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A homa fire burns on a brick fire pit in a tented hall decorated with white cloth and gold-framed shrines. A bald man in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl stands at the left with palms pressed together. Beside the fire, a bare-shouldered seated man in ochre cloth sits before the offerings of marigold garlands and bowls. A standing priest in white with an orange-red shawl gestures near the fire. A kneeling man in a gold-patterned shawl tends the ritual at lower right. Behind them, many seated devotees in white and orange-red fill the hall, with ornate deity murti on the altar behind. The scene shows a samaya deeksha homa, with fire offerings, flowers and kalasha vessels.

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July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit in a hall decorated with white cloth and golden torana arches. A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange cloth sits cross-legged before the fire, with marigold garlands on the altar beside him. Around the pit, several men and women in white ritual clothes with red and orange shawls stand and kneel, one man in white at right tending the offerings. Behind them a seated crowd in white and orange fills the hall, and deity murtis are visible in gilded shrines. A yellow powder mandala with red flowers lies in the foreground.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A homa ritual in a hall with a white canopy and gold-framed shrines. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with coloured patterns and marigold garlands. A bare-chested man in orange-brown cloth sits cross-legged before the fire. Several people in white dhotis and white saris with red-and-gold shawls assist, one pouring offerings and another arranging flower garlands on a deity murti. A woman in a pink headwrap and gold-patterned sari kneels at the fire. A seated audience in white and red fills the background, with a deity murti on a gold throne behind.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A homa fire burns on a brick fire pit at the centre of a temple hall, with flames rising beside a decorated altar of marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest in an orange-brown shawl sits at the altar behind the fire. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and red shawl bends over the pit, and a woman in white sari with a red shawl stands with hands joined. A seated woman in a purple-and-gold sari and red headpiece pours offerings into the fire, and a brass vessel rests on the pit. Behind, rows of devotees in white and red sit or stand, and a gold-framed deity murti and a white canopy decorate the hall.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17