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A ritual puja scene in a temple hall with a decorated deity murti behind, adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands. In the foreground, a bald older priest with white vibhuti markings on his body and a pink-and-gold cloth sits on the left, holding a small silver vessel. A woman in a white sari with gold border and an ID lanyard leans over a brick-like altar platform arranged with flowers, fruit, banana leaves and silver bowls. A bare-chested young man in white dhoti sits at right, holding offerings. A silver ritual vessel and yellow cloth lie on the floor. Three people are visible.

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January 30 20162016-01-30A homa fire ritual in progress on a white tiled floor. A brick fire pit with a lit flame and smoke rises from it, surrounded by yellow and red flower offerings, steel bowls and a small brass vessel. Behind it a bare-chested priest with a long white beard, rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, sits holding a ladle and offering. Another man in white sits behind him near a microphone, and a person in a purple-bordered white dhoti stands at left. Garlands of red and yellow flowers decorate the background.2013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesA homa fire burns on a square fire pit built of stacked yellow-ochre bricks, decorated with white flower petals, purple and green fabric strips and yellow marigold petals. Behind the flames a man in a yellow shawl with white markings on his bare chest sits cross-legged and tends the offering, while a woman in white sari bends toward the fire at a doorway. Another man in white stands in the background, and a brass bowl sits at the left edge beside a seated man in an orange-yellow garment with a beaded necklace. Red walls and carved wooden doors frame the ritual.2016-03-05 +1 copiesJuly 18 20132013-07-18A ritual puja scene on a stone platform before a golden deity murti with a golden canopy and flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange border sits cross-legged at left, holding a small spoon over a silver vessel and offerings. A second bare-chested priest in white dhoti and checked cloth stands at right near a brass lamp. Another bare-chested person with hair in a bun sits at lower right, wearing a flower garland and a sacred thread. Banana bunches, coconuts, rice, marigolds, leaves, and a brass kalasha with a yellow-and-pink cloth sit on the platform. A woman in a green blouse and orange sari sits behind at right.2017-04-17November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple hall. Several priests in white dhotis, some bare-chested, bend over a lit fire pit where flames rise. Shirtless priests wear white dhotis with coloured borders; one wears a blue head cloth and green-striped shawl. Yellow and white marigold garlands and offerings of fruit and apples sit on a silver tray in front. A gilded statue stands in the background beside a brass-studded wooden door. No a person candidate is visible; the figures are ritual priests.2017-09-27 +1 copiesThree priests sit on an orange cloth before a brick fire pit where a flame rises during a homa. The central priest, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a gold ceremonial necklace, pours offering from a ladle while a bell and microphone stand nearby. A priest on the left in white dhoti, rudraksha mala and spectacles tends the offerings, and a priest on the right wears an orange shawl, gold necklace and white forehead markings. Brass plates hold turmeric powder, marigold and rose offerings, dried twigs, banana leaves and a pot of grains. A fourth figure in white stands in the background.2011-12-28February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesApril 17 20172017-04-17