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A homa ritual in a tent-like hall. In the centre, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a square brick fire pit with burning embers and offerings. Beside him, a priest in orange and a seated attendant tend the fire. Standing priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls, rudraksha malas and bare shoulders surround the area. To the right, a tiered altar with a deity murti and gold-framed images, brass lamps, and kalasha-like vessels. A red and green striped mat lies on the floor. Roughly ten people are visible.

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May 25 20172017-05-25A 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 homa fire ritual in a tent-like hall. A fire burns in a brick-lined square fire pit on a green cloth with striped mats. A man in an orange robe with bare shoulders stands at the fire, hands together, while a priest in an orange-red dhoti kneels beside the pit. Other priests in white and rust-coloured dhotis wear rudraksha malas and stand along the left side. On the right, a decorated silver-and-gold palanquin or deity stand with lion figures and a deity murti is visible. Brass oil lamps and offerings sit on the cloth.2015-09-14July 17 20152015-07-17A homa fire burns in the foreground at a Samaya Deeksha ceremony in a hall with a white canopy overhead. A bare-chested, shaved-headed priest in an orange-red shawl reaches toward ceremonial pots draped with yellow and white flower garlands beside a brass lamp stand. Around him, participants in white dhotis and saris with gold borders stand and sit on striped mats, some holding flowers or palms together. Brass lamps and a gilded altar with a deity murti stand in the background. Nearby, a seated priest in an orange shawl holds his hands together and another attendant stands in white. The composition is a photograph of an active homa ritual with several people visible.2015-07-17April 14 20182018-04-14September 14 20152015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14May 13 20132013-05-13A photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a hall with a tiled floor covered in woven mats. A square brick fire pit with a burning flame sits in the centre. A man in an orange robe with a shawl stands at the pit, while a woman in a purple sari with a shawl nearby assists with offerings. Around them, priests in dark red and orange dhotis wear rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces, and others wear white dhotis. On the right, an ornate golden-and-red deity palanquin or altar stands with a lion figure and offering trays of lit lamps.2015-09-14A 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.2018-04-14A ritual homa or yagna scene under a white tent with orange and maroon cloth. Smoke rises from a fire pit in the centre, where a woman in a white sari kneels and offers something into the flames. Several priests in white dhotis with gold borders attend the fire, one bending low over a tray of fruit and flowers. A man on the right wears an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala. A seated man on the right in a red-brown robe with a gold necklace and garland, holding a white flower, sits on a golden throne with a large gold backrest; he has long swept-back hair and a tilak, and appearance suggests a person in the central seat, presented in an in-person ritual setting. Nearby, a man in a red turban and rudraksha mala kneels beside offering baskets of fruit, flowers and kalasha-style vessels. Crowded devotees stand behind in orange and white clothing.2017-05-26