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A homa or yagna is being performed at an outdoor fire pit in a garden courtyard. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a yellow border sits cross-legged at the front, sprinkling offerings into the flames, with marigold garlands and a brass oil lamp beside him. Behind him, young men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit or stand, one wearing a red turban. A yellow ceremonial table and a small framed painting in orange tones are visible at the left, along with a patterned red rug on the right.

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October 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor ritual setting with a tiered golden-yellow fire pit or yajna kund in the foreground. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands at the kund, pouring from a silver vessel. Four other white-clad men with rudraksha malas and gold-bordered dhotis stand behind, hands folded. A seated man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a striped cloth with books and fruit nearby. A framed portrait on an orange chair shows a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated in meditation. Brass lamps, a kalasha, silver bowls and yellow marigold garlands surround the kund, and greenery and a yellow vehicle stand in the background.2014-10-02A homa fire ritual in progress. A brick-lined fire pit holds flaming wood and ash at the bottom centre. A man in orange cloth sits cross-legged at the front right, pouring from a small vessel into the fire. Behind the fire, a seated man in a long orange robe with a bare upper body and a wide crimson-and-gold sash, adorned with a large gold pendant and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits with hands together. Beside him a man in a purple cloth and ochre dhoti is seated, and further back a man in white stands. On the right, brass lamps, a metal pot and rows of small white packets are arranged on shelves. Woven striped mats in red, green and blue cover the floor.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14November 23 20162016-11-23September 10 20172017-09-10A photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a hall with a tiled floor covered in woven mats. A square brick fire pit with a burning flame sits in the centre. A man in an orange robe with a shawl stands at the pit, while a woman in a purple sari with a shawl nearby assists with offerings. Around them, priests in dark red and orange dhotis wear rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces, and others wear white dhotis. On the right, an ornate golden-and-red deity palanquin or altar stands with a lion figure and offering trays of lit lamps.2015-09-14September 14 20152015-09-14April 10 20162016-04-10September 14 20152015-09-14October 10 20172017-10-10A homa fire pit lined with yellow brick, with flames rising from burning wood and offerings of seeds and red petals, is the centre of the scene. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the fire and tends the flames with a ladle. Beside him, a man in a plain orange cloth and a purple shawl kneels and tends the fire, and a seated man in orange robes with a gold necklace and a gold garland watches. Behind them, priests in white dhotis and orange cloths attend a row of small white lamps and a brass lamp stand, and a shelf of carved deity and animal figures is visible on the right. A central figure in orange robes, with long grey hair, sits calmly with hands folded. The scene appears to be a ritual homa in progress at an outdoor setup with a colourful striped mat.2015-09-14