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A photograph of a temple shrine interior during a fire ritual. In the foreground a person with long dark curly hair and a yellow shawl sits with back to the camera. Beside them a man in white ritual clothing with a sacred thread sits at a low white-brick fire pit, a flame burning on it, and holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame. Behind them stand two dark carved guardian figures flanking a shrine with a deity murti under an ornate golden arch, garlanded, with additional small murtis before it. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor and a tray of fruits, including bananas, oranges and pineapple, sits in front of the fire pit.

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Photograph inside a temple shrine hall of a homa fire burning in a square fire pit built of white bricks. A man in white clothes with glasses and long hair pulled back pours or offers something into the flames with his arm extended. In the foreground, a person with curly dark hair in a yellow and white shawl sits facing the fire. Behind the fire pit stand golden-framed shrine figures and a deity murti decorated with garlands, and brass oil lamps stand on either side of the fire. Fruits and bananas are arranged at the base of the fire pit. Two people are visible in the scene.A homa fire ritual inside a temple shrine. A white-brick fire pit blazes in the centre, flanked by two tall brass oil lamp stands. A seated priest in white robes with a maroon border tends the fire with a long stick, and a man in a white shirt and yellow cloth sits in the foreground at left. Brass plates hold bananas, oranges, pineapple, cooked rice and other offerings, and incense sticks stand nearby. Behind the fire, adorned deity murtis wearing garlands are set in golden arches. The priest is not identifiable as a person from the visible cues.A dim temple interior shows a homa fire burning in a square white-brick fire pit at centre. A man in white ritual clothes with a white dhoti and a red-bordered cloth sits at left, leaning over the fire and handling offerings. Brass oil lamps stand beside the pit. Behind the fire, a deity murti in orange-red garments stands in a niche, and flower-garlanded altar figures with gold prabhavali halos sit to the right. In the lower foreground, the backs of two seated devotees are visible, with fruit and offering plates before them. The kalasha and offering trays are arranged on the floor.Indoor temple ritual at night with a fire pit. A man in white ritual dhoti and shirt, wearing glasses, holds up a lit brass lamp toward a shrine. Behind the lamp stand small deity murtis and an ornate golden prabhavali. A large painted deity figure in red stands in the background. Brass oil lamps stand beside a white brick fire pit with smoke rising. A framed portrait on the right shows a man with a garland and beaded necklace, labelled with no readable caption. Smoke fills the room. The person lit by the lamp does not clearly match a person candidate.A seated man in white ritual clothing with a white shawl and a faint reddish-brown border on his garment sits before a homa fire pit built of white bricks, flames rising from a bed of burning material. He holds his palms pressed together in namaskar near his chest. Behind the fire, golden lamp stands and brass oil lamps flank a shrine with several deity murtis, including a central figure decorated with garlands and two female figures with raised arms in orange-red garments. Lit oil lamps sit on the floor at the lower left. The man has short grey hair pulled back, wears glasses, and has a shaved-looking head, so the a person candidate cue is absent; he is presented as a priest performing a homa. The setting is a temple interior with white walls and a dark floor.A homa is being performed at night before a brick-lined fire pit with a large flame rising from it. A person in white robes with a white shawl sits on a low seat at left, extending an arm to throw an offering into the fire, with sparks flying. Behind the fire pit are brass oil lamps, fruit offerings including pineapple and bananas in the foreground, and a small lit oil lamp at lower left. In the background stand dark deity murti figures with orange garments and a gilded arch-shaped shrine decorated with garlands.A photograph inside a temple shrine at dusk. A man in white ritual clothes with a white shawl sits on a low seat, holding an oil lamp flame over a small white brick fire pit, while a young attendant in a yellow cloth sits beside him with hands joined. Behind them is a deity murti with gold-framed arch decoration and a kalasha-style altar, flanked by two dark wooden guardian figures. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor and a framed photograph garlanded with flowers and orange cloth hangs on the right. The setting suggests a puja or homa being performed.2009-09-22A photograph of a homa fire burning inside a white brick fire pit on a dark polished floor in a temple shrine. Brass oil lamps (deepams) stand on either side, and a brass bowl sits at the left. Behind the fire, deity murtis with garlands and ornate gold halos are placed on white-draped platforms, with a painting at the upper right. On the left edge, a person in white clothes with red trim sits with hands folded in prayer. Fruit, including bananas, a pineapple and apples, lies on a brass tray in front of the pit, and a small oil lamp burns at the lower left.A dim temple shrine interior with white walls and carved columns. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends over a small brick fire pit, pouring an offering with a vessel, while a flame burns in the pit. Behind him stands a golden deity murti in an arched niche framed by red drapes, flanked by dark carved figures. Two smaller deity images with golden halos sit before the pit. On the right, a framed portrait of a woman in orange garments and a garland rests on a draped seat. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, and a second person in a yellow cloth sits at lower left.2009-09-22Indoor temple homa in progress. A standing priest in white dhoti and sleeveless white top with a green-and-red sash faces an ornate shrine holding a deity murti with a gold arched backdrop. A fire burns in a white brick fire pit in the foreground, flanked by brass oil lamps. Platters of fruit, sweets, flowers, coconut and grains are arranged on the floor. A seated woman in white garments sits at the left edge. Two dark statues of attendant figures in orange-brown garments flank the shrine, and a framed portrait on the right shows a figure in saffron robes and a beaded necklace seated in meditation, placed on a wooden chair with a red cloth.Interior of a white temple hall with a dark polished floor where a priest in white dhoti and sleeveless white garment bends over a white brick-built homa fire pit, placing an offering with his hand. Behind him, two dark stone dvarapala figures in orange-saffron dhotis flank a shrine with a decorated arch and a deity murti adorned with red and gold garments. Brass lamps and trays of fruit, sweets and flowers surround the fire pit. A woman in white sits at the left edge near brass vessels and a plate of offerings. On the right, a framed portrait labelled with a visible name stands on a red-draped seat, showing a figure in orange robes with rudraksha malas. Three people are visible.A seated priest in white ritual clothes with a white shawl edged in red, wearing glasses and a dark beaded mala, performs a homa at a whitewashed brick fire pit. A bright flame rises from the pit, with a brass ladle-like spoon and a coconut-shell bowl of offerings in his hands. Brass oil lamps on tall stands flank the fire, and fruit including pineapple and bananas, plus flower-filled brass plates, lie in front. Behind the fire, deity murtis adorned with garlands and gold-framed prabhavali halos stand before a shrine with red curtains and flower decorations. A lone lit oil lamp sits on the floor.