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Night ritual homa at an open courtyard with a stone wall and carved wooden doorway. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with a red headcloth and rudraksha necklace stands at a fire pit of yellow-painted bricks with a flame, holding a small ritual item. To the left, two young attendants in orange robes with white forehead markings carry trays with bowls, cups and fruit. Behind the fire, a seated figure on a gold-framed throne wears a white garland and a red cloth, with a small oil lamp before the throne. Fruit, flowers and white-bordered cloths rest on brass trays at the right. Colourful striped mats cover the floor. Multiple people are visible, with one seated figure on the throne.

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May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 10 20182018-05-10Night-time courtyard ritual with a yellow-painted square homa fire pit burning in the centre on a multicoloured striped mat. A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion wears orange robes and a long beard; he is seated at the back of the courtyard. Three attendants in orange robes stand around: one in the centre-right holds a ritual vessel and wears a white garland and orange headwear, while two others on the right wear orange headwear and orange cloth, one holding a small vessel. A silver tray and brass pots, plates, flowers and a kalasha-style vessel with flower garlands sit near the front, with a green bucket of fruit behind the throne. Carved wooden doors and a stone wall form the backdrop.2018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesInside a temple hall, a fire pit (homa/yagna) burns in the foreground with flames rising from a yellow-brick base. A seated man in a red-orange cloth and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Three attendants in saffron-orange and red-orange dhotis and turbans stand before a wooden door, one holding a metal plate and another a vessel, while a fourth figure in red-orange presses near them. Brass pots decorated with mango leaves and coconuts sit on a pedestal beside oil lamps (oil lamps) burning at the doorway, and a sandalwood-brown carved wooden door is behind them.2018-04-11May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesMay 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesNight-time ritual homa at an outdoor stone-walled courtyard. Several priests in orange-saffron dhotis with bare upper bodies and white body markings stand around a yellow-brick fire pit where flames rise from offerings. A standing priest in a red head cloth and rudraksha mala pours an offering from a vessel into the fire, while a second priest holds a bowl. A seated figure in saffron robes and a garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne before a carved wooden screen. Trays of fruit, flowers, brass vessels and a camera are in the foreground, and a woman in orange stands at right.2018-05-10 +1 copies