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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.

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A homa fire burns inside a white brick fire pit in a temple hall before a shrine with deity murtis and gold arches. A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shirt with a red-edged cloth sits at left with palms joined in prayer, holding a small brass vessel. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and two tall dark statues with orange garments flank the shrine. Flowers and garlands decorate the deities. The scene is a fire ritual in progress.A man seated on a white cloth at the lower left, dressed in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar before a homa fire burning in a brick fire pit at the bottom center. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the fire pit. Behind it, a shrine holds a deity murti in an ornate golden arch, flanked by two standing female figures in orange-brown sarees and two seated smaller deity murtis draped with yellow-and-white garlands. Pillars and white walls frame the temple interior.Indoor temple scene with a homa fire burning in a brick-lined fire pit in the foreground. A man in white ritual clothing with a white shawl, thin-framed glasses, a black beaded mala around his neck and a sacred thread sits cross-legged at the left, his head bowed in meditation or prayer. Behind the fire, a sanctum holds a central deity murti and two smaller seated deity figures before a golden arch decorated with flowers and garlands. Two dark standing female deity statues in orange-brown dress flank the shrine, and brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha-style vessel stand near the fire. The walls are white with carved pillars.A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. A man in white ritual clothes sits cross-legged at left with palms pressed together in prayer, a white cloth beneath him. In front of him a square brick fire pit burns with tall orange flames, with a brass ladle and small brass lamps nearby. Behind the fire, a decorated deity murti stands in a gilded arch framed by garlands, flanked by two dark-orange statues of female figures and two smaller garlanded figures on pedestals. Brass lamp stands rise at the sides.A seated man in white ritual clothes with a red-bordered dhoti and a rudraksha mala, palms pressed together in prayer, sits beside a brick fire pit (homa kunda) where a flame rises. Behind him, two dark stone-like deity figures stand flanking the altar, and a central deity murti with garlands sits on an ornate gold throne, with floral garlands on smaller murtis. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the fire pit, and a brass ladle rests near the flames. The scene appears to be a homa or puja inside a temple hall.A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man seated at the lower left in white ritual clothes with a red-bordered cloth, hands pressed together in namaste and eyes closed, with rudraksha beads visible at his neck. In front of him a square white-brick fire pit burns with bright flames, with a brass ladle and small brass lamps nearby. Behind the fire, a central deity murti sits on a throne decorated with garlands, flanked by two smaller seated deity figures with garlands, and two dark standing figures in orange cloth stand at the sides against white pillars. Brass oil lamps stand on either side.A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man seated on the left in white ritual clothing with a white dhoti and a red-bordered cloth, hands folded in anjali mudra and eyes closed, with glasses and hair tied back. In front of him a brick fire pit blazes as a homa, with a brass offering vessel and brass oil lamps on either side. Behind the fire, a central deity murti is adorned with flower garlands and sits under a golden arch, flanked by two smaller decorated murtis, and two tall dark-skinned female figures in orange-red garments stand on pedestals at the sides. The walls are white with carved pillars and a hanging red curtain.A 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 homa being performed at night before a white brick fire pit with a large flame rising from it. A seated priest in white dhoti and shirt with red-edged cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, holds a small bowl near the fire while another person in white sits at the lower left edge. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the pit, with fruit offerings including pineapple and bananas at the bottom. Behind, a deity murti stands in the shrine, with smaller goddess murtis adorned with garlands and framed by ornate golden prabhavalis.A seated man in an all-white dhoti and kurta, with glasses and a dark rudraksha-style cord at his neck, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar beside an open book on a stand, in a temple hall. A bright flame rises from a brick-built fire pit lined with white stones, with a brass oil lamp in the foreground. Behind it stand black stone deity murtis in orange and yellow draped garments with garlands, and a decorated shrine with red curtains and floral garlands. Gold prabhavali halos frame the murtis. The scene suggests a homa or yagna being performed in a temple.A homa fire burns inside a white brick fire pit in a dimly lit temple hall. A seated man in white dhoti and white shirt, wearing glasses, pours or offers from a copper vessel into the flames. Behind the fire pit are deity murti in small shrines, with brass lamp stands flanking the pit and a small oil lamp glowing at lower left. The man is a priest performing the fire ritual; no distinctive a person cues are visible, so the identity is uncertain.A photograph inside a temple shrine during a homa. A man in white ritual clothing with a white shawl sits at left, reaching toward a white-brick fire pit with a small flame, holding a round brass or copper vessel over the fire. Behind the fire pit stand brass oil lamps and a gilded deity murti decorated with yellow and green flower garlands, flanked by two standing deity figures in orange-brown garments. The walls are white with carved pillars and a red curtain.