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Night-time homa or fire ritual in an open courtyard with a blazing fire pit at centre. A bare-chested older man in white dhoti raises both hands in blessing, holding a small wooden implement, while seated devotees in saffron and yellow cloths, garlands and bare torsos attend the fire. A standing priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a shawl stands at right beside a woman in a red-and-maroon sari with a red flower garland. Trays of lamps, flowers and banana leaves lie on the ground, and string lights and palm fronds decorate the background.

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March 06 20162016-03-06March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight-time fire ritual outdoors under strings of coloured lights and a decorated canopy. A fire burns in a brick-built homa pit, with flowers and kalasha-like offerings arranged in the foreground. A group of men in white dhoti and bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas stand in a line on the left, hands folded. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands near the fire. On the right, a seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rounded headdress, layered beaded and rudraksha necklaces and a flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a golden umbrella, while a bare-chested man in a saffron cloth faces him and raises his hands. A woman in yellow sari with orange shawl kneels at the fire.2016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight-time fire ritual outdoors under palm fronds and strings of coloured lights. A square brick fire pit blazes at centre, with a metal bowl of offerings beside it. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis stand and kneel around the fire with hands folded, some with white markings on their chests and arms. On the right, a woman in an orange and yellow sari with a red head wrap and gold necklace sits beside a man with a crown-like headdress, flower garlands and rudraksha beads. Brass lamps and flower garlands surround a decorated seat at left. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2016-03-06 +1 copies