toned garment sits behind a small brick fire pit with a flame, while a seated priest in white and a few devotees in orange and white clothing sit on orange and blue mats. Brass kalasha pots with mango leaves stand on a pedestal in front of the shrine, where decorated deity murtis are garlanded with white flowers and sit on orange and blue cloths. Seated devotees in the foreground wear white flower garlands. At left, a cameraperson in white clothing films beside an ornate golden throne with a red cushion, and a person in saffron stands near the doorway. Four to six people are visible.2010-12-23November 06 20112011-11-06A homa being performed in an open-sided temple hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at center, holding a ritual implement toward a small brick fire pit with a flame. Seated before the fire are several devotees on orange cloth, including a bald man in a white shirt and a woman in a maroon sari. To the right, a row of deity murtis and images adorned with white and orange garlands sits on a raised platform, with brass kalasha pots and offering plates arranged on orange and blue cloths. A woman in a yellow and cream sari with curly hair stands at right reading from a book. An empty ornate gold and red throne is placed at left. A large ornamental shrine with orange drapes is visible behind.2010-12-26December 20 20092009-12-20