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A temple-style ritual room with a fire pit and brass vessels in the foreground. A seated man in a yellow-and-red garment and a red turban sits on a golden, ornate peetha beneath a large decorated arch. Two priests in white dhotis with saffron and white shawls and rudraksha malas sit on a striped mat tending the homa, one holding a ritual implement. A woman in an orange sari kneels to the left, and a man in white clothing stands at the far left edge. Garlanded deity murtis in yellow and red flower garlands stand on the right and centre, with a brass lamp stand and flower arrangements. The seated man wears a crown-like headpiece and red and white garlands, but his face and features are not visible enough to confirm identity, so this is only a role description.

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A temple-style ritual in a decorated hall. On the left, a seated man in a red-orange dhoti with a red-and-white garland sits with hands folded before a large golden throne with a heart-shaped, jewel-studded back. Centre, two bare-chested priests in white dhotis and yellow sashes sit on a striped mat before a fire-pit area with brass vessels, fruit and oil lamps, and smoke rises. A standing priest in a white dhoti and green sash, with a green cloth on his head, adorns a deity murti with garlands. Behind, a golden figure of a deity wears a large yellow-and-orange garland. A tall golden kalasha-style pillar and a standing staff with a decorative top are visible. Yellow and orange marigold garlands drape the scene.2016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02A photograph of a ritual homa at a temple-like hall. In the foreground a priest in orange head cloth and bare upper body tends a fire burning in a rectangular fire pit, with a spread of fruit, brass vessels and oil lamps on a striped cloth. Seated on a golden throne with a serpent-hood canopy behind is a man wearing a red shawl and a garland, with a flower-garlanded throne and attendants nearby. A seated priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and another standing attendant in white and green wear garlands of yellow and orange marigolds. Brass lamps and garlanded deity figures fill the right side. Several people stand in the background in orange and white. The figure on the throne shows distinctive ceremonial adornment, but his appearance is not clearly identifiable, so identity remains unsure.2016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02A photograph of a ritual on a raised stage before three ornate deity murtis and a fourth seated figure, all adorned with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands and pearl necklaces. Several priests sit cross-legged on red and multicoloured mats. One priest in white dhoti and shawl, with bare upper body and sandalwood markings, sits centre-right facing the murtis; others in orange and green cloth sit beside him. Brass lamps, flower offerings and a small fire-pit area lie in front, with a gold chair on the left and a decorated brass umbrella behind. Two women and several men are seated in the ritual.2016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02