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A homa fire blazes at left on a stone altar piled with bananas, grapes, pineapple and other fruit. Two figures in saffron-orange cloth lean over the altar from the right; the nearer one, with long dark hair and bare upper body, pours or offers from a brass vessel, while another figure in orange stands behind. Behind the altar stand a golden bull (Nandi) statue and a golden deity murti in ornate jewellery, with red, green and yellow decorated pillars framing the shrine.

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A homa fire pit lined with pale brick and dusted with white powder, with flames rising from logs and a heap of bananas, pineapple, watermelon, citrus and grapes placed beside it as offerings. A man in a saffron-orange cloth, with a rudraksha mala and beaded necklace, reaches toward the fire while a second person in orange, seen from behind with a sacred thread, stands at right. Behind them stand golden deity murti and a golden bull figure draped in a purple cloth, with rice in a brass dish and a lamp on the left and an ornate golden shrine background.2020-07-05July 05 20202020-07-05Photo 11728735 +2 copiesA large ceremonial fire burns in a brick-lined homa pit in front of a golden-framed shrine with a deity murti decorated with red-orange garlands and flowers. Two priests sit at left, one bare-chested in a red dhoti with a red garland, the other speaking into a microphone while gesturing. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in a yellow-green cloth pours or offers grains from a brass plate onto the brick edge of the pit. Brass oil lamps, kalasha pots and pink-patterned vessels surround the shrine. Metal barricades and onlookers in orange appear in the background. This appears to be a homa or yagna ritual with offerings.2016-05-15Night-time homa at an open-air shrine. A man in saffron-orange cloth and a saffron turban stands at left, watching. At right, a bare-chested priest in reddish-orange dhoti pours liquid from a brass vessel onto a large blazing fire pit, sending flames and smoke upward. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with garlands of yellow and white flowers, and an oil lamp burns on the floor with brass pots, plates and offerings around the fire. A table fan is visible behind the fire.2013-10-13September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesJuly 16 20152015-07-16June 23 20172017-06-23November 25 20142014-11-25September 30 20072007-09-30A photograph of a sacred fire ritual inside a richly decorated Hindu temple hall with pink and silver shrine alcoves holding deity murtis. A large blazing homa fire rises from a stacked brick fire pit topped with a tiered ornate golden altar, decorated with red flowers. On the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a saffron-coloured shawl and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, beside a standing man in white dhoti with a saffron sash and a yellow-brown headwrap seated near him. On the right, a young man in white dhoti and purple-striped sash bends forward tending the fire. Seated devotees in white and orange clothes watch in the background, and green mats cover the floor.2016-07-02A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple-style hall with gold-painted pillars and a red-and-gold carved backdrop. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and sacred thread sits cross-legged at left, speaking into a microphone on a stand, with a book open on a mat before him. Beside him, a second man in orange robes and an orange head cloth sits behind a brass bowl. At right, a young person in orange robes and an orange head wrap tends a burning fire pit in a square yellow-tiled hearth, feeding it with a wooden ladle and offerings in brass vessels. Behind them a seated deity murti in orange and a bronze figure of a standing deity with a red and gold garment stand in the background, with rose petals scattered on the floor.2019-04-07