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Outdoor homa ritual under a open-sided canopy with palm trees behind. A shirtless priest in white dhoti and a pink head cloth, wearing multiple garlands and a blue-beaded necklace, holds a ladle over a wooden fire altar where flames and thick smoke rise. He holds a woven basket of offerings. Seated beside him, a man in an orange-saffron cloth and white dhoti wears a garland and watch, and other seated priests in white dhotis watch. Yellow marigold petals decorate the wooden altar edges with white kolam-like patterns. Behind them, a crowd of devotees sits in the smoke. Brass vessels and a lit oil lamp sit on the right.

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A homa fire ritual outdoors under a tin-roofed shelter with palm trees behind. A priest, shirtless with a pink head cloth and gold-and-bead garlands, stands at a wooden fire altar, holding a ladle and a woven basket of offerings over smoke and flames. Yellow marigold garlands and white kolam-style lines decorate the altar. Seated priests in white dhotis and orange shawls, with rudraksha-style garlands, chant beside him, and a crowd watches from behind. Brass vessels and an oil lamp sit at the right.2016-09-09A homa or yagna fire rises from a wooden fire pit framed with yellow marigold garlands and white kolam patterns, with thick smoke drifting left. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti wearing a pink turban and beaded garlands sits behind the pit, holding a ladle over the fire and a woven basket of offerings. Beside him a younger man in an orange-saffron shawl and garland sits cross-legged, and other priests in white and bare-chested men in white sit near the fire. Behind them a crowd of devotees sits under a open-sided pavilion with a red-and-white striped roof and palm trees beyond. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and flower offerings lie at the front corners of the pit.2016-09-09A homa fire ritual under an open-sided pavilion with a tiled roof and palm trees behind. A priest bare-chested except for a sacred thread and a red-and-white turban, wearing white dhoti and multiple beaded garlands, holds a ladle over a flaming fire pit on a wooden platform strewn with yellow marigold petals and kolam designs. A basket of offerings sits in his lap; thick white smoke rises. Several seated men in white dhotis and saffron-coloured shawls and garlands watch, and a standing figure in a white shirt is at the top right. Brass vessels and a lit oil lamp are in the foreground. A crowd of onlookers stands in the background. Approximately ten people are visible.2016-09-09A homa fire ritual under an open-sided pavilion roof with palm trees behind. A fire burns in a wooden fire pit decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white rangoli lines, sending smoke upward. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with a pink turban and a garland and rudraksha-style beads holds a woven basket and ladle over the fire. Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls wear garlands and sit on the floor. A standing man in white shirt raises his arms overhead. Brass vessels and oil lamps sit on the table at the front.2016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09A homa fire burns in a raised wooden fire pit under an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, surrounded by palm trees and greenery. A bare-chested priest with a pink headcloth and white dhoti, wearing a garland and sacred thread, pours an offering from a wicker basket beside the flames. Seated beside him, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti with a garland watches. Other men in white dhotis sit cross-legged, many bare-chested, and a large crowd of seated devotees fills the background. Brass vessels, marigold petals and flower garlands lie on the fire pit's edge. Smoke rises from the fire.2016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09Outdoor homa at a shrine: a priest with a pink turban and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth and multiple beaded garlands, sits behind a low wooden platform holding a ladle over a fire. Smoke rises from a yagna pit decorated with yellow and pink flowers, with a brass bowl beside it. Two seated men in orange and white and a woman stand in the background among banana leaves. A golden trident and a deity murti with floral decoration are at right.2016-09-09September 09 20162016-09-09Outdoor homa or yagna under a corrugated metal roof, open-sided with palm trees behind. A square yellow-painted fire pit burns with a tall flame at left, decorated with yellow marigold flowers. Behind it, rows of bare-chested men in white dhotis and orange-and-red garlands sit on mats. Standing at right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala lifts a bowl. Seated at centre, a man in white dhoti with a pink turban pours from a brass vessel into a wicker basket. Brass lamps and yellow flowers sit on a tray in the foreground. Hanging decorations line the roof edge.2016-09-09Outdoor homa fire ritual under green foliage. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with pink turban and marigold garlands sits cross-legged behind a yellow wooden platform, holding a ladle over a smoking fire pit with a copper vessel of offerings. Other men in white dhotis and garlands sit nearby, one in orange-red cloth. Yellow and pink flower petals scatter the platform edge; brass vessels, a brass lamp stand and a woman in orange sari stand at the edges.2016-09-09