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Night-time homa ceremony under a canopy decorated with green, orange and blue fringed hangings and banana leaves. A man in an orange robe with a white vertical forehead mark and beaded necklace stands at a square fire pit and pours offerings, while a second orange-robed priest attends beside him. Devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on mats and watch. Brass bowls, a bell, a small kalasha-style vessel, and a pineapple-shaped basket of flowers lie on a mat in front. Strings of dried leaves hang overhead under electric lights.

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A night-time homa ceremony under a canopy decorated with green, orange and blue ribbons and banana leaves. In the centre, a bald elder in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside a yagna pit, with a green and gold cloth draped over a raised area. Two young boys in white with yellow shawls and malas stand to the right, and a seated man in orange with a beard and mala sits at the fire area, with other devotees in orange seated around the offerings. Brass lamps, flower-strewn platters, fruit and food offerings lie on the white-covered table, and smoke rises from the fire.2009-09-26A night-time homa ceremony under an open tent decorated with hanging orange and green streamers and banana-leaf bunting. A standing priest in orange robes and a matching orange head cloth, wearing a beaded necklace, holds a flaming ritual lamp toward a fire pit while seated, orange-robed participants chant and watch. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand at the front left, and on the right a white-draped table holds several brass and bamboo-wrapped kalasha pots topped with orange and green leaves. Nearby, a tall decorated deity murti with a dark face and crown stands beside the table. Several white-clad and yellow-scarfed attendants stand in the background, and a woman in a light yellow garment sits at the left edge.2009-09-26A homa ritual is performed under a decorated canopy at night, with a square fire pit lined with white and coloured patterns at the centre. A standing priest in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace holds a red-cloth covered offering tray toward the pit, flanked by two standing men in white dhotis with yellow shawls. Seated devotees in orange and saffron robes surround the pit, including a bearded man in orange with a mala and a woman with a long braid in orange. Brass vessels, a lit oil lamp, plates of sweets and fruit, and banana leaves with prasadam are arranged on the ground. Many other seated participants in white and yellow fill the background.2009-10-17A night-time homa at a fire pit under a decorated canopy strung with mango leaves and banana plants. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged around the fire, one tending it with ladles and a long stick while smoke rises. A standing priest in orange with a red head covering and beaded necklaces holds a ritual item near the pit. Two young men in white dhotis with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas stand to the right. Brass kalasha and oil lamps, bowls of fruit, sweets and flowers are arranged on a white cloth. A woman in orange with a long braid sits in the foreground, and more people in white sit in the background.2009-09-26A homa ritual under a colourful patterned canopy strung with leaves and garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes stands centre-right holding a metal plate with a lit flame, facing seated participants. Several people sit on mats in orange, red-striped and white garments, some with folded hands, while a woman in white with a yellow border sits at the left edge. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks, flower-decorated brass vessels, bundles of sticks, a plate of white offerings and baskets of fruit and flowers sit in front, and smoke rises in the background. A visible fire pit with offerings suggests a homa; the standing man's appearance is uncertain, so he is described by role only.2009-10-17 +1 copiesSeptember 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesMay 26 20172017-05-26A night-time homa fire ritual under a leafy pandal decorated with banana leaves, strings of mango leaves and marigold garlands. Central square fire pit with dark ash-filled ritual fire on a white raised platform. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged around it, one holding offerings and others chanting or tending the fire; a sannyasi with a long beard and rudraksha beads sits among them. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot with a coconut and mango leaves, and flower garlands are arranged nearby. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with garlands sits on an altar at the back, labelled as depicted, not present. A man in white with a yellow shawl sits in the foreground. Clear homa and yagna setting with decorative fruit and brass offerings.2009-09-26September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20092009-09-26A photograph of a Chandi homa ritual in a temple hall decorated with colourful fan-shaped paper ornaments overhead and banana plants at the sides. A man in an orange robe and a long orange shawl stands at centre holding a lit flame aloft in a brass vessel, while a deity murti with a white and black face, golden crown and yellow-trimmed sari stands at the right. Seated devotees in orange and white robes with yellow shawls kneel around a square fire pit with marigold petals, some with hands in prayer. Brass oil lamps burn at left, and a table holds woven baskets with kalasha-style pots and mango leaves. Smoke drifts through the room.2009-09-26November 05 20102010-11-05