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A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit in a hall decorated with white cloth and golden torana arches. A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange cloth sits cross-legged before the fire, with marigold garlands on the altar beside him. Around the pit, several men and women in white ritual clothes with red and orange shawls stand and kneel, one man in white at right tending the offerings. Behind them a seated crowd in white and orange fills the hall, and deity murtis are visible in gilded shrines. A yellow powder mandala with red flowers lies in the foreground.

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July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A homa ritual in a hall with a white canopy and gold-framed shrines. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with coloured patterns and marigold garlands. A bare-chested man in orange-brown cloth sits cross-legged before the fire. Several people in white dhotis and white saris with red-and-gold shawls assist, one pouring offerings and another arranging flower garlands on a deity murti. A woman in a pink headwrap and gold-patterned sari kneels at the fire. A seated audience in white and red fills the background, with a deity murti on a gold throne behind.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A homa fire burns on a brick fire pit at the centre of a temple hall, with flames rising beside a decorated altar of marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest in an orange-brown shawl sits at the altar behind the fire. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and red shawl bends over the pit, and a woman in white sari with a red shawl stands with hands joined. A seated woman in a purple-and-gold sari and red headpiece pours offerings into the fire, and a brass vessel rests on the pit. Behind, rows of devotees in white and red sit or stand, and a gold-framed deity murti and a white canopy decorate the hall.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A homa fire ceremony inside a hall with white draped cloth overhead and a decorated shrine behind. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with flowers and marigold garlands, with brass vessels and a plate beside it. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head sits at the fire, holding a flower-garlanded object, wearing an orange-red shawl. A man in white with an orange-red shawl stands with palms pressed together. Women in white saris with gold borders and orange-red shawls assist at the left, and a seated woman in a red-and-gold sari extends her hand toward the fire at lower right. Many seated devotees fill the background, and a deity murti sits in an arched shrine.2015-07-17