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Night ritual homa at a temple courtyard. A square yellow-rimmed fire pit burns brightly in the foreground, with a metal bowl of offerings beside it. A bald priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a red shawl stands at the back, holding a paper and reciting. Seated to the right on a raised silver-backed chair with a leopard-print cushion is a person in orange-red robes with long dark hair, hands folded. Around the fire, many seated men in orange-red robes, rudraksha malas and white forehead marks sit with palms pressed together. Smoke and dark background; a few white-clad onlookers sit at the back.

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October 27 20142014-10-27March 18 20132013-03-18A photograph of a fire-ritual scene in a dark hall. In the foreground a shaven-headed young man in saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and white tilak, stands at a square homa fire pit with flames and offerings. Around him, many men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on cloth mats, and a few have white forehead markings. Brass vessels and silver containers sit near the fire, with small offering bowls, sticks and grains on the ground. Behind them stands a crowd of similarly dressed devotees. At right, a seated man in saffron with gold necklaces and ornate jewellery sits on a raised seat. A watermarked copyright overlay is visible at lower right; it is not described further. Scene suggests a homa or yagna.2013-03-10A night-time homa at a brick fire pit, with a bright fire burning in the centre. A standing figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the back under a silver-fringed canopy, with silver staffs behind. Around the fire, seated monastics in orange and maroon robes with shaved heads press their palms together, and several women in orange and maroon sit at the left. Brass pots, bowls and a silver-handled ritual implement sit near the fire. Garlanded items and attendants are visible at the right, behind the seated group.2014-08-01Night ritual by a brick fire pit (homa) with a bright flame burning inside. Seated around it are robed devotees in orange and maroon clothing with gold-bordered cloth, several with shaved heads and white tilak marks, plus women in red saris with rudraksha malas. A person in an orange cloth seated on a raised silver-framed seat at the back, behind the fire, sits with hands in a ritual posture; a person candidate appears with orange robes and a rudraksha mala, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm. Bowls of offerings and a silver lamp stand near the fire, and decorated poles with flower garlands line the background.2014-08-01July 22 20132013-07-22March 10 20132013-03-10August 01 20142014-08-01March 18 20132013-03-18A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A square fire pit with a bright flame is at the centre, surrounded by many people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and yellow-gold sacred threads. Several women seated on the right raise their hands and gesture toward the fire, while men with shaved heads and white forehead markings sit on the left and front. A woman in orange sits on a raised seat behind the fire pit, with a silver-framed mirror-like panel behind her. A brass pot and offering vessels sit near the fire. Roughly 40 people are visible.2013-03-18March 10 20132013-03-10August 01 20142014-08-01