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A bearded man in an orange turban and orange cloth wrapped around his waist and shoulders, bare-chested with rudraksha malas across his chest, leans over a blazing fire pit and holds a flat brass plate toward the flames during a homa ritual. Gold-coloured ornate shrine work and garlands of yellow and orange flowers surround him. Rows of brass bowls holding white offerings and bananas sit in the foreground, and a second figure in orange stands at the right edge with a long wooden pole.

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A fire ritual inside a gold-ornate temple shrine. A bearded priest with a shaved-looking head and an orange-red turban stands bare-chested in an orange dhoti and shawl, holding a silver vessel aloft over a burning fire pit with logs and smoke rising. Two other priests in orange cloths sit beside him, one with long dark hair and one with a braided head adornment. Yellow marigold flowers lie on the ground and rows of brass and silver bowls holding white offerings sit in the foreground. Behind them are gold carved pillars and a multicoloured textile panel. This appears to be a homa or yagna with offerings.2021-06-20A temple ritual before a fire pit, with smoke and logs in the foreground and yellow marigold flowers scattered on the ground. A bearded man in orange clothing, wearing an orange head turban and a shawl over his bare upper body, pours or offers something from a small plate toward the fire. Behind him is ornate gold temple architecture, with a gold kalasha and red-and-pink floral decoration. Brass bowls holding white offerings sit in the foreground, and bananas are stacked to the right beside another person in orange clothing. The setting suggests a homa or abhishekam puja in a gilded shrine.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple-like shrine. A bearded man with a striped yellow-and-black turban and a bare chest, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, holds a round brass or copper plate up beside a large flame rising from a brick-lined fire pit (homa/yagna). Behind the fire stands an ornate altar decorated with garlands of white and marigold flowers, gilded elephant figurines, brass lamps and deity murtis in colourful garments. The gold-carved shrine walls frame the scene.2021-05-19A bearded man with a bare chest and an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders pours grains from a brass vessel into a fire pit, with flames and smoke rising from the logs. He wears an orange turban and rudraksha beads, and marks of white paste are on his arms. Two people in orange garments stand beside him, one holding a plate of white grains; both wear beaded necklaces, and one has a patterned headband. Behind them is an ornate gold shrine with a decorated deity murti, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and brass lamps. The scene is a homa or yagna with offerings of grain at a temple. Several brass bowls with white flowers sit in the foreground.2021-06-20A 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.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20A homa fire ritual in a gold-decorated temple hall. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a yellow-and-black striped turban and rudraksha malas around his neck and arm, holds a silver plate over a smoking fire pit. A second man with long hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange cloth, stands behind him. A tray of fruit and flowers and a yellow-garlanded deity murti are in the background.2021-05-19A homa fire ceremony in a gilded temple hall. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth and an orange turban pours grains from a metal vessel onto a burning fire pit of logs, sending up white smoke and flames. Behind him, a second priest in orange stands near a golden shrine with a deity murti draped in yellow and garlanded with flowers. Brass vessels hold coconuts and offerings at the bottom of the frame, and a woman in orange dress with gold jewellery stands at the right edge. Several people appear in the scene.2021-06-20A photograph of a temple ritual in a gold-decorated shrine. A priest stands with his back to the camera, bare-chested, wearing an orange cloth wrap and a striped yellow-and-black turban. He holds a silver tray of red apples raised above his head. In front of him a fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit with cut watermelon and other offerings, with smoke rising. Brass oil lamps and a small brass elephant stand nearby, and ornately decorated deity figures with garlands and gold ornaments are placed on the altar at left.2021-05-19A photograph inside a gold-decorated temple shrine during a fire ritual. A bearded priest with bare chest and orange cloth wrapped around his waist holds a ladle or vessel over a burning fire pit with smoke rising. A second priest in orange turban and rudraksha beads stands to the right beside a bunch of bananas. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang on the left near ornate gold pillars, and rows of gold kalasha pots with white cloth sit in the foreground. The scene is a homa or yagna with offerings.2021-06-20