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A man in white ritual clothing with a white dhoti-style wrap and a rudraksha mala around his neck sits cross-legged before a square brick fire pit, feeding offerings into a lit fire during a homa. Brass vessels, a small plate of offerings and a lamp sit nearby. Behind him are several deity murti under golden arches decorated with garlands, and an ornate chair draped with a red and gold cloth holds a framed portrait garlanded with flowers. Brass oil lamps stand on the dark floor of a temple interior.

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A photograph of a priest in white ritual clothing seated at a fire pit during a homa. The priest, wearing glasses and a white dhoti with a white shawl, extends his right arm to stir or feed the flames with a long wooden ladle. The fire pit is built of white-painted bricks with a bright orange fire burning inside. In the foreground stands a brass oil lamp on a tall stand beside the pit. Behind them, several deity murtis decorated with yellow garlands and ornate silver-toned halos are arranged on a raised altar draped with white cloth, with a larger brass lamp stand on the right. The setting appears to be a temple sanctum.A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man seated on the left in white ritual clothing with a white dhoti and a red-bordered cloth, hands folded in anjali mudra and eyes closed, with glasses and hair tied back. In front of him a brick fire pit blazes as a homa, with a brass offering vessel and brass oil lamps on either side. Behind the fire, a central deity murti is adorned with flower garlands and sits under a golden arch, flanked by two smaller decorated murtis, and two tall dark-skinned female figures in orange-red garments stand on pedestals at the sides. The walls are white with carved pillars and a hanging red curtain.A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man seated at the lower left in white ritual clothes with a red-bordered cloth, hands pressed together in namaste and eyes closed, with rudraksha beads visible at his neck. In front of him a square white-brick fire pit burns with bright flames, with a brass ladle and small brass lamps nearby. Behind the fire, a central deity murti sits on a throne decorated with garlands, flanked by two smaller seated deity figures with garlands, and two dark standing figures in orange cloth stand at the sides against white pillars. Brass oil lamps stand on either side.A seated man in white ritual clothing with a white shawl and a faint reddish-brown border on his garment sits before a homa fire pit built of white bricks, flames rising from a bed of burning material. He holds his palms pressed together in namaskar near his chest. Behind the fire, golden lamp stands and brass oil lamps flank a shrine with several deity murtis, including a central figure decorated with garlands and two female figures with raised arms in orange-red garments. Lit oil lamps sit on the floor at the lower left. The man has short grey hair pulled back, wears glasses, and has a shaved-looking head, so the a person candidate cue is absent; he is presented as a priest performing a homa. The setting is a temple interior with white walls and a dark floor.A photograph of a homa being performed indoors in a temple-style hall with white walls and carved pillars. In the foreground a priest in a white dhoti and white shirt kneels beside a square white fire pit where a flame burns, and he holds a ladle over the fire. Behind him, deity murti sit on a raised platform, a seated goddess figure in pink garments with a golden halo and garlands among them. Two dark wooden statues of standing figures in orange cloth flank the shrine. To the right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is draped with a red cloth and a garland of purple flowers, placed beside a wooden seat with a tiger-striped cushion. Brass oil lamps and offering trays sit on the floor.2009-09-22Indoor temple ritual at night with a fire pit. A man in white ritual dhoti and shirt, wearing glasses, holds up a lit brass lamp toward a shrine. Behind the lamp stand small deity murtis and an ornate golden prabhavali. A large painted deity figure in red stands in the background. Brass oil lamps stand beside a white brick fire pit with smoke rising. A framed portrait on the right shows a man with a garland and beaded necklace, labelled with no readable caption. Smoke fills the room. The person lit by the lamp does not clearly match a person candidate.A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a plain white kurta and white dhoti bending over a brick fire pit to light a flame with an oil lamp, part of a homa-style ritual. Behind the brick altar sit decorated deity murtis with gold arches, garlands and pink and gold silk; a garlanded murti stands in a red and gold shrine niche.2009-09-22A photograph of a priest in plain white ritual clothing sitting cross-legged before a homa fire pit built of white bricks, pouring ghee from a wooden ladle into flames. A brass vessel of liquid sits beside the pit. Behind him are three decorated deity murtis with marigold garlands and arched golden prabhavali backdrops, along with brass oil lamps and a plate of fruit. The lighting is dim and warm.2009-09-20A photograph of a homa fire pit inside a temple hall. A man in white ritual clothes and glasses sits at left, extending his arm over a square fire pit built of whitewashed bricks with brass oil lamps on either side. Behind the fire pit are small deity murtis decorated with garlands, and a portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala hangs framed with red and orange flower garlands at right. Fruit and offerings sit in the foreground, and an oil lamp burns at lower left.A seated priest in a white dhoti and white shirt performs a homa at a fire pit in a dimly lit temple hall. Flames rise from a square stone fire pit in the foreground, with a ladle and brass vessel beside it. Behind the fire, a gold-framed shrine holds a small deity murti adorned with garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps. On the right, a framed portrait labelled in the page as a photograph of Swamiji hangs draped with red cloth and a garland of flowers. Pillars and carved white walls surround the hall.2009-09-22A photograph inside a temple shrine room. A man in white ritual dress with a white dhoti and white shawl sits cross-legged on the floor at the left, holding a lit oil lamp over a yellow cloth-covered tray with offerings. Behind him stand deity murtis draped with pink and green garlands, and a standing figure in orange robes sits in an alcove. At the right, a framed portrait wrapped in red and white flower garlands shows a robed figure with long hair and beads, set on a wooden stand beside a brass oil lamp and a low bed with a striped cover. A white brick homa fire pit with brass vessels is at the lower right. This appears to be a puja or aarti with a homa nearby.Indoor temple scene with a homa fire burning in a brick-lined fire pit in the foreground. A man in white ritual clothing with a white shawl, thin-framed glasses, a black beaded mala around his neck and a sacred thread sits cross-legged at the left, his head bowed in meditation or prayer. Behind the fire, a sanctum holds a central deity murti and two smaller seated deity figures before a golden arch decorated with flowers and garlands. Two dark standing female deity statues in orange-brown dress flank the shrine, and brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha-style vessel stand near the fire. The walls are white with carved pillars.