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Night outdoor homa at a fire pit lined with marigold and rose petals and orange-painted brick edges. A standing priest in a green head cloth, bare-chested with a green waist cloth and white dhoti, holds up a brass pot with flowers. Beside him a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands with palms joined overhead. A seated priest in an orange shawl and white dhoti kneels at the left. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and red shawls sits on mats. To the right, an ornate decorated palanquin or ratha with flower garlands and carved golden figures stands beside brass lamps and fruit offerings.

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Outdoor night ritual: a fire pit (homa) burns at the centre, its base decorated with flowers and fruit, surrounded by brass vessels and offerings. A bare-chested man in a green-trimmed cloth and green headband stands on a raised stone slab, lifting a ceremonial vessel. Beside him a man in white dhoti with hands folded watches. Behind them an ornate decorated palanquin/ratha with garlands and a deity murti on top. Around a hundred devotees sit in white and red clothing on mats under lights, many with hands folded in prayer.2016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20162016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04A photograph of a night homa in a decorated tent hall. A large fire burns in a brick fire pit, its stepped brick base decorated with flowers, with a tiered ornate shrine behind it. Several men in white dhotis sit cross-legged around the fire, one bare-chested with a sacred thread, and one in an orange wrap and white dhoti stands at the right. Brass pots, bowls, flowers and a basket of grains sit on the ground in front, with microphones on stands near the men. Illuminated golden shrines with deity murti line the back of the hall, with colourful hanging tassels above. Several people in white and a few in red and orange sit in the background, with a few other figures standing nearby.2016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20162016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04