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Photograph of a Rudra Homa fire ritual in a temple courtyard with a green mat floor. A large sacred fire burns in a square homa kund in the foreground, surrounded by stacked wooden offerings and flower garlands. Behind it stands an ornate golden and pink temple structure with deity murtis in niches. Seated participants in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit in rows facing the fire, many with hands folded. On the right, a bare-chested priest with a shawl and rudraksha-style beads sits at microphones, chanting, while another priest in a white dhoti stands nearby. A man in an orange shawl with a bead necklace sits at the right edge beside the chanting priests. Around 25 people are visible.

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A large open-air ritual hall during a Rudra Homa, with a bright fire blazing in a central brick fire pit surrounded by offering trays, bowls and flowers. Several priests in white dhotis and orange-red shawls tend the fire, one bare-chested in a green-and-orange wrap, another holding a long ceremonial implement. Behind them stand colourful deity murtis in illuminated niches and gold-arched shrines. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls sit on green mats, watching the homa. Two musicians play instruments at the right edge.2016-07-02July 02 20162016-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a Vedic Rudra homa in progress on a green mat inside a temple hall. A large fire blazes in a square pit of stacked golden bricks at center, with brass plates of offerings and flowers nearby. A priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body stands at left tending the fire, while seated priests in white garments and orange or red shawls chant at right near microphones. A large decorated shrine with a tiered kalasha-like altar and colourful deity murti fills the background. Several seated devotees in white clothes watch in the foreground, including a woman in white with a red border. A single figure in orange robes stands at far right near the shrine.2016-07-02July 04 20162016-07-04A ceremonial homa at night in an open outdoor pavilion. A visible fire burns in a tiered brick fire pit, surrounded by yellow-orange offerings and a small mound of grain. Behind it stands an ornate, colourful decorated altar with a kalasha-like pot topped with flowers and garlands. Several men in white dhotis and shawls, some shirtless with green or red cloths and rudraksha, sit on the grass chanting and performing the fire ritual. Golden-lit deity murtis flank the back wall, and onlookers sit in the foreground, some in white and orange saris. Brass vessels and microphones are visible.2016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04A photograph of a night homa in a decorated tent hall. A large fire burns in a brick fire pit, its stepped brick base decorated with flowers, with a tiered ornate shrine behind it. Several men in white dhotis sit cross-legged around the fire, one bare-chested with a sacred thread, and one in an orange wrap and white dhoti stands at the right. Brass pots, bowls, flowers and a basket of grains sit on the ground in front, with microphones on stands near the men. Illuminated golden shrines with deity murti line the back of the hall, with colourful hanging tassels above. Several people in white and a few in red and orange sit in the background, with a few other figures standing nearby.2016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20162016-07-04July 02 20162016-07-02July 04 20162016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04