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A fire ritual inside a temple hall with a smoking homa fire pit at lower left, its brick-built altar decorated with marigold and other flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in an orange-yellow dhoti kneels at the fire, feeding offerings from a tray of fruit and offerings. A central priest in a white dhoti and purple-edged cloth holds a tray of fruit and coconuts. Beside him a man in a maroon robe with a large black turban and a floral garland stands holding offerings. At right a figure in an orange robe with a dark head wrap stands with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, several white-clad and orange-clad attendants stand, with steel vessels on the floor and painted decorative pillars in the background.

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A ritual fire ceremony in a temple courtyard with a smoking fire pit lined with bricks and flower garlands. A priest in a white dhoti and a sacred thread kneels and tends the fire, while another priest in white holds a brass plate of fruit and offerings. To the right, a man in a maroon dhoti and a long garland of white and pink flowers stands with palms joined, and a man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha beads stands beside him with hands folded. Other men in saffron and white robes stand around the fire, and brass vessels sit in the foreground. Colourful striped pillars and a green canopy decorate the hall. The gathering suggests a homa or yagna. a person is probable as the central figure in the maroon dhoti, identified by his distinctive hair and garland. The group also includes several priests and devotees.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14Inside a decorated hall with bare brick walls and colourful hanging pennants, a ritual fire pit is lit at the centre. Several bricks stacked with flowers and garlands surround the flames, and smoke rises. A man in an orange-yellow cloth kneels at the fire, tending it. Standing nearby, a man in a white dhoti with a purple sash holds a tray of fruit and flowers, and other priests in white and orange stand with folded hands. On the right, a bare-chested man in a reddish-brown robe wears a long flower garland and a tall hair bun, while a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together. Brass vessels sit on the red-and-white floor cloth. This is a homa-style fire ritual, with sannyasis in orange and attendants in white.2018-04-14A ritual fire ceremony in a temple hall decorated with colourful pillar banners, hanging umbrellas and marigold garlands. Several priests in white dhotis and orange-yellow cloths stand around a fire pit built of stacked red bricks decorated with flowers, from which flames and smoke rise. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti kneels at the fire, and a priest in a purple-bordered white dhoti holds a dish of offerings. A tall figure with long hair in orange robes and a garland stands with hands joined in namaste at the centre-back, while a brass lamp and copper vessels sit on red-and-white striped mats. A deity murti is visible on an ornate altar behind the fire.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A ritual fire ceremony in a temple courtyard with a homa or yagna fire pit, smoke rising from brick-lined altar pits decorated with marigold and flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti kneels and feeds the fire while attendants in white and saffron dhotis stand nearby. On the right, a man with a long swept-back hairstyle, a red-brown dhoti and a flower garland, hands folded in namaskar, stands in front of a second man in orange with a yellow-and-orange garland. Striped red cloth covers the floor, and colourful painted pillars, a decorated umbrella and banana leaves frame the scene. About a dozen people are visible.2018-04-14A homa fire ceremony inside a hall with a pillared interior and coloured cloth pillar wraps. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti kneels at left, holding a wooden tray over a fire pit with smoke rising. Stacked bricks of offerings are arranged in front, decorated with flower garlands. Several priests in white dhotis and orange cloths stand behind, one holding a brass vessel of flames. A man in a brown-red dhoti with a long garland of flowers stands with hands folded in prayer, next to a man in orange cloth with his hands joined. Red and white striped floor mats, brass pots and marigold and rose garlands fill the foreground.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 or yagna ritual in a temple hall with a fire pit of stacked bricks, smoke rising, and flower-decorated brick offerings with brass lamps and a copper pot. Several priests stand around: a bare-chested man in a yellow-orange dhoti holds a tray, another in a yellow shawl and white dhoti holds a tray with hands raised, and a man in white with a purple sash and garlands performs the offering. A man with a shaved head in white ritual clothing and garlands stands with hands folded in prayer. Colourful decorated pillars, hanging green and red umbrella canopies, and marigold garlands frame the scene, with a flower-covered deity display on the right.2018-04-14Smoky interior of a temple hall with a fire pit (homa) at the centre, flames rising from a brick-lined altar heaped with offerings, flowers and green leaves. A bare-chested man in orange-yellow dhoti kneels at right, reaching toward the fire. Behind, a group of priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand with palms joined; one older man in white with a shawl holds a microphone. Striped red mats cover the floor, and colourful painted pillars and banana-leaf decorations frame the space.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a homa ritual inside a pillared temple hall decorated with colourful painted pillars, banana leaves and flower garlands. A fire pit is piled with bricks and flowers, with smoke rising from it. A priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti holds a bowl over the fire, while a bare-chested man in yellow dhoti crouches at the pit's edge. Several men in saffron and orange cloth and white dhotis stand around, some holding plates and a brass vessel. A large umbrella and a deity murti adorned with garlands are visible in the background.2018-04-14 +1 copies