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A photograph of a temple interior with white pillars and a dark polished floor. In the centre, two white-clad priests sit before a small square fire pit lined with white bricks, where a flame burns beside offerings of bananas, flowers, and red and pink cloth. Behind them stand a golden shrine with a deity murti, flanked by two large dark figures in saffron-orange robes. Several devotees sit cross-legged on patterned mats in the foreground: a woman in a yellow-green sari, a woman in light blue with a long braid, a woman in red and blue, a girl in pink, and a young man in white, viewed from behind. A homa is being performed.

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Indoor temple hall with white pillars and a fire pit burning at centre, where a priest in white dhoti and shawl tends the flame and ritual vessels. Seated devotees on mats in front, including women in blue, green, orange and dark saris and a small child in a blue top. Behind the fire, a portrait of a smiling figure with orange clothing and beaded garlands sits on a decorated stand with red cloth, flanked by brass lamps and a deity murti. Evening light from ceiling tubelights and a ceiling fan.A photograph inside a white temple hall with polished red-brown floor. A priest in white dhoti and shirt sits before a small white-brick fire pit, performing a homa or puja beside brass lamps and a small deity murti. Around him, a group of women and girls sit cross-legged on mats watching: one girl wears a blue dress, another pink, a woman wears green and red saris, another a yellow sari with green border, and a girl in pink sits in front. Behind the priest, orange-draped black stone figures and a garlanded framed portrait of a man on a wooden seat appear, with a large framed photograph on the right. The scene is ceremonial and devotional in tone.2009-09-22A photograph inside a white marble temple hall during an evening homa. A small square fire pit made of white bricks burns with flames at its centre, surrounded by brass lamps, plates of offerings and leaves. Several people sit on mats on the polished floor: a priest in white dhoti and shawl tends the fire, a woman in a red sari sits near a framed portrait, and a man in white shirt sits beside her. Devotees in saffron, red, lavender and purple saris and a man in white with folded hands sit in front. Behind them stand dark statues of female figures in orange sarees, a deity murti in a shrine, and a framed portrait garlanded with red flowers.2009-09-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple interior during a homa-style fire ritual. A small brick fire pit with a flame sits in front of a shrine with deity murtis and a framed deity image; two priests in white dress sit at the fire, one tending offerings from a steel plate heaped with flowers and fruit, with incense sticks and a brass lamp nearby. Five devotees sit cross-legged on green patterned mats in the foreground, seen from behind: a woman in a green blouse, a woman in a blue-and-pink salwar, a young girl in a pink top with a red sash, a man in a white shirt, and a woman in a cream sari. Tall white pillars and a polished dark floor frame the hall.2009-09-20Indoor temple hall with white pillars and a dim ceiling. A priest in white clothes sits at left beside a small brick fire pit with a bright flame, performing a homa, with brass oil lamps and offerings on a banana-leaf and straw spread. Behind him stands a decorated deity murti with a garland. In the centre an older man in white and a woman in a green-and-brown sari sit near the fire. Around a dozen children and adults in colourful clothes sit on the floor facing the fire, including a girl in a white dress and a girl in a blue-and-gold sari with a long braid. A framed portrait of a deity garlanded with orange flowers stands on a red-draped stand in the background.Indoor temple scene in a white-pillared hall with a dim ceiling and tube light. In the foreground a square brick fire pit with a burning flame sits on the floor, with a man in white and a woman in a dark patterned sari tending it. Seated before it are several women in saris, including one in a bright blue sari, another in green, and one in a gold-bordered sari with a long braid. Behind the fire pit on the left, an ornate shrine holds deity murtis and a flower-garlanded framed portrait sits on a red cushioned seat at the back, with gold lamps and hanging garlands. A young person in white works at the left edge beside a decorated altar.Interior photo of a temple hall with white pillars and carved white ceiling medallions, dimly lit by tube lights. A priest in white clothing sits at the centre near a small lit oil lamp and ritual vessels, performing a puja. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in a semicircle, women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, and a few men in white, including a child at the lower left. On the right, a deity murti stands in a niche and a framed portrait garlanded with flowers sits on a decorated stand, with brass lamps and offerings in front. Red curtains hang beside the altar.Devotees sit on floor mats in a white temple hall with polished red floor, gathered around a small fire pit with flames and bundled offerings. A man in white kurta with yellow shawl stands at the front with hands folded in prayer. Behind them a framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure garlanded with orange and yellow flowers sits on a red-cushioned chair flanked by two orange-clad guardian statues. Wall photos and a rattan settee are visible. Women wear yellow, light blue and green saris, and children sit among the group, one infant held in a woman's lap. Brass lamps and a plate of offerings lie on the mat.Indoor temple hall with white pillars and a dim interior lit by tube lights and a ceiling fan. In the centre, a small square fire pit with a bright flame sits in front of a shrine; a standing woman in a dark red and brown sari bows toward it while a man in white shirt and cream trousers stands beside her. A seated man in a white shirt and white dhoti is at left, and a row of women and girls sits cross-legged on the floor at right and in the foreground, wearing orange, green, blue and pink saris and with long braids. Behind the fire, dark carved deity figures flank a gilded shrine with a decorated deity murti, red curtains hang at the doorway, and a framed picture hangs on the left wall. The scene shows a homa at the shrine with devotees seated for the ritual.A homa or yagna in a temple hall with white marble pillars and a glossy floor. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the centre, tending a small brick fire pit with burning flames. Offerings of bananas, coconuts, fruits and grains sit on brass plates arranged on the floor around it. Seated devotees in white, yellow and red saris and kurtas watch and take part, one woman in yellow with hands folded. Behind them stands an orange-robed deity murti flanking a decorated shrine with a garlanded deity image and a kalasha. On the right, a seated figure in orange robes on a throne-like seat with red and orange garlands, and framed wall art. Brass lamps and vessels fill the foreground.Indoor temple hall with white pillars and polished floor, where a homa is performed before a small fire pit built of bricks. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl faces the shrine, which holds a decorated deity murti with a kalasha and garlanded images. Seated devotees wearing red, orange and white saris and dhotis sit around the fire with brass plates of fruit, sugarcane, coconuts and offerings. On a raised ornate seat to the right, a garlanded framed portrait of a woman in orange garments is displayed, and two orange-robed statues flank the shrine. Approximately seven people are visible.Interior of a white temple hall where a seated priest in white clothes performs a fire ritual at a low brick-walled fire pit with a bright flame and brass vessels. Behind him an altar holds a deity murti with gold arch and garlands, flanked by two standing guardian figures. To the right a framed portrait draped in red cloth and a garland rests on a raised seat with cushions. A seated elderly man with folded hands and a woman in a green sari and dark outfit sit near the altar, and around 15 devotees in saris and kurtas sit on the floor in front, several children among them.