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A homa fire pit with flames burns in the centre of a red-carpeted hall, bordered by brass lamps and a golden trident. Several shirtless or dhoti-clad priests tend the fire; one in a yellow garment sits cross-legged near the pit, another in orange cloth kneels beside a tray, and a standing man in a maroon dhoti watches. A colourful geometric mandala in yellow and multicolour powders is drawn on the floor in the foreground, with brass vessels, coconuts, plates and offerings scattered around. Behind a metal barrier, a crowd of devotees observes, and ornate deity shrines with garlands and colourful festoons decorate the back of the hall.

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A temple hall with a sacred fire pit (homa) at centre, bright orange flames rising from a brick-lined rectangular fire pit scattered with grains and flower offerings. Several priests sit on the red-floored ground around it: a bare-chested man in orange dhoti at right reads from an open book, another bare-chested man in orange cloth sits at left, and a man in yellow dhoti kneels at lower left. Large brass oil lamps with multiple wicks and ornate brass vessels, kalasha pots and a mandala drawn in coloured powder frame the foreground. Behind, a crowd of devotees stands at a metal barrier before an elaborate gilded shrine with deity murtis and garlands; coloured tassels hang from the ceiling. Roughly several dozen people are visible.2016-05-15A photograph inside a decorated temple hall during a fire ritual. At centre a brick-lined fire pit blazes with flames, surrounded by scattered grains. Several shirtless priests in orange and yellow dhotis sit on red mats: one on the left in a yellow cloth, one at right reading from an open book with a brass plate before him. Ornate brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha-style vessel frame the foreground, with a colourful floor rangoli mandala at lower left. Behind a metal barrier stands a crowd of devotees, and gilded deity murtis and framed portraits fill the altar area under hanging red, blue and orange garlands. No one in the crowd is clearly identifiable as a distinct candidate; the ritual participants are priests.2016-05-15A photograph of a homa fire ceremony on a red floor inside a decorated hall with red and saffron banners and a crowd behind metal barriers. A square fire pit lined with yellow and pink-tiled bricks burns brightly at centre. Several priests sit around it: a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti at left pours from a bowl, a man in orange cloth at right feeds sticks into the fire, and others in orange and white sit close by. Gold-framed ritual stands, kalashas, brass bowls, garlands, a small deity murti with a white bull figure and a book on the floor complete the scene.2016-05-15A temple hall during a fire ritual. A large brick-lined fire pit blazes at centre, with rice and offerings in metal bowls around it. Several bare-chested priests in orange and saffron dhotis sit on red mats performing the homa; one reads from an open book while another tends the fire. Ornate brass oil lamps with multiple wicks stand in the foreground, and behind them a crowd of devotees gathers behind metal barricades in front of an elaborately decorated shrine with gilded deity murtis and streamers. Strings of colourful tassels hang from the ceiling. a person is not clearly visible among the priests, so no candidate is identified.2016-05-15April 14 20182018-04-14April 27 20162016-04-27 +1 copiesA homa or yagna at a temple hall, with a brick fire pit blazing on a red cloth and decorated with marigold garlands. Several priests in white dhotis, some with bare chests and rudraksha malas, perform the ritual. One priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl holds a ladle-like implement near the fire. Behind them, a row of men in saffron and orange turbans sits and watches. On the right, a bare-chested man in white holds a lit lamp over decorated pots and coconuts piled with yellow and orange flowers beside a purple cloth. Brass vessels, a silver-canopied umbrella and flower garlands fill the scene.2018-04-14A homa is performed on a red-floored hall with a fire burning on a raised brick altar decorated with marigold garlands and banana leaves. Several priests in white dhoti with gold borders and bare upper bodies stand around it; one pours liquid from a brass vessel into the fire while another holds a brass pot. Beside them, an ornate golden umbrella and a heart-shaped floral backdrop frame the scene, with coconuts and flower garlands at right and marigold strands hanging from the ceiling.2018-04-14A large tented hall during an evening fire ritual. In the centre a wooden square fire pit with a bright flame sits on a red floor, surrounded by flower petals, brass vessels and garlands. A shirtless priest in white dhoti and an orange cloth kneels at the fire pit, tending the flames. Seated on an ornate golden throne with a red cloth is a man wearing an orange turban, a red shawl and a long beaded garland; a large multicoloured parasol stands behind him. Around him devotees sit on the floor in white and yellow clothes, and a woman in a maroon sari with a garland stands with folded hands at right. Colourful hanging lanterns decorate the ceiling and lights hang overhead.2016-12-05May 15 20162016-05-15April 14 20182018-04-14April 27 20162016-04-27