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A large covered hall during an evening fire ritual. At the centre, a tiered wooden homa fire pit burns with bright flames, surrounded by red cloth, scattered marigold petals and plates of flowers and fruit. Seated priests in white dhotis and bare-chested attire perform the rites, one man in a yellow shawl and another with a pink-and-magenta turban tending the fire. To the left, a decorated deity murti sits on a golden throne with flower garlands and offerings of fruit and coconuts. A large seated crowd of bare-chested devotees fills the hall, and colourful paper hanging decorations and lamps are suspended from the ceiling. Another man in white stands at the back.

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December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of a large tented ceremonial hall during a fire ritual. Several priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged behind a long red-draped table set with brass plates, banana-leaf trays of marigold garlands, and a central homa fire pit with flames. A bare-chested priest with a tilak stands near the fire, while a seated figure in a purple head wrap assists. A hundreds-strong audience sits on striped mats facing the altar, with ornate gold deity murtis, a gilded throne-like shrine, and colourful hanging decorations overhead. A copper pot and a microphone sit on the table's edge.2016-12-02A large tented hall during an evening fire ritual. In the centre a wooden square fire pit with a bright flame sits on a red floor, surrounded by flower petals, brass vessels and garlands. A shirtless priest in white dhoti and an orange cloth kneels at the fire pit, tending the flames. Seated on an ornate golden throne with a red cloth is a man wearing an orange turban, a red shawl and a long beaded garland; a large multicoloured parasol stands behind him. Around him devotees sit on the floor in white and yellow clothes, and a woman in a maroon sari with a garland stands with folded hands at right. Colourful hanging lanterns decorate the ceiling and lights hang overhead.2016-12-05A night homa in a large tented hall with red mats and paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling. A sacred fire burns in a wooden fire pit at centre-right, with yellow and orange-robed priests seated around it. One priest in an orange headcloth, orange shawl and white dhoti pours offerings. Shirtless male and female devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit on the red mats, and gold kalashas, marigold garlands and brass plates of offerings surround the fire. Behind them a crowd sits on the floor, and a white-robed figure with a purple shawl stands near a golden deity murti shrine. Overall the scene is a homa with devotees and priests.2016-12-05A large tented hall hung with colourful paper lanterns and tassels holds a ritual on a long red-draped platform. Several priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged behind an open wooden homa box with a flame, flanked by brass trays of marigold garlands, fruit and small kalasha-style offerings. A man in a white shirt sits at the left end with flowers before him. Behind them, a gilded shrine with a large deity murti and golden arches stands, and a dense audience of seated devotees in white and coloured saris fills the floor on striped mats. A brass vessel and a handheld microphone rest in the foreground, and a camera rig is visible at the right edge. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2016-12-02December 12 20162016-12-12December 05 20162016-12-05A large tented hall with coloured paper streamers and lanterns hanging from the ceiling, filled with seated devotees in white. In the centre, a wooden homa fire pit stands on a red carpet scattered with flower petals. Two priests in white dhotis, one bare-chested and wearing a saffron shawl, stand beside the pit; a woman in a white cloth with a saffron wrap stands behind them and another woman in a yellow cloth sits in front. On the right, a seated figure in red and gold robes, wearing a garland and a black crown-like headpiece, sits on a gilded throne under a multicoloured parasol, flanked by attendants. Brass pots of fruit, flowers and lamps are arranged in the foreground, and a camera crew films the ritual. Identity of the figure on the throne is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 02 20162016-12-02