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A photograph of an outdoor-style ritual homa at a brick-walled temple entrance. In the centre, a young man in an orange-red dhoti and orange-red turban stands before a brick fire pit where a flame burns, pouring an offering from a white cloth bundle into a metal vessel. To the left, two younger men in orange robes and a black head covering, one wearing a tiger-striped cloth and holding a small handbell, watch the ritual. Behind them a golden-carved wooden chair or throne sits on a red rug, and offering plates of flowers and fruit lie on a cloth. A decorated wooden door and a ceremonial stand with blue-and-white ribbons and bananas complete the scene. a person presence is not visibly confirmed.

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January 05 20192019-01-05A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit on a striped cloth outdoors beside a temple doorway. A standing sadhu in an orange robe, orange turban and rudraksha malas pours from a small vessel while holding offerings. A seated deity murti with a golden crown and floral garland sits on a gilded throne with a red carpet behind it. A woman in the lower left kneels beside the fire with a bowl of offerings. Fruit, bananas, flowers and blue-and-white ribbons decorate a tray at right.2019-01-05A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple-like hall. A yellow brick fire pit, the homa kund, burns with bright flames in the foreground, with fruit and flower offerings laid on a tray at right. A priest bare-chested in a rust-red dhoti and turban, with white markings on his body and a bead mala, bends over the offerings. Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis, one holding a silver plate and both with white body markings and bead necklaces, stand with palms joined at left. Seated in the background on an ornate gold throne with red cushions is a bearded man in a rust-red robe and turban with a mala, a person. Behind him is a gold carved arch, and striped rugs cover the floor.2018-03-12March 17 20192019-03-17Photograph of a fire ritual indoors. A sacrificial fire burns in a square pit of yellow bricks on a striped multicoloured mat, with a kalasha-style brass vessel and offerings nearby. A man in an orange-red sannyasi robe and matching turban, with rudraksha beads, stands at the fire holding a small flower and an oil lamp, while a second man in orange sits at the left edge. Behind them a seated figure in a red-brown robe sits before a gold ornate throne-like chair; the seated figure is not identifiable beyond this role. Two women in orange saris with prayer-folded hands stand at the right beside a wooden door frame. Marigolds and a magenta cloth-covered table with white-and-yellow decorated items complete the homa setting.2018-01-13 +1 copiesA homa fire pit built of yellow bricks burns with flames in the foreground, sprinkled with white powder. A standing priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange turban, with rudraksha malas and a bell in his right hand, rings the bell beside a brass offering stand holding bananas, oranges, apples and blue-and-white ribbon-tied garlands. A seated figure in a red-brown robe with a white-and-pink flower garland and an ornate gold crown sits on a gold throne with hands folded, and brass vessels and plates sit on a striped cloth. Carved wooden doors stand behind.2019-01-05March 17 20192019-03-17Inside a temple hall, a fire pit (homa/yagna) burns in the foreground with flames rising from a yellow-brick base. A seated man in a red-orange cloth and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Three attendants in saffron-orange and red-orange dhotis and turbans stand before a wooden door, one holding a metal plate and another a vessel, while a fourth figure in red-orange presses near them. Brass pots decorated with mango leaves and coconuts sit on a pedestal beside oil lamps (oil lamps) burning at the doorway, and a sandalwood-brown carved wooden door is behind them.2018-04-11May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copies