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Night outdoor fire ritual with a large open-flamed homa pit in the foreground, its flames rising high. Seated at right, a young man in a bright orange turban and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a silver bowl in his hands leads the offering beside a microphone and a brass kalasha with flowers. Two other men in white and orange sit beside him, one with a rudraksha mala. Behind the fire, an orange-robed priest sits on an orange armchair, and a white-clad figure stands at left near a yellow van with a printed banner. Marigold garlands decorate the canopy. Several seated devotees in orange and saffron fill the background, and a bald man in orange stands near the van. Bright pendant garland overhead.

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Night outdoor homa at a wooden fire pit with a tall bright flame. A seated man on the left wears an orange robe, a red-brown mala and a forehead mark, sitting in an orange armchair. A bald man in orange stands behind, hand to his chin. A young priest in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala pours from a silver vessel into the fire. Beside him a man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a man in white holding a microphone sit on the ground. A tray of offerings and a kalasha lie at right. Behind them a yellow truck bears a red banner with a portrait of a saffron-turbaned man and Kannada text. Other orange-clad devotees stand in the background.2015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03October 16 20132013-10-16October 15 20132013-10-15November 04 20132013-11-04A night-time homa in progress at a square fire pit lined with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A central priest, bare-chested with a pink turban and many marigold garlands, sits cross-legged before a tall flame and tosses offerings into it. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti speaks into a handheld microphone and holds a basket of wood sticks. Other bare-chested men in white dhotis and garlands sit around the fire, and a man in a green cloth bends forward at the back. Baskets of offerings and small brass vessels rest on the ground.2016-02-22 +1 copiesA night-time homa at an outdoor ritual pavilion. A large yellow-painted square fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground, decorated with white and purple floral markings and scattered flower petals. Behind it, a priest in an orange-red turban and orange cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged and feeds offerings into the fire from a bowl. Beside him, another ritual assistant in an orange turban and orange cloth tends the fire. Standing men in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested and some wearing shawls, stand in the background. Brass lamps, a tray of flower petals, a covered brass vessel and small offering plates sit on a striped mat, along with a silver puja tray holding pink flowers and lit wicks. Gold decorative arches stand behind the group.2017-09-17A night homa in progress at an outdoor ritual area. A central yellow-gold fire pit blazes with large flames. Behind it, a man in an orange turban and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands joined above the fire. Around him, several shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis sit on striped mats, tending the fire and handling offering trays of sticks and flower petals. Standing behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies hold their hands together in prayer. Gold ornamental arches, brass lamps and a pink flower-filled bowl are visible at the edges.2017-09-17 +1 copiesAugust 29 20142014-08-29