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Night photograph of a homa fire ritual under a corrugated roof strung with small coloured lights. A large flame rises from a square fire pit in the centre. A man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushion, wearing a red-orange cloth and a flower garland, sits beside a decorated kalasha and tall gilded trident-like staffs. In front of the fire, rows of metal bowls hold offerings of grains and pulses on a striped cloth. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti kneels at the lower left, and two people in white dhotis stand at the left near a flower-decorated altar. A tall parasol with red and gold fringe shades the throne.

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March 16 20172017-03-16Night-time homa at an open-air ritual ground under a tin roof strung with coloured fairy lights. A large square fire pit blazes at centre, with a seated man in a red-brown garment and a floral garland on a gold-and-red throne with a red canopy to the right, the page-flagged candidate, presented as a person by his ornate gold throne, garland and seat but whose appearance is only partly visible. Around the fire, trays of offerings and bowls of grains and seeds cover the mat in front. Priests in white dhotis stand behind the fire pit, one holding a microphone, and a decorated kalasha stands with a floral-garlanded altar at left. Trident-topped staffs flank the throne.2017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16Night homa for Vishesha Deeksha at an open-air outdoor pavilion under a corrugated metal roof strung with coloured fairy lights. A large fire burns in a raised square fire pit in the centre. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a red canopy above wears a garland and an orange-brown cloth, with gold trident-topped staffs on either side; the figure is a candidate for a person and is the only person seated in the place of honour. Standing to the left are two people in white dhotis and shawls, and a shirtless man in a dhoti stands further back. In the foreground a man bends over trays of grains and offerings, and rows of brass plates of offerings line a striped rug. A decorated kalasha-like altar with flower garlands and a deity murti stands behind the fire.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16Night-time homa ritual on a raised outdoor stage beneath strings of multicoloured fairy lights. A large fire burns in a central fire pit before a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers. Around the fire, rows of brass plates hold vegetables, fruit, leaves and offerings on a striped woven cloth. A priest in a white dhoti with a bare upper body stands with raised hands; another bare-chested man kneels at left, and a boy beside the fire holds a microphone. At right, a seated man in red-and-maroon robes with a garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a kalasha-topped canopy. Stone lamps line the front edge.2017-03-16