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A photograph inside an unfinished concrete hall with exposed pillars and brick walls, strung with small string lights. Two tall banana plants with broad green leaves and hanging bunches flank a central altar draped with a large painted cloth showing a deity murti. In front, a fire pit burns beside brass plates, baskets and offerings, indicating a homa. A standing priest in a white dhoti and cream shawl with a red-orange cloth over his shoulder holds his hands together. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits at the fire, and other seated participants in white are around the altar. A man in a white shirt at left holds a camera, and plastic water containers are stacked at right.

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Interior photograph of a partly built hall with bare concrete pillars and brick walls, strung with small string lights. In the centre stands a raised platform decorated with tall green banana plants and a large painted deity poster in red and gold. Priests in white dhoti clothing work at a fire pit with burning flames, surrounded by brass plates, baskets, coconuts, flower offerings and white plastic jerry cans. A shirtless man in a blue and red striped dhoti stands at the left holding a small object, and a man in a white dhoti and red-orange necklace stands beside the platform. A bald, bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at the right. The scene suggests a homa or puja ritual. No identifiable a person figure is visible with sufficient cues.2012-09-24A photograph inside an unfinished concrete hall with bare pillars and brick walls. Banana plants and a green leaf canopy frame a homa area on a raised platform. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red sash and red beaded necklace stands speaking into a microphone. A shirtless man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged before the fire pit with brass vessels, baskets, flowers and plastic water containers around him. A large painted backdrop shows deity murti artwork. A bearded man in white stands at the left edge and a boy in grey shorts photographs the scene.2012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24September 24 20122012-09-24April 14 20182018-04-14September 24 20122012-09-24 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14Outdoor homa ritual under a covered open-sided pavilion with a brick wall at right. A fire burns in a wooden fire-pit box on a colourful striped floor cloth, surrounded by brass vessels, fruit, flower garlands and a kalasha. Many bare-chested men in white dhotis with coloured borders stand in a line or sit cross-legged, some holding offering plates with flowers. A seated bare-chested man with a garland and orange cloth sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat at right, with a decorated umbrella overhead. Potted plants and a decorative orange-and-gold backdrop frame the scene; a bus and trees are visible beyond.2017-03-16September 24 20122012-09-24A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a pillared hall with bamboo posts and hanging green leaves overhead. A bare-chested priest in a cream dhoti and white cloth stands over a burning fire pit, spreading his hand and garment above the flames. Another man in a blue-and-maroon dhoti bends low near the fire, while a few other men in white and saffron-toned clothing stand in the background. Scattered flower petals, marigold garlands, and banana leaves surround the fire, with a kalasha-style offering area and a plastic water bottle at left.2012-09-24April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copies