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A large tented hall decorated with hanging colourful tassel lanterns and paper decorations. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a red-orange turban and saffron-red robes with a rudraksha-style necklace, sits under a golden parasol at the left, facing a central fire pit (homa) with burning flames on a tiered wooden platform. Priests in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls stand at the fire, one holding offerings on a tray, while a bare-chested man in a yellow cloth holds a ritual item. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on striped mats, and a silver lamp stand with red flower garlands is at right.

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December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A large tented hall under a white canopy strung with colourful hanging paper lanterns and tassels. A seated figure on a gold-framed throne with red cushions wears a red headband, long dark hair, a red shawl, and a garland, facing a square fire pit where a homa is burning. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with orange shawls stand beside the fire pit, one holding a tray of offerings. An ornate gold parasol stands at left, and a brass lamp with a red flower garland sits at right. Hundreds of seated devotees, many in white, fill the floor in rows, with red mats and striped rugs in the foreground.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A large tent hall during an evening fire ritual. A man with long dark hair and a red headband sits on a gold-framed throne with a red cushion, back to the camera, wearing a red garment and a pink garland. Before him a square brick-red fire pit with a bright flame sits on a red carpet. Standing at the pit, three men in white dhotis and saffron cloth hold offering trays and a red garland. A crowd of seated devotees, many in white and saffron, fills the floor; a gold parasol stands at left and colourful paper streamers hang from the ceiling. Tent lights and pots of greenery frame the scene.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A large tented hall during an evening homa. A bearded man with long dark hair, a red turban and a dark shawl over an orange garment with a pink-and-white garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at left, facing the fire pit. A priest in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at right, pouring offerings into a raised wooden fire pit where flames rise. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor, many with hands folded, and colourful hanging lanterns and streamers decorate the ceiling. A gold-and-red striped runner lies on the red carpet, with a silver lamp and flower garland at right.2016-12-07Wide view of a large open-sided tent hall during a homa fire ritual. A seated man on a gold-trimmed throne at left wears an orange-red turban and a red shawl with a garland, and appears to be presiding. Several priests in white dhotis and orange shawls stand around a square wooden fire pit with smoke rising, one pouring offerings. A large crowd of mostly shaved-headed men in white sits on the red carpet in rows. Hanging paper lanterns, colourful tassels and a brass oil lamp with red and white flower garlands decorate the scene, and a golden lion figure sits at right.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07