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A photograph of a homa fire pit in a covered hall at night, with a large orange flame rising from a brick-and-wood fire pit. In the foreground a woman in orange clothing, wearing an orange head wrap, rudraksha beads and bangles, sits cross-legged and pours an offering from a ladle into the fire, with brass bowls and small copper vessels arranged beside her. Behind her, a row of seated people in white and orange clothes sits on striped mats under strings of colourful lights, and a decorated flower-garlanded object and oil lamps stand on the left. Persons in white ritual clothing are scattered across the background.

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A homa fire burns in a stone-lined fire pit at night inside a large tin-roofed hall with strings of multicolored fairy lights overhead. In the foreground, a figure in an orange-red turban and orange-red robe, with rudraksha beads and ornate gold necklaces, holds a long ladle toward the flames. Brass bowls, small lamps and offerings sit on striped mats beside the pit. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing fill the hall, and a decorated deity murti stands at the far side. The scene reads as a fire ritual during a Rudrabhishekam program.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21Night homa in an open-sided tent with a rectangular fire pit blazing in the foreground. A priest in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing beaded necklaces and bangles, feeds sticks into the flames from a brass dish of offerings. Beside her, another orange-clad attendant sits with a plate of wooden sticks and brass vessels. Behind them, rows of white-clad devotees sit on striped mats under strings of multicolored lights, with a brass kalasha and lamps near the altar.2017-02-21A photograph of a fire ritual inside a covered hall at night, with a large brick-and-stone fire pit blazing at centre. A man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and rudraksha beads leans forward with his arm extended over the flames, offering into the fire as part of a homa. Seated beside him in orange clothing is another man. Behind them rows of people in white and cream clothes sit on striped mats, and a few standing figures in white and yellow saris and shirts watch. Leaf-wrapped offerings and brass lamps lie on the right, and string lights hang along the ceiling. A printed poster sits at the top right.2017-02-21Night ritual in a covered open hall lit by tube lights and strings of multicoloured bulbs. In the foreground a brick-lined fire pit blazes as a homa. A sadhu in an orange head turban and orange cloth, with rudraksha malas and sandalwood markings, sits at right feeding sticks from a brass tray into the fire with a brass bowl beside him. Another orange-clad priest sits behind him. Oil lamps and a decorated palanquin with floral garlands sit by the fire, and a large crowd of devotees in white clothes fills the mats behind.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21A fire pit ritual at night in a open-sided pavilion strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A priest in an orange-red turban and orange garment sits cross-legged before a blazing homa fire, holding a brass bowl of wooden sticks and extending one hand toward the flames. He wears a long beaded necklace and bangles. Behind him, white-clad devotees sit on striped mats, and oil lamps and flower garlands surround the fire pit. Brass vessels and a kalasha sit at the edge of the fire.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21