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A night-time homa at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, hung with colourful tassels and a garland of yellow leaves. In the centre, a man in an orange robe stands before a raised fire pit with flames, holding a ritual item. Beside him, another person in orange kneels near the fire. A person in white kneels on an orange cloth in the foreground, bowing with head down. A red-cushioned gold-trimmed throne stands empty behind the fire. Left, a gold deity murti and a garlanded pedestal with flowers, fruit plates and banana leaves. A crowd of seated devotees, many children, watches. A cameraman in white films the scene on the right.

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Evening ritual under a corrugated metal-roofed open pavilion strung with mango-leaf garlands and hanging tassels. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands at a raised stone fire pit with a burning flame, holding ritual items, while a seated priest in white and orange beside him assists. Behind the fire, a red and gold throne stands empty. At left, a golden deity murti with flower garlands and a woman in white sari with a flower garland sit near offerings. A seated devotee in a white cloth bows low in the foreground before brass vessels, fruit, flowers and a plate of green leaves. A cameraman in white shirt films the scene at right while a large seated crowd, mostly children in orange and white, watches.2011-12-31December 07 20162016-12-07March 16 20172017-03-16October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesDecember 31 20112011-12-31December 07 20162016-12-07Night ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a tin roof and draped yellow cloth. At centre, a fire pit with offerings sits on a red-carpeted dais in front of a decorated shrine with a deity murti garlanded in flowers. Two priests in white dhoti sit at left, one bare-chested with a sacred thread and tilaka, the other in white, both performing a homa or puja over the fire pit. A seated figure on a gold-framed throne with a deep red cushion, wearing a red-orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and a headdress, sits at right under a large multicoloured umbrella. Devotees sit on the floor at the edges. Hanging lamps and flower garlands decorate the space.2016-12-07A homa ritual in an open pavilion with a fire pit in the foreground. A seated man on a gold-and-red throne, garlanded with yellow and white flowers, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar; he wears a dark maroon cloth and a head wrap. Beside him stands a shirtless man with a white dhoti and rudraksha-style beads. On the right, a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban pours an offering into the flames with a metal vessel. Behind them, a cameraman in white dhoti films, and several people in orange and red robes stand nearby under a striped canopy with a palm tree and corrugated roofing beyond.2017-08-25 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesOctober 10 20162016-10-10Evening outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof decorated with hanging colourful paper umbrellas and tassels. A golden throne with red cushions and a multicoloured fringed canopy holds a large framed portrait of a figure in a red turban with rudraksha beads, hands folded. A standing priest with long braided hair, white body markings and a crimson-trimmed orange dhoti holds a bell and a ritual implement beside a fire pit with flames and offerings of plantain leaves and decorated pots. A second orange-clad man at right speaks into a microphone while wearing a garland. Kneeling at right, another man in orange performs worship near brass lamps. A row of women and men in orange and green saris and robes stands with palms pressed together behind the fire, with a camera operator at right.2016-11-06A homa fire burns in a large wooden fire pit in a tented pavilion with red floor covering. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a canopy topped by a colourful striped umbrella wears a black turban, dark red robes, and a white flower garland, with a gold medallion at the chest. Around the fire, priests in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls sit or stand performing the ritual, one pouring offerings. Devotees, some with bare upper bodies and hands folded, sit in rows, and a woman in a deep red sari stands at the right. Marigold garlands, flower petals, bananas, and brass vessels surround the pit, and hanging lanterns decorate the ceiling.2016-12-05