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A photograph of a homa fire ceremony at a temple-style setting. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest wearing a green turban and a green dhoti over a red cloth, with beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, pours an offering into a flaming fire pit lined with yellow brick and decorated with pink flower petals. Behind him, a second priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl with a beaded necklace leans forward. To the right, a golden deity murti is garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers, with coconuts and brass vessels placed in front. A devotee in orange sits at the far right edge. Gold and ornate decorations fill the background.

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March 27 20162016-03-27March 27 20162016-03-27July 04 20162016-07-04August 21 20172017-08-21April 06 20172017-04-06July 04 20162016-07-04A homa fire burns in a yellow stone fire pit decorated with pink flower petals, with coconut halves and offerings arranged around it. Two men perform the ritual: on the left, a bare-chested man wears a green headcloth, a necklace of gold beads and a red-and-white dhoti, holding a small cup; beside him, a younger man wears an orange cloth, a beaded necklace and a sacred thread, holding a small brass vessel. To the right, a decorated deity murti stands draped in yellow and green cloth, garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers, with a brass lamp and metal vessels nearby. Gold-coloured ritual vessels and a brass lamp stand at the edges of the scene.2016-03-27July 04 20162016-07-04June 23 20172017-06-23April 06 20172017-04-06A ceremonial temple-style ritual inside a decorated hall. Seated at left on a raised golden platform, a man in a red turban and red garment with a flower garland receives or tends an offering while an attendant in orange-yellow clothing stands beside him. In the centre, a fire pit of stacked bricks blazes with a visible homa fire, tended by a bare-chested priest wearing a green head cloth and a sacred thread. Two young men in white dhotis and yellow-gold shawls with flower garlands sit on a step at right, and two bare-chested priests in white and green cloth sit on the floor in front. Behind them stand tall gold-and-white deity murtis draped with garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps and ornate golden ceremonial standards, with a large jewelled backdrop of red and gold behind.2016-03-27March 27 20162016-03-27