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A photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a red-carpeted tent hung with colourful triangular banners and a chandelier. A square fire pit lined with yellow bricks marked with white swirl designs holds a bright flame. A young boy in white dhoti with gold border and gold necklace stands at left, while three young ritual attendants in saffron/orange robes and beads sit around the fire, one tending offerings from a bowl. Brass oil lamps, brass bull figurines and a small brass kalasha surround the pit, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind a barrier.

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A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit inside a decorated tent, with ritual items around it. Two priests in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged behind the fire: the nearer one wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces and has long, dark, unbound hair. Beside them a shaved-headed priest in white sits with a mala. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and brass oil lamps are arranged on red mats, with a crowd of devotees standing behind a railing in the background. Hanging paper decorations and orange umbrellas hang overhead. The priest in saffron with long hair is a probable candidate for a person by appearance, though the image is not clear enough to confirm.2016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24April 24 20162016-04-24February 07 20162016-02-07September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20162016-02-07September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesA temple hall during a fire ritual. A large brick-lined fire pit blazes at centre, with rice and offerings in metal bowls around it. Several bare-chested priests in orange and saffron dhotis sit on red mats performing the homa; one reads from an open book while another tends the fire. Ornate brass oil lamps with multiple wicks stand in the foreground, and behind them a crowd of devotees gathers behind metal barricades in front of an elaborately decorated shrine with gilded deity murtis and streamers. Strings of colourful tassels hang from the ceiling. a person is not clearly visible among the priests, so no candidate is identified.2016-05-15A homa fire ritual in a tent with a red carpet. A brick fire pit with burning wood sits at the centre, bordered by white painted swirl motifs. Four young priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls sit behind it; the one centre-back holds a brass bowl of grains and wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and the others wear orange garlands and kumkum marks. Brass bulls, a bell-metal vessel with firewood and a kalasha-style brass lamp stand around the pit. Behind a rope barrier, a crowd of devotees watches, and a seated elder in orange sits at left. Lamps hang overhead.2016-04-24April 25 20162016-04-25December 05 20162016-12-05