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A homa fire ritual at a construction site, with a sacred fire burning inside a square pit lined with red bricks and scattered with marigold petals. A bearded priest in a white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a silver ladle over the flames, while beside him another priest in yellow robes holds a brass vessel. Men in saffron and yellow dhotis stand around, one kneeling at right with a brass bowl and a fruit tray placed nearby. Marigold garlands hang along the pillars, a green decorated umbrella is raised above, and brass lamps stand on a red-and-gold striped mat. Several people are seated and standing in the background.

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April 14 20182018-04-14A photo of a homa ritual in a temple hall under a bright ceiling, with a fire burning on a bed of stacked bricks decorated with flowers. Several priests stand around it: a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti and yellow shawl pours an offering from a brass vessel, while others in orange and white dhotis hold fruit trays and brass pots. Strings of marigolds hang above and garlands decorate the back altar. Brass oil lamps stand on the red-and-white cloth, and onlookers in white saris watch from the right.2018-04-14A 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 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 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 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual inside an unfinished hall with exposed concrete pillars and colourful banners. A central fire pit built from stacked bricks with garlands and flower petals burns with smoke rising. Around it, a priest in a white dhoti and a yellow shawl stands holding a ritual vessel, while a bare-chested man in an orange cloth bends low near the lower left. Several people in white, orange and purple garments stand with folded hands. On the right, a large display of flower garlands and marigolds, brass lamps, steel vessels and a red-and-gold cloth surround the ritual area. Red mats cover the floor.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual inside a decorated hall with red carpeting, colourful painted pillars and banana leaves. In the foreground a priest in a bare-chested state, wearing a yellow dhoti, pours a substance from a wooden vessel onto a fire pit of brick offerings decorated with flowers and smoke. Behind him a standing priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass plate of fruit and flowers. On the right a man in a brown dhoti with a pink-and-white flower garland holds a fruit offering, and a young man in orange clothing stands with palms joined in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala. Several others in orange, saffron and white clothing stand around in the background. Brass vessels and a lamp sit near the fire pit. This appears to be a homa or yagna.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 ceremony inside a hall with bright garlands and red-and-white striped floor mats. In the centre, a priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti raises a ritual implement toward a burning fire pit lined with bricks and flower offerings. Around him, several men in saffron and orange garments and white dhotis stand attending, one holding a bell and another a metal bowl. A man with a dark turban, a white garland and a gold-coloured necklace stands with folded hands near the fire. Brass oil lamps, kalasha pots and marigold and rose garlands surround the altar, and smoke rises through the hall.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA 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 copiesA homa fire ritual in a temple hall with a red and white striped mat floor. A fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit with flower-decorated bricks, smoke rising. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls stand around it, one in an orange-yellow cloth performing offerings from a tray of petals. Garlands of marigolds and banana leaves line the space, with colourful hanging decorations and umbrellas overhead. Robed devotees with folded hands stand at the back, and a cameraman films the scene on the right.2018-04-14