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A homa fire ceremony in an open hall with a brick fire pit at the foreground, filled with smoking embers and surrounded by flower garlands, a coconut and offering bowls. A priest in white dhoti with a red-and-gold head cloth stands at a shrine adorned with marigold and red garlands, a yellow canopy behind, and gold-framed ornamental panels at the sides. Two assisting priests in white dhotis stand nearby, one holding a brass vessel. On the right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with an orange-and-gold shawl sits on a floor mat speaking into a microphone, beside a seated woman in a red sari with a second microphone. A bearded man in an orange shawl sits at the lower right. Deity murtis with garlands sit on the right-hand altar. Multiple people are visible.

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July 18 20152015-07-18Outdoor homa at a temple-style courtyard. A brick fire pit with flames sits in the foreground, surrounded by brass bowls of offerings, fruits, flowers and a silver kalasha-like vessel. Seated priests in white dhotis and orange cloths chant beside it, one holding a conch or shell. A standing priest in a white dhoti with a red turban stands at left before a shrine of deity murtis draped in marigold garlands. To the right, a gold-and-red peetha throne decorated with flowers holds a seated figure with hands folded in prayer, wearing a red-orange garment and a garland; a gold umbrella and a gold trident-topped staff stand nearby. Ritual staffs with gold finials frame the scene. Colourful striped mats cover the floor. Count of visible people: about five to six seated or standing.2015-07-18 +1 copiesAn outdoor homa ritual in a courtyard beside a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded palanquin with a fringed canopy. A brick fire pit smokes at the center, with brass vessels, fruit and flowers arranged before it. A man in white dhoti with a bare upper body stands at left facing the palanquin. Seated on the ground, a man in orange shawl holds a microphone and folds his hands, flanked by a bare-chested man in white dhoti and orange sash. Standing behind, a man in saffron robe with shaved head presses his palms together beside brass ceremonial staffs. On a raised golden throne at right, a man in saffron clothing and a red-and-white garland sits with folded hands under a decorative umbrella. Lion figures flank the throne, and the setting is a white building with windows.2015-07-18 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in a pandal with gold-framed umbrellas and a decorated altar. Two priests sit at a brick fire pit: one bare-chested in a yellow dhoti with pink headwrap sprinkles grains, while another in white and a saffron shawl tends the flames. Behind, a throne-like altar holds deity murtis garlanded with flower mala, and a kalasha sits before a decorated pedestal. Three singers in white and red sit on a striped rug before microphones chanting. Devotees in white sit in chairs in the background, and smoke rises from the fire.2015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesA homa is performed outdoors in a courtyard with smoke rising from a brick fire pit in the centre. Priests in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies tend the fire and offerings, one wearing an orange shawl. A devotee in white with a gold-bordered cloth kneels with hands folded at the lower left. On the right, a figure in a saffron-orange garment with a red rudraksha-style mala sits with hands joined on an ornate golden throne draped with red and orange garlands, flanked by gold lion figures and a golden umbrella. Behind the fire, standing people in orange and red clothing face the throne. A decorated palanquin with marigold garlands and a gold canopy stands at the left, and trident-like standards stand beside the throne. Striped mats and brass vessels lie on the floor.2015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall with a gold-framed throne and deity murti garlanded in marigolds in the background. A priest bare-chested in white dhoti with a golden shoulder cloth bends over a blue-draped fire pit, feeding flames from a brick hearth, while a kalasha with mango leaves and marigold garlands sits on a raised platform. Several devotees stand behind in saffron and gold dhotis and shawls, one holding a brass vessel, others with hands folded. Offerings of flowers and fruit lie on trays nearby.2015-07-17July 18 20152015-07-18May 26 20152015-05-26