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A seated priest in an orange saffron dhoti and matching orange turban with gold border performs a ritual at a shrine. He wears a beaded bracelet and white vertical tilak marks on his arm and chest, and holds a ladle-like spoon over a small vessel of water with leaves. In front of him are a bronze kalasha, small brass pots, a silver bowl with flower petals, and a fire pit with flames at the lower right. Behind him a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, flanked by two lion figures and a serpent-like base, with two brass oil lamps lit before it. Striped steps and a purple cloth-draped platform complete the setting.

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A night-time homa at a fire pit in front of a decorated deity murti. A seated priest in an orange-saffron robe and a red-orange turban holds a long ladle over a bright flame, with white ash lines on his arms and chest and a rudraksha bead bracelet on one wrist. Behind him stands a tall temple structure covered in red, yellow and white flower garlands and gold ornaments, with a lotus-shaped base and brass lamps. A purple cloth covers a platform, and a silver bowl of offerings sits by the fire pit. A large gold-and-red decorated ceremonial umbrella stands at the left edge.2014-08-29A bare-chested priest with hair knotted high on his head and a horizontal white forehead mark sits beside a square fire pit, tossing offering into a flaming homa. He wears a saffron dhoti and a rudraksha-style beaded mala across his chest, with a silver bowl and ladle at his side. Behind the fire, garlanded deity murtis stand under a golden canopy with a cobra hood, adorned with yellow and multicoloured flower garlands, and a decorated silver lamp stand. Flower-strewn offerings and a kalasha rest on the platform. Red sparks rise from the fire in a dim tented setting.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A seated man in a rust-orange turban and orange dhoti with gold border performs a homa ritual at a fire pit, holding a ladle or stick over the flames while reading from a small book. He wears a rudraksha mala, a bangle and a white sacred mark on his upper arm. Brass pots, a kalasha, flower garlands, banana leaves and oil lamps sit on a low wooden platform, with a yellow garland-draped deity murti and blue cloth behind.2015-11-18September 24 20172017-09-24Night-time homa ritual under a tent-covered temple court. In the foreground, a saffron-robed priest with a bare upper body, white ash markings and an orange turban sits before a yellow-tiled fire pit, lit by a flame, holding a ritual object. Beside him, another orange-clad priest in an orange turban tends the offerings. Brass vessels, plates of flowers and yellow marigolds lie on the platform, and a rainbow-striped mat covers the floor. Behind them, a shrine holds a decorated deity murti with a kalasha. Several other saffron-clad attendants stand nearby, and a black stone statue is at left.2017-09-11December 19 20162016-12-19September 30 20142014-09-30A homa fire burns in a square pit lined with yellow and pink rangoli powder. A young man with long hair twisted up on his head, bare-chested, wearing an orange-yellow dhoti and red bangles, pours offerings from a bowl toward the flames. Behind the fire, golden thrones and deity murtis stand decorated with yellow, red and white flower garlands, and a gilded canopy hangs above. A silver kalasha and oil lamps sit on the platform at the front.2016-12-19May 07 20172017-05-07September 11 20172017-09-11May 19 20132013-05-19