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Night-time homa at a temple courtyard decorated with hanging coloured lights and marigold garlands. A square gold-edged fire pit with a flame is ringed with yellow flowers, where a bare-chested priest in white dhoti kneels and tends the fire. Standing priests in saffron and white sacred threads stand nearby, with a drummer and a seated priest in white. On the right, a bearded man with long hair and rudraksha beads sits on an ornate gold throne with a sunburst backrest, flanked by a golden palanquin-style canopy and a deity murti garlanded in flowers. Brass oil lamps, kalasha pots and offering trays sit on striped mats. A cameraman films in the foreground.

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Night ritual homa in a canopied temple hall strung with coloured lights. A fire burns in a tiered brass fire pit decorated with marigolds and red flowers, with fruit and offering trays in front. Two priests sit on the left in white dhotis and shawls; the central priest wears a yellow shawl, holds a ladle over the fire, and a bare-chested man on the right tends a basket of herbs. Behind them a golden deity murti and a golden throne with a seated figure in saffron-coloured robes sit beneath a garland. Yellow and green curtains and flower garlands frame the scene.2016-12-15A night ritual in a temple pavilion with a fire pit (homa) burning at the centre, surrounded by marigold garlands and flower-decorated pedestals. Several priests in white dhotis and orange cloths perform the rite, one holding a lit lamp and another pouring an offering. Devotees sit on colourful striped mats in the foreground. To the right, a seated figure in an ochre robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a sunburst backrest, beside a decorated deity murti framed with flowers and string lights. Coloured strings of lights hang overhead.2016-12-15Night-time ritual at an open-sided temple pavilion with strings of coloured lights and hanging lanterns overhead. Smoke or steam rises from a homa fire pit at left, where a priest in white dhoti sits in front of a fire tray. Several priests in white dhotis and saffron-coloured cloth sit on a multicoloured striped mat surrounded by yellow and white flower garlands and brass kalasha vessels. A man in white and saffron robes stands at centre holding an oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti. At right, a seated man with a dark beard and a garland on a large gilded throne with ornate golden lion-motif carvings watches the ritual. A drummer plays at centre. Several devotees sit in the background, and a video camera on a tripod records at left.2016-12-15Night-time homa at an open pavilion. In the foreground, a shirtless priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth and a red tilak sits cross-legged before a wooden fire altar, holding a ladle over the fire. Beside him, other priests in white and saffron-orange cloths sit on mats. Smoke rises from the fire pit, which holds brass vessels, lit oil lamps, rice offerings and red flower petals. To the right, a figure with a red-and-orange turban, a long rudraksha mala and a brown-and-red robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne. Behind him, a screen shows a colourful image. Strings of lamps hang overhead, and deity murtis draped in garlands stand at the left.2016-12-07Night-time temple ritual under an open roofed pavilion strung with coloured lights and hanging tassel decorations. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls stand around a decorated shrine with a deity murti framed by red and gold arches, flanked by garlanded figures. A priest in an orange-and-saffron dhoti and bare chest holds a flowered offering while another in white chants into a microphone. A fire flame and the offering plate with bananas, fruit and marigold flowers sit on a striped mat. Seated devotees in colourful saris watch from the right.2016-12-15Night-time ritual inside a tented pavilion with striped red, green and blue mats on the floor. At the centre, a priest in white dhoti and shawl stands before a raised wooden fire platform where a large flame burns amid flower offerings. Another person in an orange-saffron cloth kneels beside the fire. Brass lamps and banana-leaf plates of yellow flowers and fruit sit in front. A gold deity murti and a gilded chair with red cushion stand at left, and hanging lanterns decorate the ceiling. Several people in white sit along the right side. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual.2016-12-12December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15Night-time homa at an outdoor temple setting with a large fire rising from a central fire pit in front of a shrine to Shiva Linga-like deity murti decorated with flower garlands. A bare-chested young assistant in an orange dhoti stands at left holding a red cloth, beside a priest in white dhoti and shawl who is pouring offerings into the flames. Another white-clad priest with a microphone stands at right, and a man in orange holds a mic at the centre. Colourful festoons and lights hang overhead, and fruits, flowers and brass vessels sit on a striped cloth in the foreground. Several devotees sit in the background at right.2016-12-15September 26 20172017-09-26A temple-style ritual hall decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. On a raised ornate golden throne at left, a figure in saffron-red clothing sits with hands joined, seated before a large multi-coloured hooded backdrop. Standing at centre left, two bare-chested priests in white dhotis and gold-coloured shawls wear garlands, one with a red headcloth. A seated priest in a yellow-and-green shawl sits on a striped mat tending a fire pit with offerings and brass vessels, while a man in a red headcloth and white dhoti, seated in front of a red and gold throne, wears a yellow garment and rudraksha-style beads. Several deity murtis and a large decorated kalasha are garlanded. The scene suggests a homa or puja.2016-02-02A nighttime homa or yagna at an open-air temple pavilion. A sacred fire burns in a tiered wooden fire altar wrapped in marigold and yellow flower garlands, with offerings in brass bowls and silver lamps beside it. Several priests sit cross-legged in white dhotis; a bearded man in a yellow shawl and white clothing holds a ladle over the fire, another man in white sits at the left, and a bald man in white sits behind. Behind them a large golden throne with ornate lion and sunburst carvings holds a seated figure in orange robes and a red headpiece, garlanded with flowers. Several other people stand near a deity murti decorated with flowers in the background. Tiered flower garlands, purple and gold drapery and string lights frame the scene.2016-12-15