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A photograph of a homa or fire ritual inside a temple hall with a dark doorway behind it. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with coloured borders stand around a small fire pit with a flame and smoke rising. A yellow and green cloth is draped over one standing man, and another wears an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder with beads at his neck. The man on the right wears a blue head cloth and green shawl and holds a ritual item toward the fire. In the foreground, a kalasha-like vessel wrapped in yellow flowers and white ribbons sits on a woven mat beside brass vessels, fruits and rice. Yellow marigold garlands decorate the floor and pots. No one is clearly identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.

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A photograph of a homa fire ritual indoors. A flame rises from a brass vessel decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white flowers, with kalashas and floral offerings beside it. A bent-over priest in white dhoti with a blue and green head cloth and shoulder cloth tends the fire with his hand. Three other men stand behind, two bare-chested in white dhotis holding offerings, one wearing a yellow and green patterned cloth over his shoulder. A woman with her back to the camera wears a white sari with an orange border and holds offerings. Mats in red and patterned colours cover the floor.2017-09-27 +1 copiesPhoto of a Navaratri puja at an altar with a bright fire pit in the background. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with coloured borders bend over the offerings; the nearer one, with a rudraksha mala, pours from a ladle into the flames, while the other, with a blue head cloth and a green shawl, holds a small ritual vessel. Yellow marigold garlands, apples, coconuts and kalasha-style pots with white cloth decorate the table. A golden standing deity murti stands at right and another person is partly visible at upper left. Smoke rises from the homa.2017-09-27 +1 copiesA ritual homa at a temple setting with a fire pit of burning wood and flames in front. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a striped orange and blue border and a blue head cloth bends forward, holding a small oil lamp with a flame on a long handled lamp stand over offerings. Yellow marigold garlands hang on a brass kalasha-type vessel with red apples and yellow fruit arranged on a plate. Two other priests stand behind: one in white dhoti with yellow shoulder cloth and hands folded, and one in white with orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, palms together. A golden deity murti sits on a shelf at the upper right.2017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesRitual scene in a temple hall during a homa or puja. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl leans forward over a fire pit of burning flames. Another priest in white dhoti and a maroon-trimmed cloth bends low beside him, holding a metal plate of red petals. A standing priest in a blue head cloth and green shawl, wearing a striped white dhoti, pours liquid from a silver spouted vessel over a white kalasha topped with yellow flowers. Behind them stands a golden deity murti and flower garlands sit on the floor. A dark carved wooden door with brass studs is at left.2017-09-27A fire ritual performed before a large dark wooden door with brass studs and knockers, set in a stone wall. A yellow-turbaned priest bare-chested with a white dhoti and gold necklace feeds the flames from a brass vessel over a yellow brick fire pit (homa) laid with flowers, fruits, coconuts and bowls of offerings. A second priest in a white dhoti with a pale pink cloth bends forward holding a ladle, while a third kneels in a yellow-green dhoti fanning the fire. Two men in striped white dhotis and orange shawls stand behind, and a cameraman in the foreground films the rite.2017-04-06September 27 20172017-09-27July 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesA homa fire burns on a brick fire pit on a striped mat during a ritual inside a temple hall with a wooden studded door. Several bare-chested priests in white dhotis with coloured borders stand around it; the foreground priest wears an orange shawl with printed patterns and the standing priest at right wears a yellow shawl and holds a metal vessel. Yellow marigold garlands decorate a kalasha-style pot, with bananas, apples, oranges and coconut offerings nearby. A golden standing deity murti stands at right against the wall.2017-09-27 +1 copiesA smoky homa fire blazes inside a brick-walled room beside a carved wooden doorway. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and gold-banded cloth stands at left, a shaved-headed man in white stands in the doorway, and several seated priests attend the fire pit. A seated priest in pink headwear and a bare-chested man in yellow cloth sit around the fire, marigold garlands wrap the altar, and brass plates, a kalasha, and offerings of fruit and flowers are arranged on the cloth. A ritual fire pit with offerings suggests a homa. Nearby, a wall sign lists readable text.2017-04-26A homa fire ritual in a stone-walled building with a fire pit surrounded by marigold garlands and offerings of fruit, bananas, coconut and a brass vessel. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with red-orange cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace tends the flames, and another priest in a white dhoti and a pink-striped turban sits beside him. A third man in white dhoti stands at left with a gold-bordered yellow cloth and beaded necklace nearby, and a bald man in white dhoti and garlands stands in a doorway behind the fire. Mats, a woven basket and a silver plate complete the scene.2017-04-26