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A night homa at an outdoor shrine. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border pours liquid from a brass vessel over a fire pit where flames rise from a yellow-tiled altar scattered with flowers. Behind, a deity murti stands under a floral arch of garlands in red, yellow and green, flanked by red and purple cloth and marigolds. On the right, a standing figure wears a red-and-gold wrap, a red turban, a gold waist belt and layered beaded necklaces, hands folded in namaskar. Several boys in saffron-orange cloths sit cross-legged before the fire, one with hands folded, and a devotee in white kneels at the far right.

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Night outdoor ritual on a raised platform under a corrugated roof. A fire pit burns at centre in front of a decorated deity murti with garlands and a gold arch, draped in blue and maroon cloths. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and cloth wrap raises a kalasha lamp toward the altar. Around the fire, several shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sit or kneel, and one in a maroon-and-gold wrap sits cross-legged at the front, facing the fire, as in a homa or yagna. At right, a man with long hair and an orange-saffron robe sits with palms joined on a gold-trimmed red throne, apart from the ritual group. A table fan and dried grass bundles lie nearby.2013-10-15November 20 20132013-11-20Night ritual photograph of a homa at an open-air shrine. A fire burns in a pit before a golden arched backdrop with deity murti garlanded in marigolds and red flowers, with kalasha pots and oil lamps on a blue and gold draped platform. A man in white dhoti and white turban with a shawl stands at left with hands folded in namaste, and a standing man at right in orange robes holds a plate of white offerings. Several shaven-headed sannyasis in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged around the fire, and a boy in a red robe sits at centre. Smoke rises into the dark sky.2013-10-15October 15 20132013-10-15October 15 20132013-10-15November 20 20132013-11-20October 15 20132013-10-15October 15 20132013-10-15October 15 20132013-10-15November 04 20132013-11-04Night-time ritual at an outdoor temple-style shrine decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands around a small deity murti. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with a white turban holds a lit oil lamp aarti toward the shrine. Four young children in saffron-orange cloth sit cross-legged in the foreground, facing the shrine. At right, a man in a red turban and red-and-gold garments sits on an ornate red and gold throne-like chair, watching, with a fan and a small bottle beside him. A brick-and-white wall with red stripes and a light stand form the background.2013-11-20October 15 20132013-10-15