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A homa fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit in front of an ornate golden shrine holding a deity murti draped in red and white. A priest in a green headcloth, bare-chested with a gold necklace, pours oblations from a ladle into the flames while a basket of ritual material sits beside him. A second priest in orange-red robes and a gold necklace stands behind, speaking into a microphone. Silver trays with fruit, flowers and coconuts lie in the foreground, with bananas and mangoes at the right edge. Two people are in the scene in total.

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September 15 20152015-09-15A homa fire burns in a yellow brick-lined fire pit on a floor covered with colourful striped woven mats. Several priests in orange-red dhotis with green head cloths and yellow-green sashes sit around the fire, some holding ladles, while a standing man in an orange-red robe with a garland holds a microphone and speaks. Behind him a tiered stack of white lamps and a large ornate golden shrine with deity murti and garlands stand against a white and red backdrop. Silver and brass kalashas, banana bunches, fruit trays and coconuts with leaves are arranged on the mats in front. A woman with dark hair wears gold jewellery at the lower right, near a microphone stand. A seated figure in saffron-coloured robes sits on a gold-decorated seat at the left, with more people behind.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15A photograph of a homa being performed inside a decorated hall before an elaborately adorned deity murti on a tiered altar, draped in green and red cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. In the foreground a bright fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit. Seated priests in red and white dhotis, bare-chested with sacred ash marks and rudraksha malas, tend the offerings; one bearded priest in red holds a ladle over the fire. Two seated men in yellow and white dhotis watch at right, and a standing man in a white dhoti and gold necklace films with a camera at the upper right. Brass oil lamps, kalasha pots and a gold framed arch complete the scene. Visible people: five, all seated or standing in the ritual space.2015-09-19September 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15September 19 20152015-09-19Night ritual at a raised stone platform with white and red striped walls. A priest in white dhoti and a green-and-orange sash pours liquid from a vessel toward a small flame set in a golden framed shrine niche. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a few decorated deity figures stand within the niche, with a blue cloth backdrop. Smoke rises from the fire pit. Brass lamps, a kalasha pot and flower offerings lie on the platform. A second priest in white stands at the left and a robed figure in saffron sits along the right edge with several seated devotees in orange and white clothing behind.2015-08-09May 15 20162016-05-15