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Night-time homa at an outdoor temple area. A priest in white dhoti with a green and teal headcloth and sandalwood markings pours an offering from a silver vessel into a fire pit with burning flames, in front of a golden throne. Seated on the throne is a figure in saffron-orange robes and a dark cap with hands folded in prayer, but the face and identity are not clearly discernible. Beside the fire, a silver lamp stand, brass oil lamps, a basket of flowers and banana leaves with fruit, and a bowl of grains. Nearby, other people in white or saffron garments stand with hands folded, and one young man in white with painted forehead marks is at the right edge.

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Outdoor homa ritual at a fire pit built into a stone platform, with flames and smoke rising from offerings of grains and flowers. A priest in white dhoti with bare chest, gold-bordered cloth, and tilaka pours a liquid from a silver vessel into the fire while another priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a light cloth stands nearby holding a small silver plate. Devotees in saffron and white kneel with palms joined in front of a red velvet armchair with gold trim. Behind them, a shrine with a deity murti sits under a golden arch, with palm trees, a red compound wall and a parked silver SUV. Small brass bowls of kumkum and flowers sit at the edge of the pit.2013-09-09A homa fire burns in a metal fire pit on the floor of an indoor hall as a standing man in orange robes and red-bordered dhoti stands with palms joined. A shaved-headed priest in orange kneels at left beside brass vessels, fruit offerings and kalasha-like pots with white flowers. Behind the fire, about a dozen seated devotees in orange shawls and white clothes sit with hands folded. A gilded throne with a tiger-patterned cushion stands at left, and a camera tripod is visible. Smoke rises through a beam of light from a high window.2012-07-11Night-time ritual in an open-sided shelter. A golden deity murti with a golden elephant-like vahana and garlands of yellow and red flowers stands at left. A seated person in a deep red-orange robe on a red-cushioned golden throne gestures toward a sacred fire pit. Before the fire, a person in white kneels and bows low, while a shaven-headed priest in orange-saffron cloth and a saffron turban sits nearby. Other priests in orange cloth sit around the fire, and a man in white and women in white and light clothing stand at right. Brass vessels, fruit, flowers and kumkum-marked offerings lie on the platform, consistent with a homa or puja.2013-11-04October 18 20122012-10-18September 05 20152015-09-05May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesOutdoor homa ritual under a open-sided pavilion with palm trees behind. A large fire pit with bright flames stands in the foreground on the left. A seated figure in an orange-cushioned throne chair, wearing a long white garland and orange robes, sits with hands raised in prayer, with a lit lamp beside the throne. In front of the throne, a man kneels on a pink cloth wearing white dhoti, bare chest, rudraksha mala and red-pink turban, making offerings near small brass pots and kalasha vessels. Several young girls in white and gold saris with flower garlands and gold headpieces kneel nearby. A row of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes sits along the left and a priest in maroon and gold robes stands behind, pouring from a vessel. About 30 people are visible.2014-10-03May 10 20142014-05-10December 02 20172017-12-02January 02 20162016-01-02Night ritual at a temple outdoors: a fire burns in a square yellow-and-white homa pit in the foreground, with a small bowl of grains and brass lamps beside it, and a tray of bananas and flower garlands to the right. A priest in a white dhoti and green-and-gold shawl, with a white cloth on his head and gold necklaces, raises a silver vessel over the fire. Behind, a seated figure in a gold-and-red throne with a saffron-orange robe presses his palms together, with folded hands around him. Several white-clad devotees stand in the background, and a young man in white with tilak and bare, painted shoulders watches on the right. Orange sandals sit near the throne.2016-01-02May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copies