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A homa fire ceremony in a gilded temple hall. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth and an orange turban pours grains from a metal vessel onto a burning fire pit of logs, sending up white smoke and flames. Behind him, a second priest in orange stands near a golden shrine with a deity murti draped in yellow and garlanded with flowers. Brass vessels hold coconuts and offerings at the bottom of the frame, and a woman in orange dress with gold jewellery stands at the right edge. Several people appear in the scene.

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A bearded man with a bare chest and an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders pours grains from a brass vessel into a fire pit, with flames and smoke rising from the logs. He wears an orange turban and rudraksha beads, and marks of white paste are on his arms. Two people in orange garments stand beside him, one holding a plate of white grains; both wear beaded necklaces, and one has a patterned headband. Behind them is an ornate gold shrine with a decorated deity murti, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and brass lamps. The scene is a homa or yagna with offerings of grain at a temple. Several brass bowls with white flowers sit in the foreground.2021-06-20A temple ritual before a fire pit, with smoke and logs in the foreground and yellow marigold flowers scattered on the ground. A bearded man in orange clothing, wearing an orange head turban and a shawl over his bare upper body, pours or offers something from a small plate toward the fire. Behind him is ornate gold temple architecture, with a gold kalasha and red-and-pink floral decoration. Brass bowls holding white offerings sit in the foreground, and bananas are stacked to the right beside another person in orange clothing. The setting suggests a homa or abhishekam puja in a gilded shrine.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20A fire ritual inside a gold-ornate temple shrine. A bearded priest with a shaved-looking head and an orange-red turban stands bare-chested in an orange dhoti and shawl, holding a silver vessel aloft over a burning fire pit with logs and smoke rising. Two other priests in orange cloths sit beside him, one with long dark hair and one with a braided head adornment. Yellow marigold flowers lie on the ground and rows of brass and silver bowls holding white offerings sit in the foreground. Behind them are gold carved pillars and a multicoloured textile panel. This appears to be a homa or yagna with offerings.2021-06-20A photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a temple shrine. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with bare upper body and a striped yellow-and-black headband pours an offering into a fire pit of white-painted bricks. Smoke and ash rise. Behind the fire stands a golden deity murti, and silver and brass oil lamps, kalasha pots and flower garlands are arranged on the left. The walls are ornate gold carvings.2021-05-19A homa fire ritual in a gold-decorated temple hall. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a yellow-and-black striped turban and rudraksha malas around his neck and arm, holds a silver plate over a smoking fire pit. A second man with long hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange cloth, stands behind him. A tray of fruit and flowers and a yellow-garlanded deity murti are in the background.2021-05-19June 20 20212021-06-20A bearded man in an orange turban and orange cloth wrapped around his waist and shoulders, bare-chested with rudraksha malas across his chest, leans over a blazing fire pit and holds a flat brass plate toward the flames during a homa ritual. Gold-coloured ornate shrine work and garlands of yellow and orange flowers surround him. Rows of brass bowls holding white offerings and bananas sit in the foreground, and a second figure in orange stands at the right edge with a long wooden pole.2021-06-20A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple setting. A priest seen from behind, bare-backed, wears an orange turban, orange shawl and orange-and-black striped cloth at the waist, with white ceremonial markings on his upper back and arm. He holds a brass vessel over a blazing fire pit lined with logs, pouring offerings of grains and red and yellow flower petals into the flames. Behind the fire, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with brass oil lamps and a golden figure in the background.2021-05-27June 20 20212021-06-20October 07 20212021-10-07A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit in front of an altar decorated with garlands, gold elephant and lion figurines, and brass oil lamps. A bearded man in orange robes and bare chest, wearing a striped yellow-and-black headwrap and rudraksha beads, holds a yellow plate of offerings toward the flames. Ornate gold carvings line the background. Behind the altar, the figures are adorned with red and white jewellery and green leaves, appearing to be deity murtis. The scene suggests a fire ritual performed at a temple.2021-05-19