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A photograph of a fire ritual before a garlanded altar in a gold-decorated temple hall. A man with an orange headwrap, bare chest, white ash markings on his arms and face, orange cloth at his waist and a beaded bracelet pours grain or offerings from a metal vessel into a blazing wood fire pit. Behind the fire, a deity murti and altar are draped with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands, with brass oil lamps and gold lion figures on a red-draped platform. The scene reads as a homa or yagna. The man is a priest performing the ritual, and no face-based identification is made.

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A temple puja scene with a bare-chested priest in an orange head cloth, orange shawl and striped yellow-black dhoti performing offerings beside a fire and a large garlanded deity murti with yellow and red flower garlands. A figure draped in white with a yellow sash sits in front, near brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel. Ornate red and gold decorations frame the shrine.2021-05-27A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple setting. A priest seen from behind, bare-backed, wears an orange turban, orange shawl and orange-and-black striped cloth at the waist, with white ceremonial markings on his upper back and arm. He holds a brass vessel over a blazing fire pit lined with logs, pouring offerings of grains and red and yellow flower petals into the flames. Behind the fire, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with brass oil lamps and a golden figure in the background.2021-05-27A homa fire burns in a fire pit of split logs in front of a decorated shrine. A standing man on the right, bare-chested with orange ochre-marked skin, a saffron-orange head wrap and an orange wrap over his shoulder, pours grain or offerings from a metal vessel into the flames. Behind the fire, yellow and red marigold garlands cover a raised altar with deity murtis dressed in orange and red cloth and jewelled necklaces, flanked by brass lamps and small golden elephant figures. Gold-tinted pillars and a red cloth complete the setting. Partially visible at the left edge is another person in orange cloth.2021-05-27A priest in saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a white sacred thread, wearing a yellow-and-black striped headcloth, stands with his back to the camera before a fire pit homa. Flames rise from the pit, which is surrounded by bananas, mangoes and other offerings. Behind it a golden shrine holds a decorated deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands, with brass lamps, a kalasha and brass figures of elephants and lions. A second attendant in orange at right holds a metal pot. The is visible in the image2021-05-19MAy 19 20212021-05-19MAy 27 20212021-05-27MAy 27 20212021-05-27A photograph of a temple puja in a gold-decorated shrine. A young man in an orange head wrap and bare-chested, wearing a brown beaded rudraksha-style mala, a silver chain and an orange shawl over one shoulder, stands at right holding a small bell and a ritual vessel. In front of him a deity murti or figure draped in white cloth and a yellow border is heavily garlanded with marigold and red flower strands. A fire and smoke rise at left beside oil lamps and flower garlands. Golden carved pillars and panels fill the background. One person is visible. a person not confidently identifiable from appearance.2021-05-27MAy 19 20212021-05-19A homa fire ceremony in a temple hall. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a black-and-yellow striped waist cloth pours an offering from a brass vessel onto a fire built from logs on a white-brick platform. Smoke and flames rise over heaps of orange and yellow offering material. Behind the fire are marigold and yellow flower garlands, a brass lamp, a small brass elephant and a red draped altar. The priest wears a rudraksha mala, bangles and sacred ash markings on his arm and chest. A single priest is visible.2021-05-27A temple ritual in a gold-decorated shrine. A bearded man with a saffron-orange turban and bare upper body, wearing orange cloth and rudraksha beads, offers yellow flower petals from a brass plate toward a fire pit with burning logs. Beside him stands a young attendant in orange cloth with a beaded necklace, a decorated headband and white markings on the forehead. Brass vessels, a kalasha pot, mango leaves and white offerings sit on the altar, with garlands and a golden deity murti behind. Yellow marigold petals are scattered on the ground.2021-06-20Photograph of a temple puja before a decorated shrine with gold arch and red and gold canopy panels. Two deity murtis with ornate jewelry and crowns sit behind heaped yellow and red flower garlands, and a silver puja vessel with a white cloth sits at the front. A bare-chested priest with an orange turban and tripundra markings on his forehead and arms holds a silver ritual implement, with a second priest's arm extended beside him. Oil lamps burn at the lower corners and white smoke rises from the offerings.2021-05-27