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Outdoor homa at a temple courtyard. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth sits at right, raising one hand in a blessing gesture beside a microphone. In front, a square fire pit burns with open flames, and brass kalasha pots, vessels and offering plates sit on a white platform. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothes face the fire in the background, and a large deity murti in a blue and green sari with a crown and garlands sits on a red palanquin. Stone sculptures and a bull statue are visible behind.

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April AF 2012Outdoor homa at an ashram temple courtyard: a priest in white dhoti and shawl sits at a square fire pit with a bright flame, one arm raised, while about six devotees sit on the paving behind him, several in white and saffron-toned clothing. A large dark metal arch frames a deity murti of a seated goddess in blue and red garments on a raised platform, with palm trees, stone statues and a tripod-mounted camera nearby. Brass vessels, plates of offerings and a kalasha sit at the fire's edge. No person matching a person appearance is visible.Outdoor homa at an open-air temple courtyard with palms behind. A fire burns in a square stone fire pit in the foreground. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits at the right, chanting with a microphone beside him. Behind the fire, a row of seated devotees in white and light clothing sit on orange and purple mats; a woman in teal and a woman in pink sit at the left. Offerings in colourful wrapped cloths and banana bunches lie near the fire. Behind them stand a red-orange shrine, a dark nandi bull statue and a colourful deity murti in an arched frame at the left.Outdoor homa ritual at a temple courtyard under a open-sided roof. A square stone fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at right, tending the fire with a ladle, beside brass vessels, a bowl and plates of offerings. Several white-clad devotees sit in a row behind, watching. Behind the fire is a deity murti displayed on a raised ornate palanquin-style pedestal with an arched frame, dressed in purple and green cloth. Palm trees, stone statues and a red temple structure surround the courtyard, and a camera on a tripod is visible at left.April AF 2012April 13 20122012-04-13Outdoor fire ritual in a courtyard paved with grey tiles, with coconut palms behind. A raised white-stone fire pit blazes in the foreground, with flames rising from it. Several seated devotees in white clothes, including a woman in white with a beaded necklace, sit on orange and purple mats watching the fire. At right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a shaved head and marked forehead conducts the rite beside a tray of bananas and brass vessels. Behind them stand a painted deity pair in blue and red garments with garlands, an orange shrine with a Nandi bull statue, and a tripod-mounted camera at left. A table at left holds garlanded offerings. +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a homa fire ritual in a courtyard. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border sits on a purple cushion, pouring from a small vessel into a square fire pit with flames rising. Brass pots, bowls and offerings surround the pit, and an open book rests on a stand. Behind, several seated devotees in white and colourful saris watch. A wheeled cart carries a painted deity murti under an arch, with stone statues and palm trees in the background. A tripod camera stands at left. Photograph taken in daylight.Outdoor homa at a temple courtyard. A white stone fire pit holds a large flame, with a bowl and brass vessels nearby. Seated on orange cloth at the front, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a microphone, chants beside a basket of bananas and offerings. Behind the fire, around a dozen devotees sit in white and coloured clothes, including a woman in white, a woman in a red top and a man in dark shirt. Behind them, a red brick shrine holds a Nandi bull statue draped in garlands, with stone figures and palm trees in the background. Blue and orange cloth hangings and a bright blue-robed figure appear at the left edge.April AF 2012April AF 2012Outdoor temple ritual under a corrugated metal roof with a large decorated Devi murti on a tiered platform, shown with multiple arms, crown and a large halo, flanked by smaller deity figures. A seated figure in an ornate red-and-gold chair sits before a teal and orange canopy, wearing an orange-brown wrap, while a man in an orange dhoti raises a flaming aarti lamp toward the deity. A musician with a drum sits nearby and a person in white stands at the right. A woman in an orange sari kneels in the foreground beside a square fire pit and offering items, with kalasha pots and garlands on the floor. Palm trees and a motorbike appear in the background.2013-10-12