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Night outdoor homa or yagna at a square fire pit lined with white stone, with a plain white-shuttered building and palm trees behind. A standing man in orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala, holds a long palm-leaf-tipped rod over the pit. Other men in orange robes sit around the pit with bowls, and women in orange saris with red borders kneel in front, hands folded. On the left, a figure with long hair and an orange garment sits on a carved wooden seat. On the right, a garland of yellow and red flowers hangs beside a brass lamp and a blue cloth. Many people in white clothes watch from behind.

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October 08 20082008-10-08Evening outdoor ritual at a temple-like setting with palm trees in the dusk. A man in orange robes and a beaded mala holds a lit aarti lamp toward a seated woman in orange on a carved wooden throne at left, who presses her palms together. Several devotees in orange and maroon-bordered garments sit in a row on an orange cloth before a white homa fire pit or altar with offerings on brass plates. A tall garland of red and white flowers hangs at right beside a blue cloth, and a crowd of white-clad onlookers stands in the background.2008-10-08September 26 20092009-09-26October 08 20082008-10-08September 26 20092009-09-26Night-time outdoor ritual in a temple-like courtyard lit by a brass oil lamp on a stand at the right. A central man in orange robes, with a white tilak on his forehead and an orange head covering, stands behind a ritual setup and gestures with his right hand over offerings. Around him seated devotees in orange and maroon robes, several women in white with yellow shawls, and a man in white with yellow shawl sit on the ground facing the ritual. Banana leaves, palm fronds, a flower garland at the left edge and a kalasha-style pot appear behind them. Several people's heads are visible in the foreground.2009-09-26October 08 20082008-10-08September 26 20092009-09-26A night-time homa ceremony outdoors under a canopy decorated with banana leaves, mango foliage and marigold garlands. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head cloth and beads holds a brass tray with a lit flame above his head. Around him sit devotees in orange and yellow shawls and white garments, some with hands pressed in anjali. Women in orange saris and orange garments sit on an orange cloth in the foreground. Brass oil lamps and bowls of offerings and marigold petals are arranged on a white cloth, and a standing brass lamp stands at the right. The scene suggests an aarti or fire ritual during a homa.2009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26Night photograph of a Chandi Homa at an outdoor temple pavilion with bamboo posts, hanging leaf decorations and strings of lights. A standing figure in saffron robes holds a lit oil lamp aloft beside the fire area, while smoke rises. Seated people in orange and saffron robes sit on mats before a homa setup with brass vessels, yellow flower garlands and banana leaves. Several people in white dhotis with yellow shoulder cloths sit nearby, and a woman in white with a long braid and yellow cloth sits in the foreground. On the right, a deity murti in an arched frame sits beside decorated kalasha pots. Two women in the lower corners are partly visible.2009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26