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A photograph inside a white-pillared temple hall showing a homa ceremony. A priest in white dhoti and red shawl sits before a square brick fire pit with offerings. Several women in saris, one in green and one in yellow, sit on the polished floor with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in blue sits at right. A golden deity murti in an ornate shrine stands at centre flanked by tall orange statues of standing figures, and a framed portrait with a garland hangs at right. Red and gold drapes frame the shrine.

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A photograph inside a white-pillared temple hall during a puja. Three women sit on the floor at the lower edge, in lavender, green and red saris, with their backs to the camera, facing a central shrine. A priest in white ritual clothes sits at the shrine behind a brass lamp stand and offerings, with a gold deity murti and a framed portrait of a deity on a red and gold ornamental stand. Dark carved guardian figures flank a red-curtained shrine niche in the background, with green garlands draped across the ceiling. A second white-clad figure sits to the left.2009-09-21September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesSeptember 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20092009-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20092009-09-21 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17A temple interior during a fire ritual. A seated priest in white clothes performs a homa, with a bright flame burning in a brass fire pit in the foreground. Behind him, a second person in a yellow garment sits near the offerings. Ornate brass lamps and deity murtis stand on the altar, with decorated figures flanking a central shrine, and a large framed portrait on the right is labelled with a printed caption. The walls are white with carved pillars and red hangings.2009-09-22October 17 20102010-10-17September 21 20092009-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with white pillars and a red-brown polished floor. A priest in white dhoti and shirt sits cross-legged before a square white brick homa fire pit, holding a ladle and speaking into a microphone. Three women in teal, green and yellow-blue saris sit on the floor watching, one holding a flower. Behind them, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man with long hair and a rudraksha mala, garlanded with marigolds and a purple floral frame, is displayed on a tiger-skin-draped seat. Two black stone statues of figures in orange cloth stand flanking a shrine with a deity murti, golden peetha-style seats hold smaller murtis, and brass oil lamps and kalasha-type vessels surround the fire pit.2009-09-22A photograph inside a white-pillared temple hall during a ritual. At center, a decorated deity murti sits on a golden-framed seat with a flower garland, and a small brass kalasha stands before a square white fire pit with a tray of offerings. A woman in a green sari with a white flower garland stands at right, facing the altar. Two people in white clothes sit on the floor at left, one wearing a yellow shawl, and a child in pink sits at right. Behind the altar, an orange-robed statue stands beside red drapes. A framed portrait at right, decorated with pink and orange garlands, shows a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala. The portrait is not a physical person and no one in the photo is identified as a person.2009-09-22October 17 20102010-10-17