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A homa is performed inside a hall decorated with marigold garlands and colourful striped pillar wraps, with green and red ceremonial umbrellas overhead. A priest in a white dhoti with a bare chest and rudraksha mala stands beside a fire pit of stacked bricks, flames and smoke rising from offerings. Men in saffron and orange dhotis, some with gold chains, stand by, and one carries a tray of red flowers. Behind them, devotees in white stand with hands folded near a decorated altar piled with flower garlands.

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A homa fire ritual in a hall with red-and-white floor mats and marigold garlands. Priests kneel at a brick fire pit where flames and smoke rise over offerings of flowers and fruit. The man at the centre in a white dhoti with a purple border holds a lamp near the fire. Around him, men in saffron and orange dhotis with rudraksha and gold necklaces stand with palms pressed together. Women in white saris stand at the back among decorated pillars, brass vessels and a flower-covered altar.2018-04-14A photograph of a fire ritual inside an unfinished hall with exposed concrete pillars and colourful banners. A central fire pit built from stacked bricks with garlands and flower petals burns with smoke rising. Around it, a priest in a white dhoti and a yellow shawl stands holding a ritual vessel, while a bare-chested man in an orange cloth bends low near the lower left. Several people in white, orange and purple garments stand with folded hands. On the right, a large display of flower garlands and marigolds, brass lamps, steel vessels and a red-and-gold cloth surround the ritual area. Red mats cover the floor.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A homa fire ritual at a construction site, with a sacred fire burning inside a square pit lined with red bricks and scattered with marigold petals. A bearded priest in a white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a silver ladle over the flames, while beside him another priest in yellow robes holds a brass vessel. Men in saffron and yellow dhotis stand around, one kneeling at right with a brass bowl and a fruit tray placed nearby. Marigold garlands hang along the pillars, a green decorated umbrella is raised above, and brass lamps stand on a red-and-gold striped mat. Several people are seated and standing in the background.2018-04-14Ritual fire ceremony inside a decorated hall with a red-and-white floor mat. Priests in saffron, yellow and white dhotis, some bare-chested and wearing rudraksha and gold necklaces, stand around a fire pit built of stacked bricks decorated with flower petals. A priest in a yellow shawl raises a ceremonial item over the fire while another holds a brass tray of offerings. Steam and smoke rise from the fire. Along the back, a figure in orange is seated near a cloth-draped altar piled with marigold and rose garlands, and small oil lamps sit on the floor. Tall pillars are painted in bold geometric patterns, and strings of marigolds hang from the ceiling with red parasols overhead.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in a temple hall with a red and white striped mat floor. A fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit with flower-decorated bricks, smoke rising. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls stand around it, one in an orange-yellow cloth performing offerings from a tray of petals. Garlands of marigolds and banana leaves line the space, with colourful hanging decorations and umbrellas overhead. Robed devotees with folded hands stand at the back, and a cameraman films the scene on the right.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 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.2018-04-14A homa fire burns in a pit built of stacked bricks, decorated with marigold and flower petals, inside a hall strung with marigold garlands and hanging lamps. A man in a saffron-yellow dhoti and shawl, wearing a white garland and ceremonial necklace, holds an orange offering and stands beside the fire. Next to him a figure in white and red robes with a flower garland is in prayer posture, and a bare-chested attendant in a yellow cloth pours from a brass vessel on the right. Brass lamps, a kalasha pot, decorated umbrellas, and other priests in white dhotis surround the ritual area, with incense smoke rising.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa or yagna at a temple hall, with a fire pit built from stacked brick-like blocks decorated with flower petals and marigold garlands. A priest in white dhoti with a yellow shawl and sacred thread pours an offering from a metal vessel into the smoke rising from the fire pit. Nearby, a man in an orange-yellow dhoti stands with a folded cloth, and other ritual attendants in white and orange garments stand behind. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is adorned with flower garlands on an altar, with red-and-white umbrellas and flower-hung pillars. Brass oil lamps, fruit offerings, and a large copper pot sit at the front.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual inside a decorated hall with red carpeting, colourful painted pillars and banana leaves. In the foreground a priest in a bare-chested state, wearing a yellow dhoti, pours a substance from a wooden vessel onto a fire pit of brick offerings decorated with flowers and smoke. Behind him a standing priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass plate of fruit and flowers. On the right a man in a brown dhoti with a pink-and-white flower garland holds a fruit offering, and a young man in orange clothing stands with palms joined in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala. Several others in orange, saffron and white clothing stand around in the background. Brass vessels and a lamp sit near the fire pit. This appears to be a homa or yagna.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14