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Night-time homa inside a canopied temple hall. A fire burns in a yellow-bordered rectangular fire pit with white rangoli lines. Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis and matching turbans stand at right, one bending forward and pouring from a metal vessel into the fire. Behind them a seated man in orange and a red-cushioned seat sits before golden decorated deity murtis on an altar. At left, a dark stone deity murti wears a garland of purple and white flowers, and two more seated men in orange sit near a silver platform and offering bowls. Silver ritual implements and brass vessels lie on the coloured cloth floor.

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A night-time homa at an open-sided temple pavilion with a lit fire pit in the foreground, its brick-lined altar edged in yellow and white rangoli and scattered with grains. Two sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans stand bent forward over the fire, one pouring from a small vessel. A seated figure in red and white behind them is partly visible. To the left, a dark deity murti wearing a garland of marigold and red flowers stands beside a silver-covered stand and brass lion figure. Behind the fire, a golden shrine holds gilded deity figures with flower garlands, and colourful striped cloth covers the floor. Three people are visible, all partly shown.2017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesA night-time ritual fire pit (homa or yagna) dominates the foreground: a yellow-bordered square altar with flames rising from a brick hearth, surrounded by white puffed grain and bowls of offerings. Two people in orange saffron robes and orange head wraps stand bent forward at the altar, one pouring or offering into the fire. Behind them, a seated figure in red and gold garments sits near a decorated deity murti with gold ornaments. A black stone deity statue draped in white and red garlands stands on the left, with brass vessels, a kalasha and a lion-shaped object nearby. A cloth canopy and string lights frame the open hall, and a striped mat covers the floor.2017-09-24September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesA night-time homa at an open-sided pavilion with a fire pit in the foreground, flames rising from the yellow-bordered altar with white rice offerings and flower petals. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis and orange head-cloths stand at right holding brass vessels and offerings. Behind the fire, a seated figure in orange clothing with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads sits in a red-cushioned chair, a microphone and small lectern before him, with a golden-framed altar of deity murtis bedecked with flower garlands, a golden lion statue and a dark stone deity murti at left.2017-09-24