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A photograph of a puja ceremony in an open hall with a seated crowd of devotees, many with palms pressed together in namaste. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a sandalwood-marked forehead, wearing a red-and-yellow dhoti and a white beaded necklace, holds a brass lamp with a lit flame and a brass vessel while performing the ritual. Nearby sit a bearded man in white with tripundra marks and a man in an orange robe. Before them is a brick-edged fire or offering platform decorated with bananas, fruits, flowers, pineapples and a red cloth-wrapped kalasha-like arrangement with paddy stalks. Several seated men wear white dhotis and white shirts; a few wear orange or saffron shawls.

December 02 2016

A homa fire ritual inside a decorated tent. A fire burns in a brick fire pit bordered with coloured rangoli, with smoke rising. A man in an orange-yellow cloth and red rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp and a small brass vessel near the fire. Around him, priests in white dhotis sit on the floor, one bare-chested and one wearing a white shawl, with brass pots and offering bowls. Behind them stands a decorated deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers, with a silver-trimmed throne and brass oil lamps nearby. A microphone stands at the edge of the fire. Four physical people are clearly visible, plus a child at the fire pit.

A puja scene inside a hall, with a low brick-lined fire pit or homa altar at centre and a purple cloth-draped table laden with bananas, mangoes, pineapples, apples, lemons, flower garlands, sugarcane stalks, a red chili and coconut-like offerings. A bare-chested priest in a maroon dhoti with rudraksha mala and a wristwatch sits at right, holding a ritual item aloft over the offerings, while another priest in saffron clothing with a microphone sits beside him. Seated devotees in white and cream dhotis and kurtas, some with shaved heads, fill the background, with a few standing people at the top edge.

A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an open courtyard with brick walls. At the centre, a square brick fire pit blazes with flames. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested, sit cross-legged on a patterned mat around the fire. A man in the centre wears a white shawl and a rudraksha mala. Behind, a man in a yellow head cloth and white dhoti sits beside another fire. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers, brass bowls, a basket of wooden sticks, and a dish of grains lie on the mat. Other men stand in the background near a wooden door.

September 14 2015

A night-time homa ceremony in an open courtyard. A square brick fire pit with a lit flame sits in the centre, surrounded by flower petals. Around it sit several bare-chested priests in white dhotis and gold-bead garlands, one holding a ladle and offerings. On the right, a bald priest in white with a gold necklace tends brass oil lamps and a plate of offerings near a red-draped seat. Bowls of grains, fruit and dried items lie in front. Two standing figures and seated men are visible in the background. The scene shows a fire ritual with lamps, offerings and a tended fire pit.

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October 16 2010

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Outdoor fire ritual (homa) at night. A tiered yellow brick altar with a blazing fire at its top is decorated with red flower petals and a white powder dusting. Four men in front sit on a green mat: the man at left in an orange shawl and beaded necklaces speaks into a microphone, a man in the center wears a teal cloth and a mala, a man next to him wears an orange shawl and a mala, and a bare-chested man at right wears a red-and-pink shawl and white dhoti. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, bananas, fruit and flower offerings sit on the mat. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white and red garments fill the space, with a painted deity murti at upper left.

Priests perform a homa fire ritual inside a brick-walled space at dusk. A large brick fire pit holds blazing flames, surrounded by marigold garlands, brass vessels, bundles of sticks in a basket, and a bowl of grains. Seated priests wear white dhotis, bare upper bodies, and orange or saffron shawls and headcloths; one wears an orange headcloth and holds a bowl over the fire, another in an orange shawl sits cross-legged at the pit, and others tend to a second fire pit in the background. Garlanded brass pots and offerings are arranged on a striped mat. A bearded figure in white stands at the left edge.

A homa ritual at a brick fire pit filled with ash and offerings. A figure in orange robes with long swept-back grey hair and a forehead tilak sits cross-legged at the centre, hands raised in blessing gesture. Beside him a young man in an orange dhoti wears a purple shawl. A priest in orange and gold stands at right holding a brass lamp, and a man in orange at the lower right holds a ritual vessel. Behind them, people in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces assist, and a shelf holds small clay lamps and ritual objects. The scene is a Hindu fire ceremony.

Photograph of a fire ritual, homa or yagna, inside a stone-walled hall with rough brick and stone blocks. Several priests sit on the floor around brick-lined fire pits where flames rise, with bowls of offerings, leafy green stems, marigold-like flowers, a basket of sticks and brass vessels nearby. The priest in the centre wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body with a tilak on his forehead. A bare-chested priest on the right wears a yellow head cloth and white dhoti. Attendants in white and orange garments tend the fires and handle offerings in the background.