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A ritual homa in a hall decorated with colourful painted pillars and draped fabric. A row of priests sit cross-legged on a red carpet behind a smoking fire pit, with brass vessels and offerings. Several bare-chested men wear white dhotis, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and red or orange cloths over their shoulders. Coconuts wrapped in yellow marigold garlands and green leaves sit in the foreground, and a man in glasses on the right wears a golden bell-cluster necklace. The visible people are priests and assistants; no clearly distinctive a person candidate is evident.

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April 14 20182018-04-14 +2 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A large hall decorated with banana plants, multicoloured paper hangings and yellow marigold garlands hosts a homa. Rows of men seated on a red cloth, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white dhotis, perform a fire ritual around a large square fire pit with steam rising. Brass vessels, coconuts, kalasha pots wrapped in marigolds and banana leaves sit in front of them. A man at the right holds a ladle, and a figure in a maroon headcloth and red shawl sits nearby. The scene resembles a homa or yagna at a temple.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA large ritual hall with a long red carpet and rows of seated priests in white dhotis and red-orange shawls, many wearing rudraksha and gold-bead malas. In the foreground a fire pit holds a homa, with brass bowls, vessels and yellow marigold garlands arranged around it. Banana plants and colourful hanging decorations line the pillars, and a ritual bell and a cymbal-like instrument are visible at right. A seated priest in the foreground wears gold bead necklaces and a red headcloth. Rows of people sit further back among decorations.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a ritual inside a temple hall with red floor mats, pillars strung with marigold garlands and a decorated palanquin or deity canopy on the left. Men seated on the red mat, many bare-chested with white dhotis, gold-bead and rudraksha-style necklaces, and red or purple shawls, chant into microphones. In the foreground, brass and copper vessels hold bananas, mangoes, coconuts, fruit and leaf offerings, with kalasha pots nearby. A cameraman films from behind the pillars. No clearly identifiable a person is shown in the seated group.2018-04-14 +2 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A homa ritual in a large hall decorated with marigold garlands, banana leaves and colourful umbrellas. Several priests with bare upper bodies, white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged in two rows around a square fire pit, holding ladles and offering vessels. Brass bowls, coconuts and yellow flower garlands are arranged before them, with smoke rising from the pit. Two men in saffron and orange garments sit at the centre of the row, and a cameraman stands behind the scene. No person in the image is identifiable as a person.2018-04-14A homa fire burns in a large pavilion hall, with a fire pit at the center surrounded by brass vessels, plates of fruit and sweets, and garlands of yellow marigolds. Several men sit cross-legged on red cloth wearing bare upper bodies, rudraksha-style beaded malas, and white dhotis, with some in red-and-gold shawls; one man in white stands in the background. Kalasha pots wrapped in green leaves and yellow flower garlands sit in the foreground, and large decorated umbrellas and banana leaves frame the scene.2018-04-14A seated row of men in ceremonial temple dress sits on a red mat inside a decorated hall. The men in front are bare-chested with white dhotis and gold-coloured garlands and necklaces; several wear saffron-and-gold shawls. Offerings of fruit, orange flowers and green leaves lie on a tray at the left. Behind them, a camera operator and a cameraman on a tripod record the scene, and a golden parasol is visible at the top left. Framed pictures hang on the walls above colourful festoons, and more people are seated in the background.2018-04-14A homa fire ritual in a temple hall decorated with yellow and red umbrellas, colourful pillars and framed portraits. Around a brick fire pit, a group of bare-chested priests in white dhotis wear gold beaded necklaces and red or purple cloth. One pours ghee into a flame from a metal bowl, others hold ladles and sit before trays of flowers, sweets and offerings, with marigold garlands and brass vessels. Partially visible devotees sit at the edges and a cameraman with a tripod films the scene.2018-04-14