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A photograph of a fire ritual at a homa pit, with thick smoke rising from a dark wooden platform decorated with orange and white flower garlands and pink roses. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron cloth holds a silver plate above the fire while another man in orange sits to the left, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads. Behind them, gold-decorated deity murtis are draped with yellow and green flower garlands in front of a draped cloth backdrop, and a portrait on the right is partly visible. Silver kalasha pots, bowls and oil lamps sit on a mat in the foreground. Several people are present in orange robes.

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July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A homa/yagna at an outdoor pandal. On the left a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes sits beside a second figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron garment, who holds a silver plate with a burning flame toward a sacred fire pit covered with orange and pink flowers and white jasmine garlands. Silver vessels, pots and bowls sit on a woven mat, smoke rises across the scene, and a large display of deity murtis draped in multicoloured garlands stands behind, with a backdrop of pale draped cloth and banana plants. Silver lamps stand at the pit's sides.2006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17 +1 copiesJuly 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual (homa) under a decorated temple-style canopy. Two people in saffron-orange robes kneel at a raised fire pit; one holds a tray of offerings over a bright flame while smoke rises. The taller figure has long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind them, a large golden-and-floral-garlanded altar holds two deity murtis with multicoloured garland swags, and a framed portrait is mounted at the upper right. Marigold and rose garlands border the fire platform, with brass lamps and vessels nearby.2006-07-17A seated man in orange-saffron robes performs a fire ritual at a homa altar beside a flame. He wears a long gold-beaded necklace and has long dark hair, and his hands are extended over a silver bowl. Behind him, deity murtis are decorated with multicoloured garlands of yellow, white and red flowers, and tiered brass offerings are arranged with fruit and flowers. Orange and pink flower garlands line the altar, and draped cream cloth forms the backdrop. Two other seated figures are partly visible behind him.2006-07-17A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual under a draped cream and red canopy. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a beaded necklace tends an offering tray beside a smoking fire pit. Two garlanded deity murti stand on a decorated platform, one with gold crown and gold-clad figures, and a large portrait backdrop is partly visible. Banana bunches hang from the canopy, and a tiered heap of fruit and flowers, marigold and jasmine garlands, rose petals, silver lamps and a brass bowl surround the fire pit. Other saffron-robed figures are partly visible at the left edge.2006-07-17A photograph of a fire ritual in a decorated open pavilion. A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace feeds offerings from a silver bowl into a homa fire pit lined with pink and white flowers and orange marigold garlands, smoke rising. A bald attendant in orange robes kneels at left holding a tray. Behind the fire pit stand two deity murti adorned with colorful garlands on a gold-canopied dais, and a framed portrait hangs at upper right. Brass lamps and banana bunches frame the scene.2006-07-17