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A photograph of a ritual hall during a Chandi homa. In the foreground, six women in red and pink silk saris sit cross-legged on a red and multicoloured mat, wearing marigold garlands, with brass bowls and a brass vessel before them. A brick-built fire pit lined with yellow bricks and marigold petals sits in the centre. To the right, a man in a red-brown robe with a red turban sits with folded hands on a gold-and-red raised throne (peetha) draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers, flanked by ornate gold parasols. A priest in white dhoti stands at the far right near the pit. Green leaf festoons hang across white draped walls, and a deity murti decorated with garlands stands at the left edge.

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October 21 20152015-10-21October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA homa ritual in a covered hall decorated with white drapes and green foliage. A row of women in red and maroon saris, many wearing marigold garlands, sit on the left before a decorated deity murti with a golden crown and flower garlands. In the centre, a square fire pit built of yellow bricks holds offerings, with brass vessels, a kalasha and plates of fruit on striped mats around it. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and gold-beaded neckwear pours from a vessel, while a young man in white pours beside him. Behind them a golden peetha throne stands under a gold umbrella and a tree-like canopy, with a seated figure in saffron and a man in white nearby. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a homa or yagna ritual.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +3 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA ceremonial puja in an open tented hall. On the left, a deity murti sits within an ornate gilded shrine decorated with garlands, flanked by two young women seated on the floor in white and cream clothing with garlands. A priest in a dark reddish-brown dhoti bends forward, offering something near a yellow-brick fire pit (homa kunda) with small oil lamps and offerings. On the right, a man wearing a red-orange turban, a red shawl and a flower garland sits with hands folded on a gilded throne with red cushions, under an ornate ceremonial parasol. Additional gilded parasols, orange ceremonial banners and rose petals on the floor complete the setting.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa ritual in an indoor hall with a tiled floor and hanging ceiling fixtures. In the foreground a row of women in red and pink saris with marigold garlands sit on a striped rug before a yellow brick fire pit, with silver vessels and brass bowls nearby. A priest in saffron-brown cloth sits at the fire pit. On the right, a man in an orange-brown turban and matching cloth with a red garland sits on a raised gold and red throne draped in flowers, beneath a golden canopy with a decorated umbrella. Behind them a deity murti adorned with garlands and a golden backdrop, with ornate silver umbrellas and decorated banners around the hall.2015-10-21 +1 copies