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Outdoor temple ritual at a multi-tiered ornate pedestal with a painted blue, pink and teal base decorated with lion figures, lotus tiers and a silver finial. Two shirtless priests sit on the stone step in white dhotis; the one on the left has a white cloth over his shoulder and a small wooden stand before him, the one on the right wears a white dhoti and red-bordered shawl and chants near a microphone. Brass oil lamps flank the pedestal, a garland of white and yellow flowers hangs at its base, and fruit and coconuts sit on a silver tray. Behind, a colourful canopy with striped pillars and a shrine with a deity murti stands among green trees, with red-and-white striped steps leading up.

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Outdoor temple-style ritual scene. Two priests sit cross-legged on the ground before an ornate multi-tiered blue and pink altar, decorated with lion figures, a lotus-shaped tier and a cobra-hood motif. The priest on the left is bare-chested in a white dhoti with a gold chain and a Vaishnava-style forehead mark, singing or chanting into a microphone on a stand. The priest beside him wears a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth, playing or handling a small brass instrument. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the altar, a garland of yellow flowers hangs at its base, and coconuts, fruit and marigold petals sit on a leaf offering. Behind them, a canopy with striped yellow and red panels, colourful pillars and a painted shrine with deity figures frames the scene, with striped red and white steps and green trees beyond. A person's hair is visible at the bottom right.2016-10-26February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesOctober 03 20142014-10-03February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20162016-09-09A photograph of a ritual fire ceremony under a striped white-and-red tented pavilion. In the foreground a fire burns in a wooden-framed pit, with flowers scattered around it. A man in white dhoti with a saffron-orange headcloth and bare chest sits cross-legged, gesturing with his hand toward the fire. Beside him a second man in white sits with a shaved head. A third man in white dhoti and orange cloth stands behind them. Brass vessels, a bowl of rice, banana leaves and marigold garlands surround the scene. Behind them is a multi-tiered decorated kalasha-like altar with yellow and pink ornamentation, lion-face motifs and garlands. Three people are visible in the scene.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23A homa ritual at a fire altar. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink headcloth pours offerings toward a tiered, colourful kalasha-style structure decorated with yellow flower garlands, lion figures and carved guardian figures. A tall flame burns on a yellow-wrapped altar platform in front, with brass vessels, bowls and a small pot around it. Two more priests in white sit beside the fire, one holding a bowl. Yellow flowers are scattered on the altar, and striped red-and-white steps and potted plants stand behind. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-09-09A homa fire ritual in a pandal with gold-framed umbrellas and a decorated altar. Two priests sit at a brick fire pit: one bare-chested in a yellow dhoti with pink headwrap sprinkles grains, while another in white and a saffron shawl tends the flames. Behind, a throne-like altar holds deity murtis garlanded with flower mala, and a kalasha sits before a decorated pedestal. Three singers in white and red sit on a striped rug before microphones chanting. Devotees in white sit in chairs in the background, and smoke rises from the fire.2015-07-18February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a yellow-brown fire pit in front of an ornate teal and gold shrine decorated with carved lions, a serpent and yellow marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink turban and a gold necklace feeds sticks into the flames with his right hand. Beside him, a seated assistant in white dhoti and a rudraksha-style necklace tends brass vessels and a basket of offerings on a colourful mat. Brass pots, bowls and fruit sit around the fire pit, and a row of striped steps and potted plants lines the background.2016-09-09