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A photograph of a Hindu ritual at a temple-style altar draped in white cloth. A bald priest bare-chested with a saffron-yellow dhoti and a yellow shawl, wearing a headset microphone, pours or offers from a metal vessel toward a group of women seated on the floor. Five or six women wear red, pink and maroon saris with white flower garlands, sitting before a yellow-draped square altar decorated with yellow flowers and lamps. Behind them stands a deity murti dressed in garlands of orange, yellow and white flowers, flanked by smaller garlanded figures and a decorated flag with a gold border. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the altar, consistent with a puja or homa.

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A photograph of a homa ritual in progress before a decorated shrine hung with marigold garlands and a deity murti draped in flowers. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head and orange-saffron shawl sits at the front, holding a ladle over a metal bowl above a fire pit of yellow-marked bricks lined with lamps and coconuts. Six women in deep red and magenta saris, each wearing marigold and white flower garlands, sit in a row behind the fire pit, several with hands raised in offering. Hanging on the right is a small embroidered banner in orange and yellow.2015-10-21 +1 copiesA ritual scene at a homa fire pit lined with yellow bricks and marigold petals, with brass vessels of offerings and a lit oil lamp in front. A bald, bespectacled priest in a saffron-orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a ritual implement over a brass bowl. Six women in red, maroon and pink silk saffron-toned saris, with marigold and jasmine garlands, sit in a row beside him. Behind them, a golden ornate throne-like arch frames a decorated deity murti draped in flower garlands, with a second decorated figure and floral arrangements to the left and a small orange-and-white flag on a pole at the right edge.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA ritual scene in a temporary pavilion with white draped walls. Six women in red and maroon silk saris, with white and orange flower garlands and yellow-and-red vermilion marks on their foreheads, sit in a row on the floor facing a yellow-brick square fire pit lined with marigolds and small oil lamps. A bald priest in a maroon and gold dhoti sits cross-legged at the pit, holding a ladle over a brass bowl. Behind them stand a golden throne-like peetha draped with yellow and pink garlands and a large deity murti decorated with flower garlands and gold ornaments. A brass kalasha and a small orange and gold flag are visible to the right, and a few more people in red stand in the background. The scene shows a homa-style fire ritual with offerings.2015-10-21 +1 copiesA ritual puja before a decorated deity murti on an ornate golden throne-like shrine draped with yellow and white marigold garlands and a red-and-white floral backdrop. A man in a rust-orange turban and orange-brown dhoti, wearing red and white rudraksha-style malas and a gold pendant, stands at right holding a silver bowl and raising a small offering to the deity. Beside him a bald man in an orange-and-saffron garment pours from a bowl. Five women in red and maroon sarees, marigold garlands and bangles sit cross-legged on the left before a yellow brick-like fire pit with lit oil lamps, offerings and smoke rising. A decorated figure of a lion-supported deity stands on the far left. a person cues: the turbaned man wears distinctive rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornamentation, while the bald priest is a separate attendant.2015-10-21 +2 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA ritual scene at a temple-style hall where six women in red and maroon saris, with marigold garlands, sit on the floor in front of a yellow brick-like yagna platform with marigolds and small lamps. A man in a white dhoti and shawl, seated with his back to the camera, performs the ritual, holding a bowl and ladle. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is draped in garlands and flowers, flanked by a lion-faced altar piece and a golden arched frame with a gold ceremonial umbrella-style fan. Brass pots and lamps sit at the front.2015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a Hindu ritual in a hall with a tiled floor scattered with flower petals. A bald priest in an orange-red dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands at right, holding a white ceremonial fan toward a row of six women seated on the floor in red and maroon saris with white and orange garlands. Behind them stand large deity murtis draped in marigold and flower garlands and gold ornaments, with an ornate gold and red shrine at left. Brass lamps and offering bowls sit on the floor, and a decorated umbrella stands at right. A ceiling fan blade crosses the foreground.2015-10-21 +1 copies