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A photograph of a night homa at an outdoor fire pit. A young priest in white ritual clothes with white sacred ash markings on his arms and forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck pours an offering from a long ladle into a rectangular fire pit lined with white stone. The fire blazes high, with yellow marigold garlands along its edges and a brass bowl nearby. Behind him stands an ornate gold deity throne with a gold arch, and a red-draped altar with flowers lies to the right. No a person candidate is visible; the figure is a priest.

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A seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold border sits beside a brick fire pit with bright flames, feeding offering material into the fire. He wears a rudraksha mala, bangles, white ash markings on forehead and arms, and a red tilak. Yellow marigold garlands lie on the pit's edge, with brass bowls of flowers and a small kalasha nearby. A standing person in orange robes stands at right beside a white sack and a basket.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21Night homa at a brick fire pit lined with yellow marigold garlands, flames rising high. A priest in white dhoti with gold border and white forehead markings leans over the fire, stirring with a long ladle. Behind him a young sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits holding a brass tray of offerings, another young man in orange stands with a bell, and orange-clad attendants sit nearby. Gold-decorated shrine structure and colourful tassels hang in the background, with brass bowls and flower petals scattered on the floor.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21A standing priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and white shoulder cloth holds an offering of red flowers over a rectangular fire pit with bright flames. He wears a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. Two seated attendants in orange robes sit nearby, one at a microphone on the left and one on the right tending brass vessels. Yellow marigold garlands line the fire pit, a gilded shrine with coloured tassels hangs behind, and a sack sits in the background. The scene suggests a homa fire ritual at night.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21A seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, tends a homa fire. He pours an offering from a brass ladle into a fire pit with bright flames. Brass bowls with turmeric and kumkum sit on the stone platform, and yellow marigold garlands decorate the fire pit. Behind him stand a maroon-draped altar with decorated blue and brass kalasha pots garlanded in yellow flowers, and a small lit shrine with deity murti at the upper left. Festive string lights hang in the background.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual platform. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and white tripundra markings pours an offering from a long ladle into a flaming fire pit. Beside him a young boy in saffron/orange cloth, with white marks on his forehead and arms, sits and watches. Behind the fire, several decorated kalasha pots wrapped in yellow marigold garlands sit on a red-draped altar, and a small golden deity shrine is lit by coloured string lights. Brass vessels, a basket and a plate of offerings sit on the cloth in front. Yellow flower garlands surround the fire pit.2013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21