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A photograph of a priest seated cross-legged beside a rectangular fire pit (homa/yagna kund) with dark ash inside, performing a ritual at a small altar. The priest has a shaved head, wears a white dhoti and a gold necklace and bracelet, and sits with palms pressed together in prayer near a microphone on a stand. Behind him stand large decorated murtis of Ganesha in pink and gold, and a female deity figure in pink and white garments, with a lion-shaped carved throne. A brass oil lamp stands on the altar, a bowl sits at the edge of the pit, and garlands of yellow and red flowers adorn a seated murti in front. The scene is an indoor puja setting, with no clearly visible a person candidate.

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October 08 20102010-10-08October 08 20102010-10-08October 15 20102010-10-15A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a mat before a homa fire pit, extending his right hand over the offering area. He wears a gold necklace and a gold bangle, with a tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand brightly decorated deity murtis, including a pink and gold Ganesha with a red garland and a female figure in green and gold. A brass oil lamp and brass bowls with offerings sit on the altar, and a small deity murti in white and orange flower garlands sits at right. Fairy lights line the backdrop, and a lion figure appears at the far right.2010-10-13October 15 20102010-10-15A shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti and gold beaded necklace sits cross-legged before a rectangular white marble fire pit, holding a brass bowl and spoon while performing a homa. A microphone stands in front of him. Behind the pit, a large murti of Goddess Durga with multiple arms and a lion mount is decorated with white and red garlands and a white lace backdrop, flanked by a pink-trunked Ganesha murti and a lit brass oil lamp. Brass pots, banana-leaf offerings, flower garlands and lit oil lamps surround the altar. A man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala stands at the left edge, hands folded in reverence.2010-10-15A photograph of a homa or yagna fire pit, a rectangular stone fire altar with a dark basin, in a temple-style shrine decorated with white and gold floral arrangements. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold beads kneels at the altar with hands folded in namaste, holding a small brass bowl and a ladle-like spoon. Behind the altar stands a large deity murti of Durga riding a lion with many arms, flanked by smaller murtis of Ganesha in pink and gold, and other goddesses. Oil lamps, brass lamps, kalasha-style offerings and a bell-like object sit on the altar, with a second devotee in white standing at the upper left. Colourful umbrella canopies and orange cloth hang behind the shrine.2010-10-15A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head and a beaded necklace sits cross-legged at a white-rimmed square fire pit or yagna kund, holding a microphone while chanting. Behind him, a large colourful Durga murti rides a lion and holds weapons in many hands, flanked by a pink Ganesha figure and other deity figures. Brass oil lamps, a brass vessel and plates of offerings lie on the floor. Two men in white stand at the left, one with hands folded. The setting appears to be a night puja or homa at a temple.2010-10-15A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain necklace and bangle, seated cross-legged at a white stone homa/yagna fire pit, hands pressed in namaskar in front of a microphone. Behind him stand colourful Ganesha and goddess murtis with garlands, a brass oil lamp, and a gilded framed deity image draped in marigold and purple garlands. A standing devotee in white at the upper left also holds hands in prayer. Smoke rises from the pit.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with red-bordered edges sits cross-legged on a cushion beside a fire pit lined with pale stone. He wears a long gold-bead necklace and a gold bangle, with white and red tilak marks on his forehead, and holds a brass spoon over a metal bowl of offerings while looking down. Behind him stand a pink and gold Ganesha murti garlanded with red flowers and a female deity murti in white and pink, beside brass oil lamps, a kalasha and string lights. On the right, a dark stone deity murti with a gold crown is decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. The scene suggests a homa or puja in progress.2010-10-13A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits on a striped cushion, pouring ghee from a ladle into a fire pit lined with stone. Brass oil lamps and a lit clay lamp surround the homa area, with a bronze bowl and trays of offerings nearby. Behind him, a large deity murti with a lion mount and multi-armed figures stands in front of white floral decorations, with garlanded female figures and a pink Ganesha at the sides. Marigold garlands and kumkum-colored offerings are visible on the floor. The priest's face is turned down toward the homa and is not clearly visible.2010-10-13