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A night homa or yagna ceremony in an open-air camp. Around a square yellow-brick fire pit, several bare-chested priests in white dhotis with gold-coloured garlands sit and perform rites, one pouring offerings. Behind them, a large crowd of seated devotees in white and red shawls, some wearing saffron-red stoles and garlands, sits on colourful striped mats. Brass lamps, a decorated kalasha pot and flower offerings lie near the pit, with lights glowing in the background.

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A homa or fire ritual in a large tent-like hall. A square yellow-bordered fire pit with flames and offerings sits in the foreground. Several bare-chested priests seated before it wear white dhotis with yellow borders and gold garland necklaces; one holds a small brass vessel. Behind them, a large seated congregation in white and red shawls, some with red garlands, sits on colourful striped mats. Oil lamps and a kalasha-style pot with flowers sit near the fire pit. Overhead a watermarked-free image shows many devotees and a decorated altar in the background.2015-09-17September 17 20152015-09-17May 25 20172017-05-25July 02 20162016-07-02August 29 20142014-08-29Outdoor ritual homa in a garden with a large crowd seated on mats. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and pink headband pours offerings into a wooden fire pit with flames, with baskets of rice and bowls of yellow flowers beside it. Another priest in white and an orange shawl sits nearby, holding a microphone. Behind them, rows of devotees in white and orange clothing sit on mats, many wearing rudraksha malas. A gold-cushioned seat with a trident stands at left, and a tall ceremonial pillar with rings stands in the background among palm trees. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named.2016-09-09October 27 20142014-10-27July 16 20152015-07-16Outdoor Rudra homa fire ritual. A bare-chested priest in a yellow head cloth and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace, feeds offerings into a large flame rising from a pit built of stacked yellow-ochre bricks decorated with red flower petals. Behind him, a crowd of dozens of people in white clothes and red shawls sit in rows, many with orange forehead marks and orange lanyards. Brass vessels, a basket of grain, flowers and fruit lie on a green cloth in the foreground. A few people in white stand at the back of the crowd.2016-07-02A night-time outdoor ritual homa at a tented event. A fire pit with smoke rising sits in front of a row of wooden boxes and flower-decorated offerings. Four men in white dhotis sit with their backs to the camera, bare-chested with rudraksha necklaces, one wearing an orange shawl. Behind them, a standing priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands near a bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti with a green head cloth who holds a ritual item. On the right, a decorated ratha-like offering table is garlanded with red flowers. Rows of seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the tent. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2016-07-04A night-time homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard. A large wooden fire pit with a tiered, white-patterned base is ablaze, decorated with marigold flowers. A shirtless priest stands behind it, wearing a white dhoti and a long beaded necklace. Seated on a silver-edged platform to the right is a woman in a pink head wrap, a white sari with orange border and a long beaded garland, offering into the fire. Beside her a man in an orange shawl and orange-trimmed garland sits near brass vessels and offering bowls. Rows of seated devotees in white and saffron clothing fill a colourful striped mat behind them, and a dark deity murti stands in the background. Brass lamps and bowls rest on the foreground ground.2016-02-22A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit inside a tent, with flames and smoke rising from the centre. Three priests sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera, bare-shouldered and wearing white dhoti-style cloth with coloured borders; they face the fire, and microphones stand before them. Behind the fire pit, a seated congregation of around thirty devotees wearing white clothes and maroon or saffron shawls presses their palms together in prayer. Brass vessels, a kalasha and red flower petals lie around the fire. Hindu homa ritual with devotees in white.2015-07-16