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An elderly bare-chested priest sits cross-legged before a fire pit, pouring an offering from a ladle with a green-tipped stick into a brass bowl of flames, as part of a homa or yagna. He wears a white dhoti with a yellow-and-orange border, a yellow shawl, a rudraksha mala and sandalwood tilak. Beside him a second priest with grey hair and white tilak sits in white garments with an orange-striped shawl. Marigold and red rose petals are scattered on the stone platform, and a garlanded kalasha-like decorated structure stands at right. Red drapes and a stone pillar form the background.

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A homa being performed at a brick-lined fire pit decorated with yellow and red flower petals. A shaven-headed man in saffron robes and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace with a gold pendant feeds the flames with a ladle-like vessel, smoke rising around him. Beside him, a younger man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits on the floor among brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel, bowls and trays. Behind, brass lamps stand near a pink and green cloth with garlands, and a brass plate holds offerings. The setting is a tiled ritual space with a pale floor.2009-09-22A shirtless priest with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala across his chest sits before a stone homa fire pit, placing a green leaf into the flames. Flames rise from the square-edged pit, which is decorated with yellow and red flower petals and marigold garlands. Behind him, a standing attendant in a white dhoti with yellow borders and another in a white and blue cloth stand near red-draped altar tables holding offerings, brass vessels and flower garlands. A dedicated homa ritual is taking place at night in a temple setting.2018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02December 28 20112011-12-28Night-time outdoor homa at a temple-style setting. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth sits beside a flaming fire pit ringed with marigold and red flower garlands, pouring an offering from a small steel bowl. Behind him another priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stands tending the ceremony, and a third figure kneels at a second fire pit further back. A red-draped table holds flowers and petals, and fruit and brass vessels sit on the ground. Scaffolding and red curtains frame the scene.2018-03-02September 30 20072007-09-30A homa fire ritual in an orange-walled room. A young man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered shawl and a long rudraksha mala sits before a fire pit built of stacked yellow-dusted bricks, with flames rising and a brass bowl nearby, and pours or offers into the fire with his hands. Beside him an older bald man in white with a white flower garland and red thread on his wrist extends his hand toward the fire. A woman in a pink sari with red and gold border sits at the left edge. Behind them a large ornate golden throne stands against the wall. Brass vessels, a silver plate and a red cloth bundle lie on the floor.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23Two priests in white ritual dhotis sit on an orange mat performing a homa beside a brick-lined fire pit. The priest on the right, wearing a gold necklace and bangles, sits with palms joined in prayer before a microphone stand, a small flame rising from the pit. The priest on the left, with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body, sits with hands near a brass plate of samagri and sticks for the fire. Behind them stand a stone temple structure with carved panels, a potted palm, and an orange cloth hanging on the wall, with a red-and-white striped backdrop.2011-12-28June 05 20122012-06-05March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02