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A purple-lit tented ritual space with a homa fire pit built of stacked yellow bricks dusted with red kumkum. A standing priest in a rust-orange turban, rudraksha mala and maroon-brown cloth holds a flaming ladle over the fire. Behind him, a white-clad figure with folded hands stands, and seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on striped mats, many with palms joined. A brass multi-branch lamp stand and brass vessels with offerings lie in the foreground, and a brass kalasha-style pot sits near the fire, with smoke rising.

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A homa fire burns inside a tiered brick fire altar with red and yellow painted bricks on a tiled floor. A figure in an orange-brown turban and wrapped saffron-toned cloth, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala and a large gold pendant, kneels at the altar and pours from a brass ladle into a bowl. Behind, a large seated audience in white and cream clothing with orange shawls and red garlands sits in rows. Tall brass oil lamps stand at the right edge. The scene looks like a fire ritual during a session.2015-07-09A homa fire ritual is performed on a stacked pyramid of yellow-ochre bricks sprinkled with red and yellow powder, with flames and smoke rising from a central fire. Seated on the right, a man in an orange-saffron garment with a deep reddish-brown turban, a long rudraksha-style bead mala, a gold pendant and wire-rimmed glasses holds a book and a small object at the fire, a figure matching the a person appearance cues. Around him, about 30 seated devotees in white and saffron attire with orange shawls sit on mats, many with hands folded in prayer. Brass oil lamps and a multi-tiered lamp stand frame the scene, with a camera on a tripod at the back of the room and a pink-violet stage light cast over the hall.2015-07-09July 09 20152015-07-09 +1 copiesJuly 09 20152015-07-09July 17 20152015-07-17January 06 20182018-01-06July 17 20152015-07-17A homa fire burns on a brick fire pit at the centre of a temple hall, with flames rising beside a decorated altar of marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest in an orange-brown shawl sits at the altar behind the fire. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and red shawl bends over the pit, and a woman in white sari with a red shawl stands with hands joined. A seated woman in a purple-and-gold sari and red headpiece pours offerings into the fire, and a brass vessel rests on the pit. Behind, rows of devotees in white and red sit or stand, and a gold-framed deity murti and a white canopy decorate the hall.2015-07-17July 09 20152015-07-09September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20182018-01-06A homa ritual at a brick fire pit filled with ash and offerings. A figure in orange robes with long swept-back grey hair and a forehead tilak sits cross-legged at the centre, hands raised in blessing gesture. Beside him a young man in an orange dhoti wears a purple shawl. A priest in orange and gold stands at right holding a brass lamp, and a man in orange at the lower right holds a ritual vessel. Behind them, people in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces assist, and a shelf holds small clay lamps and ritual objects. The scene is a Hindu fire ceremony.2015-09-14