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Photograph of a homa fire ritual under a covered open-air pavilion at night. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a rust-orange robe and white flower garland with hands pressed together, is positioned at the left. Behind the fire pit, a standing man in an orange dhoti holds a tray of offerings. At the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti pours an offering from a brass vessel into a flaming fire pit lined with yellow cloth, fruit, bananas and flower petals. Seated devotees in white fill the background, and a golden ornamental peetha and trident stand nearby. a person seated on the throne, with a distinctive visible flower garland and rust robe.2017-03-16November 05 20172017-11-05March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16Night scene in an open-sided pavilion with a white and pink canopy, a yellow-tiled fire pit blazing at left where a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and orange head-wrap stands with his arm outstretched over the flames. Behind him a seated devotee in dark clothes and a few others sit on striped floor mats. At right a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange cushioned seat sits beside a microphone and a dark monitor, wearing a long orange-and-beaded necklace, flanked by a golden lion statue. Behind him are gilded deity shrines draped with red cloth and garlands, and a woman in a green-and-red sari sits at lower right near a tub. Lamps and a small string of lights hang overhead.2017-09-24Night-time homa at an outdoor pavilion with a tin roof and string lights. A large flame rises from a fire pit at centre, with a priest in white dhoti and shawl tending it and a bowl of offerings beside it. Along the front, many small dishes hold grains, herbs and seeds on a striped cloth. Seated on an ornate golden throne under a colourful canopy is a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland, hands joined in greeting; the orange robes and long swept hair are visible cues, so the figure is a person. Other priests in white stand at the right, and a decorated deity murti stands at the left.2017-03-16April 28 20172017-04-28Night ritual inside a tent-covered temple courtyard. In the foreground a standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and an orange head cloth, bare-chested, raises an arm beside a square yellow fire pit with a bright flame. Behind him a seated man in orange-red robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces sits on a red and silver chair at a microphone beside a black speaker. A woman in a green sari sits on a colourful striped mat at right. Strings of marigold garlands hang on the central pole, and a gilded deity murti in a decorated shrine stands at right beside a golden lion figure and a silver palanquin.2017-09-24April 01 20162016-04-01Jun 23 2017October 15 20182018-10-15Night outdoor homa ceremony on a raised stage under a canopy strung with coloured fairy lights and a striped fabric valance. A fire burns in a yellow-lined fire pit with smoke rising, surrounded by flower-garlanded offerings, brass plates and coconut shells. Two priests stand at left in white dhotis and orange shawls, one with a long beard and hair tied up. At right, a seated man in an orange robe and white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a trident beside it. Colourful striped mats cover the floor, and a standing attendant stands near the throne.2017-03-16