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A photograph of a homa ritual at an outdoor temple setting. A yellow brick fire pit burns in the foreground. A seated woman in a rust-red wrap and red turban holds a microphone and has a vermilion mark on her forehead. Beside her, a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print headband pours or stirs substances from a small bowl at the fire pit. Around them are silver kalasha pots, mortars and pestles, a wicker basket, a silver peacock ornament, a brass lamp stand, a silver Nandi bull statue and a large gold-toned deity backdrop with a decorative halo.

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December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A photograph of a homa fire ceremony beside a golden sunburst backdrop. In the foreground, a yellow brick fire pit blazes, with a robed priest in red and a red turban seated behind it, holding a microphone and wearing a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man with long dark hair, a saffron-orange headband, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace kneels at a low platform, scooping an offering. Silver and brass vessels, a silver bull figure, a basket, stone mortars and a brass lamp stand are arranged on a striped cloth, with trishul-topped brass pillars behind. Two physical people are visible.2017-12-10A photograph of a ritual fire pit lined with yellow bricks, with a flame burning in the front-left corner. A seated man in a red-brown robe with rudraksha malas, a tall dark turban with a gold-patterned band, and a long tripundra mark on his forehead sits behind a silver tray of vessels and pours from a silver pot. Beside him, a woman in a red-orange robe and turban speaks into a handheld microphone, with a rudraksha mala and tripundra. A silver Nandi figure, brass lamp stands, trident-topped poles and a large gold radiant backdrop frame the scene, with clay pots and offerings on a striped cloth. A person's arm in orange is partly visible at the left edge. The setting suggests a homa or yagna with offerings.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A photograph of a ceremony at a stone-walled hall. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari-style garment with a maroon head wrap and a red tilak on her forehead speaks into a handheld microphone, holding a string of beads and an offering. Beside her, a bearded man in maroon robes, a leopard-print head wrap, a rudraksha mala and bangles sits with palms pressed together in prayer on a raised white seat. In front of them are silver vessels on a small silver stand, a silver Nandi figure and a golden trident behind, with a glowing golden backdrop and a fire glowing at the bottom edge.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10