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Outdoor fire ritual before a black stone deity murti of Ganesha, decorated with golden-framed relief panels behind it. A fire burns in a metal vessel on the ground with smoke rising, surrounded by brass plates, bowls and a small oil lamp. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and white marks on his arms and forehead stands holding a garland of white and red flowers. A bare-chested man on the left wears a white dhoti with a white headband and a rudraksha mala, bending over the ritual items. On the right, a man with a white dhoti and tilak raises his hands in anjali. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears a red-orange shawl with yellow borders and a white and red flower garland. The scene suggests a homa or puja at a temple courtyard.

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A homa is being performed outdoors in front of a dark stone Ganesha murti on a raised pedestal. At left, a priest in white dhoti with a white headband and white sacred markings bends over a low fire pit, feeding flames from a small vessel while silver vessels and bowls sit on the ground. A standing man in a rust-orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala, holds a garland of white jasmine and red-and-yellow flowers. At right, a bare-chested man in saffron cloth with a white dhoti joins his palms in namaskar, and in the foreground a seated devotee with a white and red flower garland and saffron-gold cloth faces the fire. Behind them are a grey concrete wall and a gold ornate panel.2015-03-16A photograph of an outdoor homa or yagna ritual beside a dark stone murti of Ganesha framed by a gilded arch. Four men are visible. At left, a man in white dhoti with a white headband holds up a white cloth over a fire pit. 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