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Night outdoor homa at a temple campus. A man in saffron-orange robes, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, a tiered gold-bead necklace, and a white headband, sits cross-legged before a square white fire pit with a brass vessel, holding a ritual implement. Beside him a young man in white dhoti and shawl sits on a red cloth. A row of seated boys in white and yellow watches from the left. Foreground has silver and steel trays of cooked foods, bananas, vegetables and sweets, and a microphone stand. A tall decorated post with garlands and red cloth appears in the background.

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Evening homa at a fire pit, with a white-walled square fire pit in the foreground. A shaved-headed man in orange robes, a white tripundra forehead marking, and a gold-beaded necklace sits on a carved wooden throne-like chair, reaching into a steel bowl. Behind him a man in white dhoti sits and handles ritual items; a few people sit at left. Trays of rice dishes and offerings are set out at the bottom edge, with a yellow flower garland tied near the pit. Background shows a bamboo fence and a red-walled structure at night. The person on the throne is an appearance-based candidate only; the page does not confirm his identity from the image.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05December 31 20112011-12-31November 05 20102010-11-05Night outdoor ritual under a open-sided canopy with hanging red and yellow pennants. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a white platform, raising his right hand in blessing toward a square fire pit or homa kund. Two white-clad assistants kneel nearby, one holding a ritual implement and the other with a sacred thread and tilak; one wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Brass pots, a kalasha, a tray of white ritual powder and a long beaded garland lie on the mats. A large red-upholstered throne with gold trim stands at left, holding a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure, and in the background a seated audience in white clothes watches. Trays of prepared food, fruit and sweets fill the foreground.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Night outdoor homa at the Bidadi campus under a canopy strung with yellow ribbon and red-and-orange pennants. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head holds a lit flame and a small vessel over a white square fire pit. Seated around it are priests in white dhotis and shawls, several with white and ochre markings, hands folded in prayer. Trays of fruit, rice, cooked dishes and offerings are arranged on the floor in the foreground. A red and gold throne stands to the left, with a woman in orange sitting beside it. Onlookers sit on chairs at the right under dim lights. A painted banner of deities hangs behind the fire pit. Smoke drifts through the scene. The priest in saffron is a shaved-headed ritual officiant, and the appearance does not establish a person identification.2010-11-05December 31 20112011-12-31Night outdoor homa at a brick fire pit on a green mat, with a large kalasha-style brass lamp beside it. A shaved-headed man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the pit, holding a ladle and offering to the fire, while a man in white dhoti sits beside him tending the offerings. Baskets, bowls of food, bananas and a pot lie on a mat in front; colourful rangoli designs decorate the ground. Seated rows of devotees in white and saffron face the fire, and a bright floodlight glows in the background.2010-12-16Night outdoor homa at a temple campus under a canopy. A figure in saffron/orange robes with shaved head stands bent over the square fire pit, pouring from a brass vessel, with a crowd of white-clad devotees seated around. A large brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands in the foreground beside plates of food, fruit, flowers and kalasha-style offerings on a red cloth. Hanging saffron and multicolour decorations and tall poles frame the scene, with a cameraman filming at the lower right.2010-11-05Night photograph of a homa at a temple fire pit. A shaved-headed priest in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, pouring offerings into a flame rising from a square white-rimmed fire pit. Beside him, a younger shaved-headed attendant in white clothing with a red-bordered cloth kneels with hands folded. Behind them, a seated audience in orange, blue and white clothes watches in a dim hall. Metal bowls of grains, sweets, rice and lentils, a brass lamp and a red cloth fill the foreground, with a floral arrangement at left.2010-11-05Night outdoor ritual at a white stone homa/yagna platform with a black fire pit at its centre. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing gold chains and bangles, holds a brass plate and a bunch of bananas above the pit while speaking into a microphone. Beside him, another priest in white with a saffron-bordered shawl and gold necklace holds a book. On the right, a decorated deity murti is garlanded with orange and white flowers, with brass trays, fruit and red offerings. Seated musicians with drums and cymbals and a row of seated devotees wearing saffron and orange sashes are at the left on an orange mat, with a small brick building and palm leaves behind.2011-12-31