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Ritual fire ceremony inside a decorated hall with a red-and-white floor mat. Priests in saffron, yellow and white dhotis, some bare-chested and wearing rudraksha and gold necklaces, stand around a fire pit built of stacked bricks decorated with flower petals. A priest in a yellow shawl raises a ceremonial item over the fire while another holds a brass tray of offerings. Steam and smoke rise from the fire. Along the back, a figure in orange is seated near a cloth-draped altar piled with marigold and rose garlands, and small oil lamps sit on the floor. Tall pillars are painted in bold geometric patterns, and strings of marigolds hang from the ceiling with red parasols overhead.

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A homa fire-ritual inside a pillared hall with brick fire-altar pits. A priest in a yellow dhoti holds a silver bowl of offerings above smoke and flames, while other ritual assistants in saffron and yellow dhotis and white attire tend trays and pots. Around them stand devotees in orange and red saris and a figure in a saffron robe with a crown-like headdress. Decorative umbrellas, colourful ceremonial poles and marigold garlands frame the scene, with marigold petals and oil lamps on the red mat.2018-04-14A homa fire burns in a pit built of stacked red bricks decorated with marigolds and flowers, at a temple hall hung with marigold garlands and red and green decorative parasols. Several priests in saffron, yellow and white dhotis stand around, one holding a ceremonial vessel and another offering a plate of fruit. A bearded man in a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stands at the centre, hands folded, and a man in white kneels at a flower-covered altar on the right. Brass lamps and a large bronze pot sit on the red mats.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a pit built of stacked bricks, decorated with marigold and flower petals, inside a hall strung with marigold garlands and hanging lamps. A man in a saffron-yellow dhoti and shawl, wearing a white garland and ceremonial necklace, holds an orange offering and stands beside the fire. Next to him a figure in white and red robes with a flower garland is in prayer posture, and a bare-chested attendant in a yellow cloth pours from a brass vessel on the right. Brass lamps, a kalasha pot, decorated umbrellas, and other priests in white dhotis surround the ritual area, with incense smoke rising.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual at a temple construction site, with a sacrificial fire pit lined with red-and-brown bricks and flower petals. Several priests in orange and saffron dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, stand and kneel around the fire. One priest in a mustard-yellow shawl holds a long ladle and offerings over the flames, while another in white dhoti pours from a brass vessel. A brass kalasha and lamps sit on red striped mats, marigold garlands hang from the tall ceiling, and a green umbrella and decorated poles stand in the background. A woman in a white top stands at the right edge, photographing the scene.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A homa or yagna at a temple hall decorated with marigold garlands, hanging lanterns and colourful pillar wraps. In the centre, a man in a yellow shawl over a white dhoti stands before a smoking fire pit built of stacked red bricks topped with flowers. Around him, priests in saffron and yellow dhotis tend the fire and hold offering items, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a mala stands to the right. Brass lamps, a copper pot, fruit and a flowered altar sit around the fire pit. The pictured person's appearance does not clearly match the ceremonial description, so the identity is uncertain. Five or more people are visible.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual inside a decorated temple hall hung with marigold garlands and colourful paper lanterns. Several priests in saffron-orange and yellow dhotis stand at a brick fire pit, one pouring offerings from a brass vessel over the flames while others hold bells, a conch, and offering plates. A man in a white garment with a golden yellow shawl conducts the rite, and a figure in an orange robe with a white flower garland stands near the altar. Garlands and flower-decorated offerings sit on a pedestal to the right beneath a green canopy, and oil lamps rest on the red mat in front of the pit.2018-04-14A ritual fire ceremony in a temple hall decorated with colourful pillar banners, hanging umbrellas and marigold garlands. Several priests in white dhotis and orange-yellow cloths stand around a fire pit built of stacked red bricks decorated with flowers, from which flames and smoke rise. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti kneels at the fire, and a priest in a purple-bordered white dhoti holds a dish of offerings. A tall figure with long hair in orange robes and a garland stands with hands joined in namaste at the centre-back, while a brass lamp and copper vessels sit on red-and-white striped mats. A deity murti is visible on an ornate altar behind the fire.2018-04-14A homa or yagna at an altar of stacked, flower-decorated bricks with a flame and smoke rising from a fire pit in a temple hall with hanging marigold garlands and colourful pillars. A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti leans in to the fire on the right, while a priest in saffron-orange shawl and yellow sash holds a silver tray of offerings and fruit at left. A man in white dhoti with a sash and white garland stands centre-left, and a figure in plain white ritual cloth and white garland holds a kalasha-like vessel nearby. Brass oil lamps, a metal vessel and a green canopy frame the scene.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copies