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December 24 2015

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December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25March 12 20202020-03-12Night outdoor homa at a fire pit built of red bricks, with bright flames rising from the fire. Two priests stand at the altar: the foreground priest, bare-chested with a teal and gold shawl and a pink turban, pours or offers from a vessel toward the fire, while a second priest in a purple-and-white dhoti stands behind him wearing rudraksha beads. A draped teal table holds a decorated deity murti, garlands, coconuts, fruit, marigolds and a kalasha-like brass vessel. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge. An audience of seated devotees fills the dark background, with a few in red and white clothing.2015-12-25July 09 20132013-07-09Night outdoor fire ritual on a sandy ground. A square brick fire pit blazes in the foreground. Two priests in white dhotis with pink headbands crouch and bend over it, one pouring from a small brass vessel. Behind them a blue-draped altar holds fruit, flowers, a decorated kalasha-like vessel and offerings, with a brass lamp on the right. Seated devotees in white and red fill the background in darkness.2015-12-25May 20 20152015-05-20March 05 20152015-03-05January 09 20182018-01-09Night-time homa at a covered outdoor ritual pavilion. A square tiered wooden fire pit with a bright flame sits on a red floor sprinkled with rice, flowers and small offerings. Four priests stand behind it: one on the left holds a woven basket, another in a white dhoti with orange border raises a red and orange garland over the fire, a third in a white dhoti holds a plate of offerings, and an older bald priest in white with a shawl stands beside him with hands folded. Behind them stands a silver lamp stand and a decorated deity figure with garlands. Devotees sit in the background. Overhead hang lamps and bells. The scene shows a yagna fire ritual with oil lamps and garlands.2016-12-07