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A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on a red-and-white cloth in a hall with pillars and hanging colourful cloth banners. A priest in a saffron/orange dhoti and a second man in a pale pink cloth pour offerings beside the flames. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured necklace stands near the fire, holding a ritual implement. At right, a man in a maroon robe with a long white and pink flower garland and gold chains stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, with a rudraksha-style necklace and a dark shawl over the shoulders; the pale hair is pulled up in a knot with a red tilak. Behind him a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti sits near steel vessels, and a man in an orange top with a headband folds his hands. A green umbrella and ornate poles stand behind, and marigold and jasmine garlands decorate the fire area. a person is the man in the maroon robe with a long garland and gold necklaces, standing at the homa.

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April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple hall, with a homa fire pit built from bricks and decorated with marigold and flower petals in the foreground. Flames and smoke rise from offerings including fruit. Behind the fire, a priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a microphone and chants. Other white-clad priests and a man in an orange dhoti kneel nearby. On the right, a standing man with a long swept-back hairstyle wears a rust-brown robe and a thick pink-and-white flower garland over gold ornaments, hands folded in prayer; a second man with a tall decorated headpiece and orange clothing also stands with folded hands. A green and gold canopy and painted decorative pillars frame the scene. Brass vessels sit on the floor at right.2018-04-14A homa or yagna at an altar of stacked, flower-decorated bricks with a flame and smoke rising from a fire pit in a temple hall with hanging marigold garlands and colourful pillars. A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti leans in to the fire on the right, while a priest in saffron-orange shawl and yellow sash holds a silver tray of offerings and fruit at left. A man in white dhoti with a sash and white garland stands centre-left, and a figure in plain white ritual cloth and white garland holds a kalasha-like vessel nearby. Brass oil lamps, a metal vessel and a green canopy frame the scene.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA fire ritual inside a decorated hall with brick-lined fire pit at the centre, flames rising from the logs and marigold and flower garlands laid around the bricks. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together behind the fire, a shaved-head priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold necklace kneels beside the pit, and other priests in yellow and white stand nearby. Colourful umbrellas and flower-wreathed altar decorations line the background, with a dark copper vessel at right and brass lamps on the floor.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a pit built of stacked bricks, decorated with marigold and flower petals, inside a hall strung with marigold garlands and hanging lamps. A man in a saffron-yellow dhoti and shawl, wearing a white garland and ceremonial necklace, holds an orange offering and stands beside the fire. Next to him a figure in white and red robes with a flower garland is in prayer posture, and a bare-chested attendant in a yellow cloth pours from a brass vessel on the right. Brass lamps, a kalasha pot, decorated umbrellas, and other priests in white dhotis surround the ritual area, with incense smoke rising.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A homa fire burns in a pit built of stacked red bricks decorated with marigolds and flowers, at a temple hall hung with marigold garlands and red and green decorative parasols. Several priests in saffron, yellow and white dhotis stand around, one holding a ceremonial vessel and another offering a plate of fruit. A bearded man in a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stands at the centre, hands folded, and a man in white kneels at a flower-covered altar on the right. Brass lamps and a large bronze pot sit on the red mats.2018-04-14 +1 copiesSmoky interior of a temple hall with a fire pit (homa) at the centre, flames rising from a brick-lined altar heaped with offerings, flowers and green leaves. A bare-chested man in orange-yellow dhoti kneels at right, reaching toward the fire. Behind, a group of priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand with palms joined; one older man in white with a shawl holds a microphone. Striped red mats cover the floor, and colourful painted pillars and banana-leaf decorations frame the space.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A ritual fire ceremony in a temple courtyard with a smoking fire pit lined with bricks and flower garlands. A priest in a white dhoti and a sacred thread kneels and tends the fire, while another priest in white holds a brass plate of fruit and offerings. To the right, a man in a maroon dhoti and a long garland of white and pink flowers stands with palms joined, and a man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha beads stands beside him with hands folded. Other men in saffron and white robes stand around the fire, and brass vessels sit in the foreground. Colourful striped pillars and a green canopy decorate the hall. The gathering suggests a homa or yagna. a person is probable as the central figure in the maroon dhoti, identified by his distinctive hair and garland. The group also includes several priests and devotees.2018-04-14A homa fire ritual inside a temple hall with a red-and-white striped floor mat, brick-built fire pit surrounded by flower garlands and offerings, and smoke rising. A priest in a yellow dhoti and saffron-coloured sash pours offerings while a man in a saffron dhoti holds a tray of fruit. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a microphone, and a man on the right with a tall black turban, gold necklace and white flower garland presses his palms together. Colourful decorated pillars and banana leaves frame the scene.2018-04-14