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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a covered hall at night. A fire burns in a rectangular brick fire pit with white dot decorations in the foreground. Seated on a striped cloth, a priest in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala extends his hands toward the flames. Beside him sits another person in orange. Behind them, rows of people in white clothing sit on mats facing the fire. To the left, a deity murti or altar display is decorated with flowers and garlands, with oil lamps in front. Strings of multicoloured lights hang across the ceiling, and a banner hangs at the top right.

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February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21A photograph of a fire ritual inside a covered hall at night, with a large brick-and-stone fire pit blazing at centre. A man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and rudraksha beads leans forward with his arm extended over the flames, offering into the fire as part of a homa. Seated beside him in orange clothing is another man. Behind them rows of people in white and cream clothes sit on striped mats, and a few standing figures in white and yellow saris and shirts watch. Leaf-wrapped offerings and brass lamps lie on the right, and string lights hang along the ceiling. A printed poster sits at the top right.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21Night homa in an open-sided tent with a rectangular fire pit blazing in the foreground. A priest in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing beaded necklaces and bangles, feeds sticks into the flames from a brass dish of offerings. Beside her, another orange-clad attendant sits with a plate of wooden sticks and brass vessels. Behind them, rows of white-clad devotees sit on striped mats under strings of multicolored lights, with a brass kalasha and lamps near the altar.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21Night ritual in a covered open hall lit by tube lights and strings of multicoloured bulbs. In the foreground a brick-lined fire pit blazes as a homa. A sadhu in an orange head turban and orange cloth, with rudraksha malas and sandalwood markings, sits at right feeding sticks from a brass tray into the fire with a brass bowl beside him. Another orange-clad priest sits behind him. Oil lamps and a decorated palanquin with floral garlands sit by the fire, and a large crowd of devotees in white clothes fills the mats behind.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21A night-time homa or fire ritual under a corrugated metal roof strung with coloured fairy lights. A fire burns in a pit at the centre of a striped cloth-covered ritual floor, with yellow-garlanded kalasha-like pots, rice mounds and brass vessels around it. A woman in saffron-red clothing and a matching orange head wrap, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, sits at right ladling offerings into the fire. Behind her, a seated audience in white and light clothing fills the hall, and a few people in saffron stand near a golden decorated seat or palanquin with flower garlands. Men in white dhotis are visible at the right edge.2017-02-21A fire pit ritual at night in a open-sided pavilion strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A priest in an orange-red turban and orange garment sits cross-legged before a blazing homa fire, holding a brass bowl of wooden sticks and extending one hand toward the flames. He wears a long beaded necklace and bangles. Behind him, white-clad devotees sit on striped mats, and oil lamps and flower garlands surround the fire pit. Brass vessels and a kalasha sit at the edge of the fire.2017-02-21