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A homa is performed outdoors in a courtyard with smoke rising from a brick fire pit in the centre. Priests in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies tend the fire and offerings, one wearing an orange shawl. A devotee in white with a gold-bordered cloth kneels with hands folded at the lower left. On the right, a figure in a saffron-orange garment with a red rudraksha-style mala sits with hands joined on an ornate golden throne draped with red and orange garlands, flanked by gold lion figures and a golden umbrella. Behind the fire, standing people in orange and red clothing face the throne. A decorated palanquin with marigold garlands and a gold canopy stands at the left, and trident-like standards stand beside the throne. Striped mats and brass vessels lie on the floor.

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July 18 20152015-07-18An outdoor homa ritual in a courtyard beside a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded palanquin with a fringed canopy. A brick fire pit smokes at the center, with brass vessels, fruit and flowers arranged before it. A man in white dhoti with a bare upper body stands at left facing the palanquin. Seated on the ground, a man in orange shawl holds a microphone and folds his hands, flanked by a bare-chested man in white dhoti and orange sash. Standing behind, a man in saffron robe with shaved head presses his palms together beside brass ceremonial staffs. On a raised golden throne at right, a man in saffron clothing and a red-and-white garland sits with folded hands under a decorative umbrella. Lion figures flank the throne, and the setting is a white building with windows.2015-07-18 +1 copiesOutdoor homa at a temple-style courtyard. A brick fire pit with flames sits in the foreground, surrounded by brass bowls of offerings, fruits, flowers and a silver kalasha-like vessel. Seated priests in white dhotis and orange cloths chant beside it, one holding a conch or shell. A standing priest in a white dhoti with a red turban stands at left before a shrine of deity murtis draped in marigold garlands. To the right, a gold-and-red peetha throne decorated with flowers holds a seated figure with hands folded in prayer, wearing a red-orange garment and a garland; a gold umbrella and a gold trident-topped staff stand nearby. Ritual staffs with gold finials frame the scene. Colourful striped mats cover the floor. Count of visible people: about five to six seated or standing.2015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18A courtyard homa ceremony with a brick fire pit at the center, where a priest in a white dhoti and an orange-clad participant with a microphone chant beside it. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with marigold and white garlands and a large gold kalasha and gold palanquin-style throne stand near, with brass lamps and fruit offerings on trays. On the right, a seated figure in a saffron-orange shawl with a red-and-gold garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a gold umbrella, hands joined in namaste. Other saffron-clad attendants with folded hands stand and kneel on a striped rug. Ceremonial staffs with gold leaf finials and a trident are arranged around the scene.2015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesOutdoor homa at a temple courtyard with a smoking brick fire pit in the foreground, where two men in orange and saffron cloths tend the fire beside a bowl of fruit and garlands. Behind them, several priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloths and a man in a red turban stand before a deity shrine hung with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Further back, a man seated on a gold-and-red throne with lion figures and a golden canopy presses his palms together, flanked by gold umbrellas, peacock-feather fans and trident-topped standards. Several devotees in white and red sit on striped mats on the right, and a gilt palanquin-style structure stands in the background. Hindu ritual, homa with offerings and darshan.2015-07-18 +1 copiesOutdoor homa in a temple courtyard. A brick-lined fire pit with a burning flame sits at center on a terracotta-tiled floor. Several priests sit cross-legged around it, one in an orange-saffron shawl holding a microphone, others bare-chested with gold chains and saffron cloths. A standing priest in white dhoti and a red head cloth at left faces the shrine. Silver trays with coconuts, bananas, bowls and flower garlands surround the fire. Behind, a colourful deity murti stands in a shrine adorned with marigold garlands, and a gold kalasha-style umbrella shades a raised throne draped in red and gold flowers, where a man in orange garments and a rudraksha-style garland sits. Golden ceremonial staffs and a trident stand nearby.2015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18