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Indoor homa ritual in a room with yellow walls and a black-and-white checkered floor. A large framed portrait of a bearded man in an orange turban, garlanded with gold and rudraksha-style necklaces and wearing an orange-red robe, sits on a gold-framed red throne at the back, decorated with green leaves and a gold curtain. In front, a square yellow-painted brick fire pit holds a brass pot of yellow liquid with a ladle. A priest in orange robe and orange turban sits cross-legged with his back to the camera, while a man in white clothing sits at the right and another in orange and white sits at the left, with a brass plate holding a lit oil lamp, flower petals and a bowl of dried offerings nearby.

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Photo 82880352022-05-15Photo 99235452022-05-15 +1 copiesIndoor temple room with a homa fire pit on a black cloth in front of a golden throne. A large framed portrait of a smiling man in a red-orange turban and saffron-toned clothing, with a multicolour flower garland, sits on the throne; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. A saffron cloth draped over the throne bears gold lettering. Brass plates, bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, oil lamps and a small wooden side table with offerings surround the fire. A second chair beside it holds a draped cloth and flower garlands. No physical people are visible.2024-08-23A photograph of a fire ritual under a corrugated roof supported by carved golden wooden pillars. In the centre, a large flame rises from a fire pit in front of a golden throne-like seat with elephant motifs, where a figure in a red turban and pink garments sits adorned with white and red flower garlands, possibly a deity murti or a person. To the right, a bare-chested man in a white and cream cloth with a white turban and a beaded necklace stands beside the fire. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a yellow border sits on a green cloth, holding an offering over the homa fire, with white sacred marks on his arms and a red-beaded bracelet. A brass bowl sits on the ground in front, filled with black seeds, and red flower petals are scattered on the fire platform.2025-12-30November 08 20182018-11-08A homa is performed in an open bamboo-roofed pavilion under palms. A fire burns in a rectangular fire pit decorated with white kolam lines and scattered pink and yellow flowers. A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a white head cloth and a sacred thread, tends the fire and offers flowers. To the right, a man in a white dhoti with forehead markings sits with palms joined in prayer. Behind the fire, a figure in a pink and saffron robe and red turban sits on an ornate golden throne (peetha) garlanded with marigolds and roses. Golden lamp stands and red-and-gold ceremonial umbrellas frame the scene. A laptop sits on a striped mat at the lower right.2022-12-19A homa fire ritual in a temple-style pavilion with gold pillars and a gilded arch. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with orange-gold borders sit facing a fire pit; one wears a rudraksha mala and an arm band, the other a white upper cloth draped over his shoulder. A third priest wearing an orange turban and a white dhoti sits behind the fire on the left side. In the background a seated figure in a pink garment with a red turban and a white-and-pink flower garland sits before a golden throne-like seat, with a white and red garland draped across the figure. The fire pit holds burning wood, with brass bowls of offerings and a kalasha-type vessel nearby. On the left stand brass oil lamps, flower garlands and a tray of yellow flowers and bananas, with red and white flowers on a table draped in red cloth.2025-12-30KAILASA India Uttar Pradesh Kashi 221001 on 2/8/20222022-02-08December 28 2021 sripuram2021-12-28Night outdoor ritual scene under a white canopy with string lights. Before the throne a yellow-rimmed square fire pit burns, with a brass vessel of food and a flower-garlanded silver stand nearby. Men in orange cloth and orange head wraps sit on the striped mat tending the fire, and a standing figure in orange stands behind. A brass oil lamp with a flame sits at lower left, and a folded book with flower petals rests on a tray.2017-10-01A homa ritual in a temple-like hall with an ornate golden throne at left. A man seated on the gilded red-cushioned throne wears a rudraksha mala and a rust-coloured wrap, his hands folded. Three attendants in saffron-orange and rust cloth stand at centre and right: one holds a brass vessel, another a metal plate with offerings, and a young boy in an orange turban stands behind. A fire burns in a yellow-brick fire pit in the foreground, with a small oil lamp and brass cups near the carved wooden door at right, and a decorated kalasha with mango leaves and coconuts on a tray. The man on the throne has long hair and a crown-like headpiece; the attendants are shirtless or in orange wraps with rudraksha malas.2018-04-11A small shrine room with pale green walls. A man kneels at the lower right in a bare-chested state with white dhoti, performing puja before a seated figure in an orange and red garland-draped sitting form with an orange-red headpiece, with a white and red garland. Oil lamps burn on the floor in front of the seated figure, and a white paper label sits on its base. On the left, a framed painting shows a standing figure holding a trident, with a small figure and offerings below. A smaller framed picture of a deity with a blue background hangs on the wall, and a trident is mounted on the wall at right.2024-08-28