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A photograph inside a small red-walled shrine at night. Four men sit on a floor mat before a brick-lined fire pit with a central opening, a homa or yagna setup. Behind them, a deity murti in a green-draped niche rides a lion, with brass lamps and vessels arranged on a ledge. On the left, a long-haired man with a beard wears orange cloth and a dark mala, and gestures with his hand beside a man in white. On the right, an older bearded man in white clothes sits beside a young boy in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala. The bottom-right corner has a timestamp reading Apr 10, 2022 20:01:22 with the location 8 Kalika Gali, Lahori Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.2022-04-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a priest in a red-orange robe bending over a small fire pit at night, tending a flame with a long ladle or stick. Orange and yellow marigold garlands hang across a red doorway and pillars. A brass vessel, a small oil lamp and a brass lamp stand sit on a black-and-white checkered marble floor. A wooden panelled door stands open to one side. The fire and offerings suggest a homa or puja.2022-03-02KASHI SARVAJNAPEETAM on 3/2/20222022-03-02KAILASA India Uttar pradesh Kashi 221001 on 1/15/20222022-01-15September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20142014-09-06Night photograph of an outdoor homa or fire ritual on a yellow-brick fire pit with a small flame. A bare-chested priest in a rust-orange wrap with a dark turban and rudraksha mala sits on a chair at left, sprinkling or preparing offerings, with white markings on his arm and chest. A second man in a long rust-orange robe stands at right beside an empty golden throne with a red velvet seat and carved wooden screens behind it. A red and pink checkered rug lies in front of the throne. Brass vessels, banana leaves, flowers, and kalasha-style pots decorate the foreground, and a man in saffron stands in the far background near a speaker.2018-06-04 +1 copiesPhoto 11708878A photograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor altar. A flame burns inside a square fire pit lined with white and terracotta bricks. On the left, a young man in an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala holds a brass aarti lamp and a ladle-like vessel, smiling. Beside him sits a bare-chested man in white dhoti with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, several people in white and red clothing stand and sit among the crowd, and a brass lamp stand with flower garlands rests on a draped blue cloth. Dry straw and an animal skin lie on the ground.2000-11-07January 30 20202020-01-30May 04 20142014-05-04Photo 11716610 +1 copies