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Outdoor homa ritual beside a large decorated deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms and a lion mount, adorned with silver-white ornaments and garlands. A square fire pit stands at center with smoke rising. Several men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders sit around it, some with gold-coloured necklaces and yellow dhotis, holding brass trays of grains, flowers and offerings. A brass oil lamp stands at right. Behind them are orange-walled buildings, a signboard reading Sri Aadeeswar Temple, strings of pennants and bunting, and a palm tree at left.

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October 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15A photograph of a homa ritual performed outdoors before a decorated deity murti. Several men in white dhotis and white upper cloths sit in a row on white cloth around a dark square fire pit, with smoke rising from it. One priest bends forward pouring an offering into the fire, and others sit with brass vessels and plates of flowers, grains and fruit nearby. Behind them a large deity murti with a crown and a lion mount is adorned with white and gold decorations, and a red-and-gold throne holds a framed portrait of a woman in orange. Brass lamps, bananas, oranges and watermelon sit on the ground, with colorful cloth bundles and a red-and-gold ceremonial canopy overhead. Some people stand in the background near an orange building with signage.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesOutdoor homa ceremony in an open courtyard with a square fire pit in the centre, smoke rising and flowers scattered on its white edges. Several men in plain white dhotis and bare upper bodies sit cross-legged around the pit, wearing gold-coloured and beaded necklaces; several hold brass plates and bowls of offerings and wood. A large seated figure in white at the centre tends the fire, and a brass oil lamp burns at the right edge beside a purple cloth. A woman in a white sari stands in the background among other white-clad attendants, and a few onlookers sit at the far left near a whitewashed wall and orange-painted building.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time homa or puja at an outdoor shrine lit by strings of lights and hanging coloured streamers. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a gold necklace, stands on a raised brick fire pit holding a lit oil lamp aloft. Around him, seated devotees in white cloth with gold necklaces sit on mats; some have palms pressed together and one holds a brass plate of white flowers. Behind them stand deity murtis with garlands, including a pink Ganesha figure and a lion-vehicle statue. A standing attendant in white looks on at the right.2010-10-15Outdoor homa ceremony in a temple courtyard under a row of hanging green leaf garlands, with palm trees and stone deity sculptures behind. A square fire pit with smoke rising sits on a white marble platform, scattered with marigold petals. Several shaved-headed priests in white dhoti and shawls, with ochre and white body markings and gold necklaces, sit around the fire and place offerings. A framed portrait of a woman in orange sits on a red and gold throne at left, and a seated figure in orange robes sits at the far right near a Shiva lingam. Devotees in white sit on mats in the background, and a kalasha and brass pots lie near the platform.2010-10-16 +1 copies