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Night outdoor homa ritual at an open-air shrine beside a brick wall. A bare-chested priest with a saffron-orange turban, saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala pours ghee-soaked offerings from a ladle into a large fire pit, with a flame rising from the blocks. Two attendants in orange cloth stand at left, one holding a brass vessel, and both wear beaded malas and forehead markings. Seated on a red and silver throne at right, a man in orange robes and gold necklace presses his palms together in namaskar, flanked by carved wooden screens and a fan. Pots with mango leaves and marigold garlands sit at the lower right.

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Night outdoor ritual at an open temple-style courtyard with a stone brick wall and wooden screen behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti and a matching orange turban holds an oil lamp (deepa) in one hand and gestures with the other over a fire pit (homa/yagna) of stacked wooden logs and flames. A tray of pink flower petals is held nearby by another attendant. To the right, a man seated in an ornate white-and-red throne with folded hands and a rudraksha mala wears orange-red robes and a golden necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead. Yellow-green offerings and a green cloth sit by the fire. A floor fan stands nearby. Other people stand partially visible in the background.2018-04-26 +1 copiesMay 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesMay 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesPhotograph of an evening ritual in a stone-walled courtyard. A man with a shaved head and a red-orange shawl sits in a white ornate throne with hands folded in prayer, wearing a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. In the foreground, a man bending forward wears an orange-red cloth wrapped around the head and body, with a rudraksha mala, and lights a flame over an offering tray with mango leaves and bundled fruit. A yellow-brick fire pit burns in front of him on a striped rug, with brass pots and a kalasha nearby. A woman in orange stands at the left holding a silver plate of pink petals. The scene is a homa or puja with a seated figure in a throne.2018-04-26Night outdoor ritual photograph. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and a rust-orange turban, with white markings on his arms and chest and a white-beaded mala, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a fire pit with burning wood and offerings of fruit and flowers on a striped mat. Seated on a white-and-red throne, a man in orange-red robes and a gold necklace presses his palms together in namaskar. Behind them stand several people in white and orange clothing, a standing fan, and a stone wall. Watermarked archive photo.2018-04-26April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesInside a temple hall, a fire pit (homa/yagna) burns in the foreground with flames rising from a yellow-brick base. A seated man in a red-orange cloth and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Three attendants in saffron-orange and red-orange dhotis and turbans stand before a wooden door, one holding a metal plate and another a vessel, while a fourth figure in red-orange presses near them. Brass pots decorated with mango leaves and coconuts sit on a pedestal beside oil lamps (oil lamps) burning at the doorway, and a sandalwood-brown carved wooden door is behind them.2018-04-11April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA homa fire burns inside a yellow-painted brick fire pit in a temple-like hall at night. A shirtless priest with white ash markings on his chest and arms, wearing a rudraksha mala and a maroon turban, sits cross-legged at left and feeds the fire from a metal bowl. Behind the fire, a seated man in a red-orange robe and a gold pendant necklace sits on a silver throne-like chair with a crown-shaped headpiece. Another robed attendant in orange stands at upper left, and white fans and stone pillars frame the room. Pots with mango leaves and yellow flowers sit on a silver tray at right, with fruit and offerings on a striped mat.2018-04-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual in a stone-walled courtyard. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a red turban, white body markings and rudraksha malas sits before a fire pit built of yellow-coated bricks, tending flames with a ladle and a bowl of offerings. Behind him, two men in orange-saffron robes stand with hands folded. Seated on an ornate silver-and-white throne at the back is a figure in red-orange robes with a gold ceremonial necklace, hands pressed together in namaste, with a vertical tilak on the forehead. Mango leaves, lemons, flowers and kalasha-style pots decorate the fire area on a striped rug. Two standing fans and a carved wooden screen complete the setting.2018-04-26 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an outdoor ritual site with a large fire pit in the foreground, flames rising from a stone fire altar decorated with red flower petals and surrounded by brass offering trays. Two priests stand behind it: the left man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a long garland of orange flowers, hands folded in namaste; the middle shaved-headed man in orange robe with rudraksha mala, holding a brass ritual vessel. On the right, a woman in white sari with a red-and-orange head wrap pours liquid from a vessel toward the fire. Behind them a seated audience of devotees in white clothes and pink tops sits on striped mats, and an empty red-and-gold ornate throne chair stands at the left.2013-07-04