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A thatched-roof open pavilion during a homa fire ritual. Smoke billows from the left, lit by strong backlight. A priest in white dhoti and white head cloth with an orange shawl stands at the fire, holding a long ritual stick. Several assistants in white with orange shawls stand behind him. In the foreground, rows of brass kalasha pots with yellow-orange tops are decorated with pink and yellow flowers and green leaves, and garlands hang along the table. Behind them, a large banner shows a bearded figure wearing a tall orange turban. Multiple people are visible, all in white and orange.

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September 14 20062006-09-14A photograph inside a pandal during a fire ritual. Several shaved-headed men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls stand in a row, holding oil lamps and ritual implements toward a decorated altar. Behind them, a deity murti is adorned with thick garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, and banana plants, sugarcane stalks and coconuts decorate the platform. Hanging strings of leaves and a banner with printed text overhead. Seated devotees in white clothes watch at the right, and small lamps flicker on the floor in the foreground.2006-07-17April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14September 14 20062006-09-14A photograph of a homa ritual in a hall with a white backdrop and a tiled floor. A priest in white dhoti with a golden-bordered shawl stands at left, while a second man with a tall saffron-and-gold headband and a rudraksha-like necklace stands beside him, both at a tall decorated kalasha on a blue round base with marigold garlands. Smoke rises from the fire pit. Several young men in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls stand at right holding ritual items. Brass vessels, flower garlands, coconuts and marigold offerings lie on the floor, and gilded deity murti are visible at the top right amid garlands.2015-07-17April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a fire ritual under a thatched palm-leaf roof, with thick smoke filling the bright background. In the centre a man in a white dhoti and white head cloth, with an orange-red shawl over his shoulder, stands at a sacred fire pit holding a long pole or ladle and a green palm frond. Behind him, a crowd of seated devotees, many in white, watches the homa. The foreground is decorated with flower garlands in pink, red and yellow, a kalasha-like vessel, and offerings on a raised platform. Fluorescent tube lights hang from the roof. The image is a photo of a homa/yagna rite, with no clearly identifiable person identified by face.2006-09-14A photograph of a Hindu ritual homa in an open-sided pavilion with a white cloth backdrop and a corrugated roof. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a maroon-and-gold border holds a brass tray and reaches toward smoke rising from a fire pit. Another priest in white with a pink-and-orange turban stands nearby. Behind them, a row of men in orange and saffron garments with white dhotis stands in a line, one holding a microphone. Brass pots, kalasha with a mango-leaf and marigold garland, banana, flowers, coconuts and offering plates sit on the floor. An ornate deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a golden umbrella stands on a blue-skirted platform behind the fire, and garlanded deity murtis sit on a red-draped golden throne at the right.2015-07-17April 14 20182018-04-14December 25 20062006-12-25A homa ceremony at an outdoor shrine. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl leans forward, holding a flaming torch to a tiered pyramid of clay pots with green leaves and orange flowers. Behind him, a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and a red-and-orange flower garland, beside a small deity murti with a white garland. Two seated devotees in white clothes sit in the foreground near a fire pit and offering plates of fruit and flowers.2010-07-24