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Outdoor homa at a temple courtyard with a smoking brick fire pit in the foreground, where two men in orange and saffron cloths tend the fire beside a bowl of fruit and garlands. Behind them, several priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloths and a man in a red turban stand before a deity shrine hung with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Further back, a man seated on a gold-and-red throne with lion figures and a golden canopy presses his palms together, flanked by gold umbrellas, peacock-feather fans and trident-topped standards. Several devotees in white and red sit on striped mats on the right, and a gilt palanquin-style structure stands in the background. Hindu ritual, homa with offerings and darshan.

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July 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18A courtyard homa ceremony with a brick fire pit at the center, where a priest in a white dhoti and an orange-clad participant with a microphone chant beside it. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with marigold and white garlands and a large gold kalasha and gold palanquin-style throne stand near, with brass lamps and fruit offerings on trays. On the right, a seated figure in a saffron-orange shawl with a red-and-gold garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a gold umbrella, hands joined in namaste. Other saffron-clad attendants with folded hands stand and kneel on a striped rug. Ceremonial staffs with gold leaf finials and a trident are arranged around the scene.2015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesA homa is performed outdoors in a courtyard with smoke rising from a brick fire pit in the centre. Priests in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies tend the fire and offerings, one wearing an orange shawl. A devotee in white with a gold-bordered cloth kneels with hands folded at the lower left. On the right, a figure in a saffron-orange garment with a red rudraksha-style mala sits with hands joined on an ornate golden throne draped with red and orange garlands, flanked by gold lion figures and a golden umbrella. Behind the fire, standing people in orange and red clothing face the throne. A decorated palanquin with marigold garlands and a gold canopy stands at the left, and trident-like standards stand beside the throne. Striped mats and brass vessels lie on the floor.2015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18Outdoor homa at a temple-style courtyard. A brick fire pit with flames sits in the foreground, surrounded by brass bowls of offerings, fruits, flowers and a silver kalasha-like vessel. Seated priests in white dhotis and orange cloths chant beside it, one holding a conch or shell. A standing priest in a white dhoti with a red turban stands at left before a shrine of deity murtis draped in marigold garlands. To the right, a gold-and-red peetha throne decorated with flowers holds a seated figure with hands folded in prayer, wearing a red-orange garment and a garland; a gold umbrella and a gold trident-topped staff stand nearby. Ritual staffs with gold finials frame the scene. Colourful striped mats cover the floor. Count of visible people: about five to six seated or standing.2015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesOutdoor homa at a temple courtyard. A brick fire pit with burning wood sits on the tiled floor, ringed by silver trays of fruit, bowls, flower petals and a small oil lamp. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands at left before a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigolds and orange-yellow flowers. Seated on a striped mat in front of the fire, a man in an orange robe and white dhoti holds a microphone and chants, while another in orange and white sits with hands folded in prayer; a third man in red sits beside them. Two women in red and maroon saris stand with hands folded near golden ceremonial staffs with kalasha-style finials. On the right, a figure seated on a gold-and-red throne draped in marigold garlands, with trident-shaped staffs flanking him and a golden parasol overhead, wears orange-red and a rudraksha mala. Two people in the scene wear the orange robes and a seated figure sits on the throne; the throne figure appears to be a person, identified by the seated throne placement with rudraksha mala and orange-red ceremonial clothing.2015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copies