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A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha bracelet leans over a fire pit, placing a whole watermelon into flames rising from a homa. Around the fire lie sliced watermelon, red apples, oranges, green leaves and wood logs on a white stone platform. Behind him are marigold garlands, golden pillars and a brass kalasha-like vessel at lower right, with bananas visible on the right. The scene shows an offering ritual during a homa.

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Close view of a homa fire ritual: a figure in orange ochre cloth and rudraksha bracelets, with a tattooed hand, places watermelon slices and green leaves onto flames and smoke rising from a fire pit. Fresh apples and oranges sit on a white ledge beside brass bowls of white offering, with gold decorations blurred in the foreground.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20A homa fire burns in a fire pit with smoke rising. Watermelon wedges, apples, oranges and green leaves are heaped around the fire as offerings. At the right edge, a person in orange-red cloth, with bare arms and a beaded bracelet, drops an item into the flames. Brass vessels filled with white material and gold-toned decorations appear in the foreground.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20MAy 19 20212021-05-19A homa fire pit with a yellow stone border holds burning wood logs, orange flames and rising smoke. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha bracelet and white ash marks on his upper arm reaches in from the left to place halved green watermelons into the fire as an offering. Golden temple pillar carvings and red fabric frame the background.2021-03-02A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a striped yellow-and-black turban and rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a brass bowl into a fire pit built of white-painted bricks. Watermelon slices, a heap of dried herbs and offerings sit on the brick platform, with smoke rising. Behind are brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels, garlands and a golden deity murti or elephant figure in an ornate shrine.2021-05-19A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple-like shrine. A bearded man with a striped yellow-and-black turban and a bare chest, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, holds a round brass or copper plate up beside a large flame rising from a brick-lined fire pit (homa/yagna). Behind the fire stands an ornate altar decorated with garlands of white and marigold flowers, gilded elephant figurines, brass lamps and deity murtis in colourful garments. The gold-carved shrine walls frame the scene.2021-05-19MAy 27 20212021-05-27MAy 27 20212021-05-27June 20 20212021-06-20