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A bare-chested man in an orange turban and orange dhoti kneels at a brick fire pit, feeding sticks and petals into a small flame with his right hand. Long dark hair falls over his shoulders and he wears a dark beaded bracelet on his wrist. Beside him a plate of pink flower petals sits on the brick edge, and a brass spoon-like ladle rests in a blue bowl in the foreground. Behind him is a tiered golden offering stand with a small kalasha-style pot and scattered petals, with gilded deity figures on pedestals and a purple cushioned seat at right. The scene suggests a homa or fire offering inside a temple hall.

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June 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28Photo 11705630 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +2 copiesAugust 28 20182018-08-28A priest in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-red robe, with a rudraksha mala and gold armband, sits cross-legged behind a yellow brick fire pit holding a flaming lamp over ritual offerings. Wood sticks burn in the pit beside a brass bowl of orange liquid and a tray of pink petals. To the right, a draped black altar bears pink and red flower garlands, and a gold-and-magenta throne stands in the background beside two standing statues in orange and white garments. Pink petals are scattered across the floor, indicating a homa or puja ceremony.2014-06-28 +1 copiesMay 25 20222022-05-25A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple setting. A priest seen from behind, bare-backed, wears an orange turban, orange shawl and orange-and-black striped cloth at the waist, with white ceremonial markings on his upper back and arm. He holds a brass vessel over a blazing fire pit lined with logs, pouring offerings of grains and red and yellow flower petals into the flames. Behind the fire, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with brass oil lamps and a golden figure in the background.2021-05-27June 28 20142014-06-28November 12 20182018-11-12June 28 20142014-06-28April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copies