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A night-time homa at an open-air temple pavilion strung with multicoloured lights and hanging decorations. A fire burns in a central gold-trimmed fire pit, with smoke rising, surrounded by flower garlands, brass bowls, banana and fruit offerings, and bundled sticks. Several priests sit on a patterned mat chanting, some holding microphones. One priest in a white dhoti and yellow-orange shawl gestures with his hand toward the fire. Another in white with a brown shawl sits to the right, and a younger man in white with a bare torso sits in front. Behind the fire stands a golden deity murti under an ornate golden arch with a sun-like halo. Several devotees in the background, including women in pink and purple saris, watch the ritual.

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December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15Night ritual homa in a canopied temple hall strung with coloured lights. A fire burns in a tiered brass fire pit decorated with marigolds and red flowers, with fruit and offering trays in front. Two priests sit on the left in white dhotis and shawls; the central priest wears a yellow shawl, holds a ladle over the fire, and a bare-chested man on the right tends a basket of herbs. Behind them a golden deity murti and a golden throne with a seated figure in saffron-coloured robes sit beneath a garland. Yellow and green curtains and flower garlands frame the scene.2016-12-15Night-time homa in an open-sided pavilion before a golden deity murti under a canopy hung with colourful tassels and garlands. A fire burns in a wooden homa pit on a striped rainbow mat, surrounded by flower garlands, fruit, bananas and brass vessels. Five men in white dhotis sit on the mat performing the ritual; the man in the centre wears a yellow shawl and holds a ritual item toward the fire, while the man at right in a white shawl sits with hands folded. A bearded man in the background stands near a golden vessel. Lights glow in the trees beyond.2016-12-15December 02 20162016-12-02December 15 20162016-12-15December 02 20162016-12-02December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an outdoor temple setting with a large fire rising from a central fire pit in front of a shrine to Shiva Linga-like deity murti decorated with flower garlands. A bare-chested young assistant in an orange dhoti stands at left holding a red cloth, beside a priest in white dhoti and shawl who is pouring offerings into the flames. Another white-clad priest with a microphone stands at right, and a man in orange holds a mic at the centre. Colourful festoons and lights hang overhead, and fruits, flowers and brass vessels sit on a striped cloth in the foreground. Several devotees sit in the background at right.2016-12-15Night-time ritual in an open-sided temple pavilion with a red mat floor, strings of multicoloured fairy lights and banana plants. A figure seated on a golden throne with a red cushion, wearing beads and a garland, sits before a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. In front, a raised wooden homa/yagna fire pit with flames and marigold petals. Several bare-chested priests in white dhotis sit or stand around it, one playing a small bronze bell, others with ritual vessels and offerings of fruit, flowers and grains. A small child sits near the pit. a person is. Approximately ten people are visible.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02