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A seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold border sits beside a brick fire pit with bright flames, feeding offering material into the fire. He wears a rudraksha mala, bangles, white ash markings on forehead and arms, and a red tilak. Yellow marigold garlands lie on the pit's edge, with brass bowls of flowers and a small kalasha nearby. A standing person in orange robes stands at right beside a white sack and a basket.

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December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21A standing priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and white shoulder cloth holds an offering of red flowers over a rectangular fire pit with bright flames. He wears a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. Two seated attendants in orange robes sit nearby, one at a microphone on the left and one on the right tending brass vessels. Yellow marigold garlands line the fire pit, a gilded shrine with coloured tassels hangs behind, and a sack sits in the background. The scene suggests a homa fire ritual at night.2013-12-21A photograph of a night homa at an outdoor fire pit. A young priest in white ritual clothes with white sacred ash markings on his arms and forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck pours an offering from a long ladle into a rectangular fire pit lined with white stone. The fire blazes high, with yellow marigold garlands along its edges and a brass bowl nearby. Behind him stands an ornate gold deity throne with a gold arch, and a red-draped altar with flowers lies to the right. No a person candidate is visible; the figure is a priest.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit set on a white stone platform, edged with yellow marigold garlands. Two young priests sit cross-legged behind it. The central priest wears white dhoti and shawl with gold border, rudraksha mala, and white and red sacred markings on his forehead, and pours an offering from a ladle into the flames. Beside him, a young assistant in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings sits with a brass bowl. Brass bowls, a small oil lamp, yellow plastic bags and offering plates sit nearby, and a gilded shrine canopy is visible above.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21A photograph of a seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl, with a gold-bordered cloth, rudraksha mala and bracelets, and white and red sacred markings on his forehead and arms. He sits beside a stone-walled fire pit containing ash and offerings, holding a long striped ritual stick over a small brass bell and incense holder. Yellow marigold garlands lie along the pit's edge, with a brass kalasha, a bowl of rose petals and a lit oil lamp nearby. A wicker basket and a vehicle are in the dim background.2013-12-21