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A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit set on a white stone platform, edged with yellow marigold garlands. Two young priests sit cross-legged behind it. The central priest wears white dhoti and shawl with gold border, rudraksha mala, and white and red sacred markings on his forehead, and pours an offering from a ladle into the flames. Beside him, a young assistant in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings sits with a brass bowl. Brass bowls, a small oil lamp, yellow plastic bags and offering plates sit nearby, and a gilded shrine canopy is visible above.

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December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21A standing priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and white shoulder cloth holds an offering of red flowers over a rectangular fire pit with bright flames. He wears a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. Two seated attendants in orange robes sit nearby, one at a microphone on the left and one on the right tending brass vessels. Yellow marigold garlands line the fire pit, a gilded shrine with coloured tassels hangs behind, and a sack sits in the background. The scene suggests a homa fire ritual at night.2013-12-21Night homa at a brick fire pit lined with yellow marigold garlands, flames rising high. A priest in white dhoti with gold border and white forehead markings leans over the fire, stirring with a long ladle. Behind him a young sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits holding a brass tray of offerings, another young man in orange stands with a bell, and orange-clad attendants sit nearby. Gold-decorated shrine structure and colourful tassels hang in the background, with brass bowls and flower petals scattered on the floor.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21A night homa in progress beside a square brick fire pit with a small flame and burning kindling, strewn with red flower petals and bordered by marigold garlands. Three men sit on an orange cloth: a central figure in white dhoti and shawl with white forehead markings, a rudraksha mala and a gold-edged cloth, stirring the fire with a ladle-like tool; to his right a younger man in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel; to the left a man in orange robes with white markings sits behind a microphone stand. Brass bowls, a kalasha, offering plates of petals and a small flower-decorated pot surround them.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21Night ritual homa at an outdoor fire pit with a brick-lined square pit and burning flames in the foreground. Three young men sit on a mat: the central one wears white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, rudraksha malas and red-and-gold armbands, with white tripundra markings, and performs a ritual gesture over the pit; the two flanking men wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead and arm markings. Brass bowls, a small oil lamp, a brass bell, bundles of sticks, yellow marigold garlands and red flower petals surround them. No a person candidate is identifiable by the cues required.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21