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A large open flame rises from a brick-lined fire pit at night during a homa ritual. Behind the fire, a red and gold cloth draped over an altar displays circular golden emblems bearing the Sanskrit syllable Om, flanked by garlands of flowers and greenery and potted plants. Small brass oil lamps with lit wicks sit on either side of the fire pit. At the left edge, a partly visible man wears an orange robe and dark beaded malas around his neck and stands near the pit; at the right edge, another partly visible person in orange clothing sits beside the fire. The scene is lit mainly by the fire and lamps.

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April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A large ceremonial fire burns in a brick-lined homa pit in front of a golden-framed shrine with a deity murti decorated with red-orange garlands and flowers. Two priests sit at left, one bare-chested in a red dhoti with a red garland, the other speaking into a microphone while gesturing. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in a yellow-green cloth pours or offers grains from a brass plate onto the brick edge of the pit. Brass oil lamps, kalasha pots and pink-patterned vessels surround the shrine. Metal barricades and onlookers in orange appear in the background. This appears to be a homa or yagna ritual with offerings.2016-05-15December 10 20072007-12-10April 14 20182018-04-14A seated priest in saffron-orange robes performs a homa at a brick fire pit, feeding flames with a long stick held in his right hand. He wears a long gold necklace with a pendant and round bead strands. Tall yellow-orange flames rise from the bricks, which are dusted with turmeric-yellow powder and marked with red and white patterns. Around him on the floor are brass plates of red flower petals, a bowl of yellow flower garlands, a small brass kalasha and an oil lamp, with a patterned mat and a sitting person's bare feet at the left edge. The scene is dimly lit by the fire. +1 copiesMarch 18 20132013-03-18April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14