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A night homa at a sacred fire pit, a rectangular brick-edged yagna kunda lined with yellow flower petals and pink-red powder. Three young men stand bare-chested with white tripundra and horizontal body markings, wearing rudraksha malas and gold-toned necklaces; the foremost one holds an offering and tips a vessel toward the flames. Another in saffron cloth sits beside the fire. Behind them, seated devotees in white and marigold garlands watch, and a gold and jewelled throne with a leopard-print cushion stands at right. A small oil lamp sits at lower right.

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A homa fire burns in a yellow-bordered square fire pit, with flames rising at left. Two young men with white sacred-ash markings and bare chests stand in the foreground; the one at right wears a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments and holds a ladle-like vessel near the fire, while the one center wears gold necklaces and speaks into a handheld microphone. Seated devotees in garlands fill the background, and a gold and jewelled throne with a leopard-skin cover stands at right beside marigold garlands. Oil lamps sit near the base of the pit. Approximately 20 people are visible.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Three young men in orange cloth and bare chests stand behind a golden square fire pit, a homa, with smoke rising from it. Each wears a gold-beaded necklace with a rudraksha-style mala and a sacred thread, and white ash lines on the forehead, arms and chest. The man on the left holds a phone, the middle one holds an offering, and the man on the right holds a small object in both hands. A brass bowl sits at the pit's edge beside a flame and flower garlands. Behind them is a golden throne with a leopard-skin cover and a golden deity figure, with cameras and onlookers visible at the left.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A homa fire burns in a raised yellow-tiled fire pit under a tent canopy. Four young priests in orange and saffron dhotis stand at the fire; the foremost two hold a long offering vessel over the flames, and the others have white markings on their bodies and gold-and-rudraksha garlands. Behind them, a seated man in orange robes with a pink-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate golden throne with a large heart-shaped yellow marigold backdrop and a leopard-print seat cover. A trident stands beside the throne. In the foreground, a bowl of flowers, a brass lamp and a green-and-pink offering tray sit near the pit, and seated devotees with folded hands and flower garlands fill the left side. The seated throne figure may be a person, shown through his orange robe, long hair and rudraksha mala beside the throne.2016-12-19Photograph of a homa at a gold-fronted square fire pit as a bright flame rises. Two young men kneel at the pit in orange-and-white dhoti, bare-chested, wearing orange-red rudraksha malas and yellow-gold beaded necklaces, with white and red forehead and body markings. A third figure in white stands behind with a bowl. Behind them, a cameraman operates a video camera on a tripod, and seated devotees fill the background. On the right, a large ornate leopard-print throne is framed by a heart-shaped yellow marigold arrangement, with a framed photo of a smiling man in a maroon turban and garlanded in red and white flowers, hands folded, seated on the throne. Brass lamp, flower garlands and a green-and-pink cloth offering sit at the right foreground.2016-12-19Photograph of a homa or fire ritual in a decorated hall. In the foreground a small fire burns in a rectangular pit with a bowl and ladle beside it. Three young men sit in front of a gold-and-red throne backdrop, wearing saffron dhotis, gold beaded necklaces, rudraksha-style beaded mala strands and bands on their arms, with white horizontal markings across their chests and foreheads and hair tied in high topknots. A fourth figure stands behind them, and a camera on a tripod is visible at left. The scene is a ritual setting with ornate golden decorations behind the seated figures.2016-12-19Three young male priests sit on a golden-yellow platform in orange and saffron dhotis with bare upper bodies marked with white horizontal stripes of vibhuti. Each wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, and their hair is tied in topknots. The left and centre priests hold microphones while chanting, and the right priest sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them rises an ornate golden throne draped with leopard-print cloth and framed by yellow marigold garlands and a decorative arch. In front, brass vessels, flower baskets, a kalasha-style pot and a silver plate hold offerings for a puja. A figure in pink-and-white sari with flower garlands sits with hands folded at the left edge.2016-12-19October 10 20172017-10-10September 19 20152015-09-19December 19 20162016-12-19