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A photograph taken indoors at night inside a pillared hall with white-painted columns and a ceiling fan. In the foreground a fire pit built of white brick burns with an open flame, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders bends low over it, offering into the fire from a metal vessel. Beside him a person in a dark kneels in white cloth on the floor. Standing behind them, a row of devotees stands with palms pressed together in prayer: a woman in an orange-red sari, a young man in a striped orange and blue shirt, several men in pale shirts, a woman in a red and pink salwar, a woman in a light blue sari, and a small child in pink. A green patterned mat and brass plates of offerings lie on the floor at right, consistent with a homa or yagna. No readable text appears within the scene.

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Another person in white with a yellow shawl sits near the fire pit, and brass vessels, a plate of offerings and a yellow cloth lie in the foreground. Around the hall, standing and seated devotees watch with hands folded; several wear orange, blue shirts or red saris. A small deity murti stands in the glass shrine.A photograph taken indoors at night in a hall with bright ceiling lights and pillars. A person in a white dhoti-style garment with maroon trim kneels before a low square fire pit built of white bricks, blowing into a long horn or conch-like pipe held to the lips, with a small flame and smoke rising from the pit. A woman in a red and green sari stands at left with hands folded in prayer, and a young child in a red-and-white striped shirt stands near the pit. Several adults in light shirts stand with hands folded along the right side, and a small girl in pink stands at far right. 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Standing at the left, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, a man in an orange-yellow shirt, a man in a blue shirt, and a man in an orange top stand with hands folded, and a woman in a red top and a woman in a red sari stand beside a boy in green, all with hands folded in prayer. A golden stepped pyramidal structure stands at right and brass puja implements sit on the floor. Green and red patterned mats cover the floor.A night-time homa at a temple hall. A rectangular fire pit of white bricks holds a tall flame. A priest in white dhoti and white shirt sits on a low white seat at the right, facing the fire with hands joined, while a younger assistant in white sits beside him. Standing devotees in casual clothes watch from the left, a man in an orange shirt stands at the right, and a woman in a red sari with a child stands at the far right. Brass vessels, a coconut, flower garlands and a brass oil lamp lie in the foreground, and a deity murti sits in a glass-fronted shrine at the upper right.2008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesApril 17 20112011-04-17Dim indoor temple hall during a fire ritual. A square brick fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground, with brass lamps and offering plates around it. A white-clad priest kneels at left and an elderly man in white sits behind the fire pit, with a woman in a tan sari beside him. Women in saris and salwar-style dress, including green, gold-bordered tan and blue garments, sit on the floor in rows to the right. Behind them stands a framed portrait garlanded with marigold and red flowers, flanked by an oil lamp, and a carved white pillar and deity figure appear at left. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura Sarvajnapeetham