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Outdoor photo of a white-pillared open pavilion with a shrine on a raised platform. A framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes with a garland sits at the centre, flanked by marigold garlands and small deity murti. Three people sit on the floor in front of the shrine: a woman in orange robes with a gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp (aarti), a man in a white shirt sits with hands folded in the foreground, and a young man in white with a yellow shawl joins palms in prayer. Brick-like stacks of yellow material, brass plates of offerings, marigolds, bananas, fruit and a brass bell lie on the green mat. Colourful striped cloth wraps two pillars, and a green banner hangs overhead.

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A photograph of an outdoor shrine pavilion with white pillars and a dark roof, flanked by two tall painted cylindrical pillars in red, blue, yellow and green with bird and floral motifs. At the centre a framed portrait with orange and red garlands sits on a white altar, with a small deity murti and an oil lamp burning on a red-cloth-covered table holding fruit and offerings. In the foreground a man in a white shirt sits with his back to the camera. On the left a person in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded in prayer, and beside them a figure in orange robes lights or tends the lamp. Tulsi plants frame the bottom of the image.A photograph of an outdoor homa or fire ritual under a white-pillared open pavilion. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits on a low seat on the left, holding a brass plate with a flame and offerings. Facing her, a man in a white shirt sits cross-legged on a green mat in front of a small fire pit with burning embers and stacked yellow blocks. Another person in a white kurta with a yellow shawl sits at the left edge beside a bell and rows of brass plates with flowers and leaves. Behind them, a raised white platform holds a framed portrait garlanded with orange flowers, a deity murti, fruit and marigolds. Tall decorated cloth banners in red, blue and yellow hang on either side of the pavilion.Three people sit on a green mat in an open white pillared pavilion performing a puja. A woman in orange robes, seated on a cushion, holds a lit oil lamp toward a small altar on a white platform. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits with hands joined in prayer at left, and a man in a white striped shirt sits at right. Before them are brass plates of offerings, yellow flowers, bananas, a brass bell, and a stack of yellow blocks. Behind the altar, a framed portrait shows a bearded figure in orange garments, garlanded with orange marigolds, flanked by deity murti figures and a kalasha-style arrangement of fruit and flowers on a maroon cloth. Colourful patterned columns with bird motifs frame the pavilion.A photograph of a open-air shrine with white pillars and a white-walled platform. In the centre a framed portrait of a long-haired man with a garland of red flowers hangs above a maroon cloth table holding fruit, flowers and offerings. Two decorative cloth-wrapped pillars in blue, red and yellow frame the shrine. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style gold necklace, sitting cross-legged on a green mat, faces two seated people: a young man in white with a yellow shawl gesturing with his hand, and a man in a striped white shirt seen from behind. A brass bowl and plates with offerings sit before them on a yellow brick platform, with tulsi plants in the foreground.A photograph of a homa being performed in an open-sided pavilion with white pillars and a whitewashed wall. Three men sit on a green mat before a brick fire pit with burning embers and flower offerings. A man in a white shirt sits with his back to the camera at the front. A man in an orange robe with a yellow-and-gold garland and a tilak sits centre, and a younger man in white with a yellow shawl holds a brass plate of offerings. Behind them, a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes is garlanded with red flowers, with fruit and offerings on a maroon cloth. Two painted pillars in red, blue and yellow decorate the pavilion.Outdoor photo of a homa ritual under a white-pillared open pavilion with a corrugated roof. A woman in an orange sari bends over a fire pit, stirring an offering with a long ladle, while two seated men in white shirts watch from the front. One man on the left wears a yellow shawl. Before them are brass plates of marigold petals, bowls of offerings, small bells and dried wood or sticks on a green mat. Behind them a small altar holds a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure, draped in orange cloth, with marigold garlands and offerings. Two tall cylindrical pillars with colourful patterned panels and orange fringe flank the altar, and white compound walls and trees surround the courtyard.A photo of an open-sided pavilion with white pillars and a tiled dais holding a deity murti and a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in saffron, garlanded with orange flowers. Two colourful cloth-wrapped pillars stand on either side. In the foreground a fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit with brass plates of offerings and a bell nearby. A woman in orange robes sits cross-legged and holds a flame, facing the fire. Beside her a person in white with a yellow shawl sits on a green mat, and a man in a white shirt sits at the fire. A boy in a red-and-white striped shirt sits at the right edge.Outdoor ritual scene under a white-pillared open pavilion with colourful painted pillars decorated with floral and geometric patterns. Three men sit on a green patterned mat before a brick fire pit, with a silver tray of coloured cloths, flowers and offerings in front. The seated man at left wears a white kurta with a yellow shawl; the central man wears a white striped shirt; a standing man in orange clothing stands behind. On a raised platform at right, a framed portrait labelled with a printed name is garlanded with red flowers, flanked by fruit and offerings on a maroon-draped table. The portrait shows a figure with long hair, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces in saffron clothing, a person depiction.A photograph of three seated men in an open white pavilion with white pillars and two tall cylindrical decorations painted with blue, red and yellow geometric and floral patterns. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a tilak sits cross-legged facing left, next to a man in a white shirt and yellow shawl. A third man in a white striped shirt sits with his back to the camera on a green mat. In front of them are brass vessels, a plate and small offerings. Behind them on a white altar is a framed portrait garlanded with red flowers, flanked by small deity murtis and a lamp, with a red cloth on the platform. +1 copiesA photograph of an open-sided white pavilion where a priest in an orange cloth and a man in a white striped shirt sit cross-legged on a green mat beside a low brick fire pit decorated with yellow flowers. A younger man in white with a yellow shawl sits at left holding a brass tray with offerings. Behind them a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange and beads hangs above a small shrine table with fruit, a brass lamp and a deity murti. Colourful striped pillars with floral patterns frame the scene, and a white compound wall and trees stand behind. Three physical people are visible, and the fire pit and offerings suggest a homa or puja.Outdoor puja under a white-pillared open pavilion with a green-and-white mat on the floor. A monk in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead band sits cross-legged on a low platform, holding a small ritual vessel and attending to a row of silver bowls and offerings arranged on a green mat in front. Beside him, a person in white clothing with a yellow shawl bends forward over the offerings. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers sits on the mat to the right. Behind them, a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes adorned with a red garland sits on a red-draped altar with fruit, flowers and small deity murtis. Two tall colourful cloth-wrapped pillars with bird motifs flank the altar, and a brass bell lies on the floor at left.Outdoor shrine pavilion with white columns and a painted ornate pillar wrapped in blue, red and yellow geometric patterns with bird motifs. Three people sit on a green patterned mat: a young man in white kurta with a yellow shawl on the left with palms pressed together, a central figure in orange robes with rudraksha mala and orange-saffron cloth sitting in prayer, and a man in a white shirt seen from behind on the right. Before them are brass plates with lit oil lamps, flowers, a bell and piled colourful offerings. Behind them on a raised platform is a framed portrait draped with garlands beside deity murti and a fruit offering.