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Outdoor fire ritual in a courtyard paved with grey tiles, with coconut palms behind. A raised white-stone fire pit blazes in the foreground, with flames rising from it. Several seated devotees in white clothes, including a woman in white with a beaded necklace, sit on orange and purple mats watching the fire. At right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a shaved head and marked forehead conducts the rite beside a tray of bananas and brass vessels. Behind them stand a painted deity pair in blue and red garments with garlands, an orange shrine with a Nandi bull statue, and a tripod-mounted camera at left. A table at left holds garlanded offerings.

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Outdoor homa at an open-air temple courtyard with palms behind. A fire burns in a square stone fire pit in the foreground. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits at the right, chanting with a microphone beside him. Behind the fire, a row of seated devotees in white and light clothing sit on orange and purple mats; a woman in teal and a woman in pink sit at the left. Offerings in colourful wrapped cloths and banana bunches lie near the fire. Behind them stand a red-orange shrine, a dark nandi bull statue and a colourful deity murti in an arched frame at the left.Outdoor homa ritual at a temple courtyard under a open-sided roof. A square stone fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at right, tending the fire with a ladle, beside brass vessels, a bowl and plates of offerings. Several white-clad devotees sit in a row behind, watching. Behind the fire is a deity murti displayed on a raised ornate palanquin-style pedestal with an arched frame, dressed in purple and green cloth. Palm trees, stone statues and a red temple structure surround the courtyard, and a camera on a tripod is visible at left.April AF 2012April 13 20122012-04-13Outdoor photo of a homa fire ritual in a courtyard. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border sits on a purple cushion, pouring from a small vessel into a square fire pit with flames rising. Brass pots, bowls and offerings surround the pit, and an open book rests on a stand. Behind, several seated devotees in white and colourful saris watch. A wheeled cart carries a painted deity murti under an arch, with stone statues and palm trees in the background. A tripod camera stands at left. Photograph taken in daylight.Outdoor homa at a temple courtyard. A white stone fire pit holds a large flame, with a bowl and brass vessels nearby. Seated on orange cloth at the front, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a microphone, chants beside a basket of bananas and offerings. Behind the fire, around a dozen devotees sit in white and coloured clothes, including a woman in white, a woman in a red top and a man in dark shirt. Behind them, a red brick shrine holds a Nandi bull statue draped in garlands, with stone figures and palm trees in the background. Blue and orange cloth hangings and a bright blue-robed figure appear at the left edge.A photo of an outdoor open-air pavilion with a fire pit (homa) burning at centre, flanked by a priest in white dhoti and shawl at right with brass vessels, fruit and leaves before him. Around the fire, several seated devotees in white and coloured clothing sit on orange and blue mats, some wearing white garments and others in saris and kurtas. At left, a painted deity murti pair in blue and purple garments stands on a decorated platform beside a red-and-orange shrine, with a red kalasha-topped pillar behind the fire pit and palm trees beyond the courtyard. A camera on a tripod and a framed portrait stand at the left edge. Visible people total about ten, all seated or standing near the homa.2012-04-13April AF 2012Outdoor ritual gathering in a courtyard beneath palm trees. A shaven-headed man in orange-brown robes sits cross-legged at a stone fire pit, hands pressed in anjali, with brass pots, oil lamps and small plates of offerings arranged in front of him. Behind him a golden shrine arch with orange drapery frames a pair of deity murtis in red and blue with crowns. Around the pit, a large audience in white clothes and orange-red shawls or satsang garlands sits on striped mats, some with eyes closed. A stone Nandi and a tall ornamental pillar stand in the background, with stone figures to the left.2013-03-29March 26 20132013-03-26Outdoor homa ceremony under an open-roofed pavilion with a metal roof and red support posts, surrounded by palm trees and orange-walled buildings. In the foreground a square fire pit burns with flames, with brass pots and vessels bearing green, red and orange cloth on the left. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a white headband sits at right, speaking into a microphone and gesturing over offerings of bananas and bowls. Around the fire, several seated devotees in white clothes and sarees, including a woman in a yellow sari on the left and a man in a dark shirt sitting cross-legged in the centre, listen attentively on mats. A stone deity figure and a tall ornamental pillar stand at the left edge.2012-04-13Outdoor ashram courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with coconut palms and red-walled buildings behind. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits at right before a square fire pit with flames, a microphone on a stand beside him, and brass plates of offerings and fruit nearby. Around him a seated group in white and coloured saris and shirts sits on mats and cushions, with a small statue or deity murti at left.2012-04-13