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A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ritual under a covered pavilion at night. A large golden throne with red cushions sits at the left beneath a colourful fringed canopy, holding a portrait of a man with a red turban and rudraksha mala. In front of the throne, two bare-chested young boys in white dhotis sit at a yellow-lacquered fire pit, with a bright flame burning in the square pit. Several men in white dhotis sit beside it with metal bowls, plates of grains and an offering tray. Behind them, a large seated gathering in white clothes sits on mats under strings of coloured lights, with smoke rising. A lion-headed figure and a garlanded deity murti appear at the edges.

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Night-time homa at an open-air outdoor pavilion under a striped canopy with string lights. A large sunken fire pit with burning flames sits at centre on a yellow-painted platform, with smoke rising. A bearded priest in white dhoti with a red rudraksha mala and bare chest sits at right speaking into a microphone, and a younger priest in white at lower right reads from papers. Two young men with bare chests sit at left beside a pot of rice or grain, and an offering plate of fruit and flowers, brass vessels and bananas surround the fire. Behind, a large audience of about a hundred white-clad devotees sits on mats. At upper left a gold throne with red cushions holds a seated figure in saffron-pink robes with a rudraksha mala and a trident beside it. A printed photograph is placed among the offerings.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16Night-time homa at an open-air outdoor venue under a corrugated roof, with a large fire blazing in a raised square fire pit. Several men in white dhotis and bare-chested priestly attire tend the fire, one holding a pot or offering, another pouring something into the flames. Trays and bowls of offerings, fruits, flowers and leaves are arranged on striped cloth in the foreground. Behind the fire stands a decorated deity murti area with a flower garland.2017-03-16 +1 copiesNight-time homa at an open pavilion. In the foreground, a shirtless priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth and a red tilak sits cross-legged before a wooden fire altar, holding a ladle over the fire. Beside him, other priests in white and saffron-orange cloths sit on mats. Smoke rises from the fire pit, which holds brass vessels, lit oil lamps, rice offerings and red flower petals. To the right, a figure with a red-and-orange turban, a long rudraksha mala and a brown-and-red robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne. Behind him, a screen shows a colourful image. Strings of lamps hang overhead, and deity murtis draped in garlands stand at the left.2016-12-07