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Night-time homa at an outdoor temple setting. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti and a pink-and-orange cloth at his waist stands facing a brass-framed fire pit where flames rise, with a bowl of ghee-like offering beside it. A second attendant at left, wearing white dhoti and a mala, holds a woven basket of flowers. Behind the fire, a golden peetha carries a draped red cloth and marigold garlands, flanked by a golden chair under a red-and-yellow canopy. Seated on the golden throne at right, a robed figure in orange-brown clothing wears a red-and-white garland. Smoke and dim lights fill the background.

Night ritual scene at a temple-like hall: a fire pit (homa/yagna) with bright flames sits in the foreground, surrounded by flower petals, brass bowls and garlands. Two priests stand at left: one bare-chested in white dhoti holding a woven basket of flowers and speaking into a microphone, the other bare-chested with an orange cloth and rudraksha mala with his back to the camera. Behind them a golden deity murti stands on a golden pedestal draped in red cloth and marigold garlands. At right, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a garland sits on a gold throne with a multicoloured umbrella overhead. Several people in orange robes stand in the background among drums and smoke.

February 16 2016

Night-time homa at a temple shrine. In the centre, a rectangular fire pit blazes with orange flames, surrounded by marigold and rose petals and a small metal bowl. Behind it, a golden peetha throne draped in red cloth and decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands stands before a gilded deity murti niche. At left, a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and white ritual cloth holds a microphone, and a young attendant wearing ornate beaded necklaces holds a basket of flower petals. At right, a seated figure in orange robes with a flower garland sits on a golden chair beneath a colourful umbrella. Several other robed people stand in the background near drums and a metal lamp.

A photograph of a ritual inside a hall, with a gilded throne and ornate wooden canopy at the back holding two garlanded deity murti figures in colourful robes. In front, a man in a red dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, with a gold-coloured turban and garland, stands at a fire pit with a flame, holding a ladle over the fire. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in a gold-bordered shawl tends the fire. Two seated figures in saffron-orange cloth with turbans sit at the left and center foreground, with brass vessels, a kalasha, offerings and a tray of flowers and fruit in front of them. A cameraman with a tripod films the scene at the right. The setting suggests a homa or puja ritual with garlands and offerings.

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Night ritual under a corrugated roof with a fire pit (homa/yagna) on a yellow-draped platform. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and saffron-gold shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing the fire and a deity murti garlanded with marigolds. Two seated men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas chant into microphones beside the fire pit, one holding a silver vessel. A third man in a saffron-orange robe with a flower garland stands with folded hands at the right, with other robed attendants behind him. Brass lamps, a silver bowl, kumkum dishes and flower petals are arranged on the mats and platform.

September 19 2015

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A homa fire is burning in a sunken fire pit on a red floor inside a decorated temple hall, with a flower-tiered offering platform and coconuts and fruits to the right. Several priests in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies stand at the fire; the central priest in a maroon turban pours from a brass vessel with a flower garland, while others hold offerings. Umbrellas with ornate canopies and marigold garlands decorate the hall, and a few onlookers in orange and white sit at the edges. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so this is a ritual scene with priests and devotees.