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A homa ritual in a covered hall with a brick fire pit in the foreground. A shirtless priest in white dhoti sits at left, waving a ladle or stick over the pit, which holds offerings and marigold garlands. A standing man in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl with a beaded necklace stands at right with hands folded. Two seated men in saffron-and-purple attire with white cloth chant at a microphone, one in the background at right. Behind them stands a gold-framed altar with a seated deity murti draped in marigold garlands, flanked by golden kalasha-style vessels and brass lamps. Gold-and-red ceremonial umbrellas decorate the sides of the hall.

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July 17 20152015-07-17A homa fire ceremony in a tented hall. Several priests in white dhotis and saffron-red shawls tend a brick fire pit with burning wood and offerings. A bare-chested priest kneels at left with palms joined. On the right, priests in orange-red shawls chant beside a garlanded deity murti seated under a gold canopy. Brass lamps, kalasha pots, marigold garlands and offering plates surround the blue-draped altar. Gold and red ceremonial decor frames the scene.2015-07-17February 02 20162016-02-02March 02 20182018-03-02April 14 20182018-04-14A temple-style ritual photograph in a hall with gold-framed shrine canopies draped in red, blue and green cloth and heavy garlands of yellow and red flowers. At the centre, a standing priest bare-chested in a saffron-yellow cloth and white dhoti raises a long object over a golden-crowned deity murti seated on a red-draped throne. Two other figures in yellow and white attire stand at right, one holding a silver offering bowl. Brass oil lamps, a silver vessel and a kalasha-like pot sit at the base, with a decorated deity figure at left. The setting suggests abhishekam and puja in progress.2015-07-13 +2 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14July 18 20132013-07-18December 12 20162016-12-12July 13 20152015-07-13 +2 copiesNovember 06 20112011-11-06