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A night-time homa at an open-air temple structure under a steel scaffold roof with white pillars. A priest in a bare upper body, wearing a gold-bordered white dhoti and a tilak on his forehead, holds up a brass vessel and a ladle-like implement over a fire pit with burning flames. Beside him another priest in white dhoti with yellow borders holds a small brass item and chants, while a third bare-chested man in a yellow and blue waist cloth stands with palms joined in prayer. Red and white flower garlands lie on the ground near the fire. Other attendants stand in the background, and the scene reads as a fire ritual.

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March 02 20182018-03-02A night ritual fire ceremony under a open-sided structure with exposed steel beams and white columns. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth holds up a golden kalasha pot while a fire blazes on a low pit. Beside him a priest in a white dhoti with yellow borders holds a ritual item, and on the right a bare-chested man in a yellow-and-blue waistcloth presses his palms together in prayer, wearing a red-beaded necklace. Garlands of red and white flowers lie near the fire, and other ritual participants stand behind in the background. This appears to be a homa or yagna ceremony.2018-03-02A photograph of a ritual at night under an open, pillared pavilion with a red-brown beam roof. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a golden-yellow patterned shawl and a tilak on his forehead holds a silver kalasha/vessel with yellow flowers and a stream of water, pouring it during an abhishekam. Beside him a second priest in a white dhoti with gold-striped border holds incense sticks and a lamp, and a third priest on the right has his hands folded in namaskar. Marigold garlands and red flowers lie near the base, with incense smoke rising and blue-white string lights in the background. Another person, partly visible on the far left, stands with folded hands.2018-03-02Night photo of a homa fire ritual at an open temple courtyard. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-and-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder holds a silver vessel with a coconut and fruit toward a stone fire pit with bright flames and flower garlands. Beside him, another priest in a white dhoti with yellow borders holds ritual items and performs the offering. At right, a priest with folded palms wears red beads and a yellow-and-blue dhoti. Brass pots, marigold garlands and red offerings lie around the fire, and a shrine with deity murti and wooden pillars with bamboo scaffolding stands behind. Several more priests in white are visible at left.2018-03-02Night-time homa at an open-air temple pavilion. In the foreground a large fire burns in a tiered yagna kunda decorated with marigold garlands and red kumkum. Behind it a priest in white dhoti with a saffron-and-gold shawl holds a vessel over the flames and offers oblations, while a second priest in cream dhoti with a gold border holds a bundle of kusha grass beside him. At right a man in a saffron dhoti with a red rudraksha mala and bare chest, hands folded in anjali, stands by a table of flowers and offerings. Behind them more white-clad priests tend additional fire pits under bamboo-supported roofing, with a deity shrine lit at the back. Coconuts, flowers and brass pots sit on the ground.2018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02Night-time homa ritual in an open-air temple courtyard with a shallow fire pit in the foreground, ringed with marigold garlands and red flower petals. Several shirtless priests in white dhotis with yellow borders stand around the flames; one holds a small brass vessel and another raises a tapered ritual implement, while a third has hands folded in namaskar. To the far right an older man in a blue-bordered white dhoti tends a table draped in red and covered with flowers and fruit. Behind the fire, a shrine on the left holds a colourful deity murti framed by a decorated arch, and white scaffolding and pillars line the hall. Offering plates, a brass lamp, and a yellow cloth bundle sit on the ground.2018-03-02Night-time fire ritual (homa/yagna) at a temple courtyard. A shirtless man with a striped yellow-and-blue dhoti and a rudraksha-style necklace stands with palms joined before the flames. In the centre, a bald priest in white dhoti with a saffron-and-gold shawl pours offerings into a burning fire pit. A kneeling person in white clothing bends over the fire pit. Fresh flower garlands in red and white, fruit, and marigold offerings lie around the raised platform. Behind them, a shrine holds a deity murti with a garlanded image beside it, and white pillars line the colonnade. A man in white stands at the right edge holding a metal vessel.2018-03-02December 28 20112011-12-28A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a green and gold border pours or offers material with a ladle, while an ash-colored bald elder in white sits cross-legged beside a man in an orange-and-gold shawl. A square wooden fire pit with a burning fire and smoke is covered with white flower petals and red blossoms. A standing shirtless attendant in a dhoti watches. A large brass kalasha stands near offerings, and red and white garlands hang on decorated pillars at right. Several seated devotees in white are in the background, some with folded hands. A camera is visible near the back.2016-12-07January 06 20182018-01-06Two bare-chested men in a temple ritual stand under a canopy of pillars and rods. The man on the left, with a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a silver chain, lifts red flower petals between his fingers. The man on the right, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with a gold border, holds a leaf plate heaped with red petals. Yellow flowers and greenery stand at the left edge, and a blurred crowd is visible in the background.2018-03-02