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A ritual homa at a large hall: a tiered wooden fire altar with a bright flame sits at the centre, surrounded by marigold and rose offerings, banana bunches, apples, brass pots and rice. Three shirtless priests in white dhotis sit around it; the centre priest wears a pink head cloth and pours an offering, the left priest wears a yellow shawl, and the right priest wears a white shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind them seated devotees in white fill the floor, and a decorated golden ornate stage with a peetha and a white cow stand in the background.

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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a green and gold border pours or offers material with a ladle, while an ash-colored bald elder in white sits cross-legged beside a man in an orange-and-gold shawl. A square wooden fire pit with a burning fire and smoke is covered with white flower petals and red blossoms. A standing shirtless attendant in a dhoti watches. A large brass kalasha stands near offerings, and red and white garlands hang on decorated pillars at right. Several seated devotees in white are in the background, some with folded hands. A camera is visible near the back.2016-12-07December 02 20162016-12-02January 06 20182018-01-06A homa fire burns in a gold-trimmed square fire pit at a temple ritual, with marigold garlands and pink flower petals around its rim and coconuts and fruit in the foreground. A shirtless man with a yellow-orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits behind the fire, gazing into the flames. To the right, a man in a red-and-orange turban and striped green shawl with a gold chain sits and tends offerings, while a standing priest in white dhoti and shawl leans over from behind. Several seated men in white dhotis wait in the background, and ornate golden shrines with deity murtis and red and purple drapery fill the setting.2017-09-26September 05 20172017-09-05 +2 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12September 17 20152015-09-17Evening fire ritual (homa) in front of a shrine with gold-framed deity murti and red drapes, under a pink-and-white canopy. A yellow-tiled fire pit with a lit flame sits in the foreground, surrounded by floral garlands and brass vessels on striped mats. A man in a red and gold headcloth and bare chest, wearing a gold necklace, stands at left. Several men in white dhotis with coloured borders and yellow shawls stand or sit around the fire, one with a bare chest and rudraksha-style beads. A seated figure in red and gold behind the fire pit receives worship at the centre of the ceremony. A camera on a tripod records the ritual.2017-09-26 +1 copiesOctober 11 20142014-10-11September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copies