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Night-time homa at an open-air ritual ground under a tin roof strung with coloured fairy lights. A large square fire pit blazes at centre, with a seated man in a red-brown garment and a floral garland on a gold-and-red throne with a red canopy to the right, the page-flagged candidate, presented as a person by his ornate gold throne, garland and seat but whose appearance is only partly visible. Around the fire, trays of offerings and bowls of grains and seeds cover the mat in front. Priests in white dhotis stand behind the fire pit, one holding a microphone, and a decorated kalasha stands with a floral-garlanded altar at left. Trident-topped staffs flank the throne.

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Night photograph of a homa fire ritual under a corrugated roof strung with small coloured lights. A large flame rises from a square fire pit in the centre. A man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushion, wearing a red-orange cloth and a flower garland, sits beside a decorated kalasha and tall gilded trident-like staffs. In front of the fire, rows of metal bowls hold offerings of grains and pulses on a striped cloth. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti kneels at the lower left, and two people in white dhotis stand at the left near a flower-decorated altar. A tall parasol with red and gold fringe shades the throne.2017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor homa ritual beside a large fire pit with bright orange flames. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left with hands extended toward the fire while holding a microphone. A seated man in a white dhoti kneels at left near the fire pit. Behind the fire, a richly decorated deity murti with red and white flower garlands stands on a tiered platform. At right, a man in red-and-maroon robes with a garland sits on an ornate gold-and-silver throne under a decorated canopy, with an oil lamp nearby. Rows of offering plates with fruit, flowers and grains line the foreground on striped textile mats. Strings of coloured lights hang overhead and a pedestal fan stands at right.2017-03-16Night-time homa at an outdoor pavilion with a tin roof and string lights. A large flame rises from a fire pit at centre, with a priest in white dhoti and shawl tending it and a bowl of offerings beside it. Along the front, many small dishes hold grains, herbs and seeds on a striped cloth. Seated on an ornate golden throne under a colourful canopy is a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland, hands joined in greeting; the orange robes and long swept hair are visible cues, so the figure is a person. Other priests in white stand at the right, and a decorated deity murti stands at the left.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copies