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Photo of a homa fire ritual inside a tented shrine space. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes with an orange headcloth pours an offering into a large golden fire pit with a blazing flame and white decorative lines on its base. On the right, a seated man with long hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-orange cloth, sits with palms pressed together in prayer on a gold-covered throne. Behind them stands a stone shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, flanked by a gold-framed arch. The floor is covered with striped multicolour mats, and brass lamps and small bowls sit nearby.

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A photograph of a homa at an outdoor ritual pavilion under a white canopy with red-pink edging. A wooden fire pit with a tiered yellow-painted base burns with bright flames in front of a grey stone shrine. Inside the shrine stand gilded deity murtis with a red backdrop and garlands. On the left, a person in orange-red robes and an orange cap pours offerings near the fire. On the right, a seated person in red-brown robes sits with palms pressed together on a gold-ornamented throne-like seat with red cushions. Striped multicoloured mats cover the floor and a black sacred lingam with garland stands behind the fire.2017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesA photo of a ritual homa in a covered open-air shrine at night. A fire burns in a golden square fire pit lined with white powder, with a brass bowl at its edge. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head cloth stands near the fire holding white cloth. On the right, a bare-chested man with long hair sits with palms pressed together in prayer on a red cushion. Behind them, a stone shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands and gold ornaments, flanked by an arched niche with a red backdrop. Two dark stone figures with garlands stand to the left, and a striped floor mat covers the ground.2017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11A covered temple-like pavilion with white canopy cloth and pink-edged poles holds a fire homa in a golden tiered fire pit with white painted zigzag border, flames rising at left. A priest in orange robes with a saffron head cloth and beaded necklaces stands at left tending the fire. At right, a man with long hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange-brown wrap, sits with hands folded in prayer on a red-cushioned golden throne. Behind them a stone shrine holds a decorated deity murti with gold arch and garlands, and dark stone figures with yellow garlands stand nearby. Incense smoke drifts across striped mats.2017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11