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A large ritual homa or yagna in a temple hall with a fire pit at the centre. Many priests and devotees sit in rows on a red cloth, wearing white dhotis, bare-chested or in shawls, with rudraksha and flower garlands. Brass vessels, bowls of offerings, banana plants, bunches of marigolds and decorated pots with yellow flower garlands are arranged along the floor. Colourful painted pillars and hanging flower garlands frame the scene. A man in a red-and-white garment and a maroon turban stands at right, and a priest in a purple sari-like garment with hands folded sits at lower right. Smoke rises from the fire pit.

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A photo of a large ritual in progress inside a pillared hall decorated with yellow marigold garlands, banana leaves and colourful cloth hangings. Priests seated on a red cloth in white dhotis and bare upper bodies wear rudraksha malas and wrap saffron shawls; a seated priest in front of a fire pit holds a ladle and pours into the flames. Brass vessels, pots, flowers and offerings surround a dark homa fire pit, and a standing man in an orange-brown cloth and beaded necklace stands at the far end. Devotees in purple and white clothing sit with hands folded in namaskar at the right, consistent with a homa or yagna ceremony.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A photo inside a temple hall during a homa or puja. Several seated priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, some wearing gold-bead and yellow-flower garlands, sit around a central fire pit with smoke rising. Ritual offerings in brass and clay pots, marigold garlands, banana leaves, fruit and a kalasha with yellow flowers are arranged in front. A standing priest in a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stands at right, and a man in a purple dhoti with rudraksha-style beads sits in the lower right foreground. Red and white draped cloth and hanging garlands decorate the pillared hall. Several people are visible; no clearly identifiable candidate is confidently present.2018-04-14A large hall decorated with banana plants, multicoloured paper hangings and yellow marigold garlands hosts a homa. Rows of men seated on a red cloth, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white dhotis, perform a fire ritual around a large square fire pit with steam rising. Brass vessels, coconuts, kalasha pots wrapped in marigolds and banana leaves sit in front of them. A man at the right holds a ladle, and a figure in a maroon headcloth and red shawl sits nearby. The scene resembles a homa or yagna at a temple.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A homa or yagna in a hall with a central fire pit, smoke rising, surrounded by seated devotees in white dhotis and saffron or red shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas and yellow flower garlands. A priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stands at the centre-left, touching his face. Brass pots, kalasha-style vessels, offerings of sweets, fruit and marigold garlands are arranged on the floor near the fire. Red carpeting, hanging flower decorations and pillars frame the scene. A seated man in the right foreground wears a maroon turban and red shawl. Ritual offerings and a fire pit dominate the composition.2018-04-14A seated group of about 25 men perform a homa or yagna beside a small fire pit at the centre-front of a decorated hall. Many wear bare upper bodies, white dhoti-style cloth and orange or red shawls, with long strands of yellow-gold beaded necklaces and rudraksha-style malas. Several hold long wooden ladles or spoons over the fire. Yellow marigold garlands and green leaves surround the fire, and brass vessels, copper pots and decorated kalasha pots with mango leaves sit in front. A red mat runs along the seating row, and colourful banners and pillars with floral decoration fill the background. A man at right in a magenta cloth and a red-and-maroon headcloth stands out in the foreground.2018-04-14 +2 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A large ritual hall with a long red carpet and rows of seated priests in white dhotis and red-orange shawls, many wearing rudraksha and gold-bead malas. In the foreground a fire pit holds a homa, with brass bowls, vessels and yellow marigold garlands arranged around it. Banana plants and colourful hanging decorations line the pillars, and a ritual bell and a cymbal-like instrument are visible at right. A seated priest in the foreground wears gold bead necklaces and a red headcloth. Rows of people sit further back among decorations.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A homa fire burns in a large pavilion hall, with a fire pit at the center surrounded by brass vessels, plates of fruit and sweets, and garlands of yellow marigolds. Several men sit cross-legged on red cloth wearing bare upper bodies, rudraksha-style beaded malas, and white dhotis, with some in red-and-gold shawls; one man in white stands in the background. Kalasha pots wrapped in green leaves and yellow flower garlands sit in the foreground, and large decorated umbrellas and banana leaves frame the scene.2018-04-14