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Night outdoor homa under a corrugated roof. A sacred fire blazes at centre before a gold arched shrine with garlanded deity murti and marigold garlands. Around the fire sit about six shaved-headed young men and boys in saffron/orange robes; one boy wears a red-and-gold cloth, and a priest in white dhoti with a white headwrap pours offerings. Seated on a red and gold throne at right, a person in orange robes and long hair watches; a standing attendant in orange stands nearby beside a fan. Blue and pink cloths drape the altar, and a brass vessel and dried leaves lie in front.

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Night outdoor ritual on a raised platform: a homa fire burns in front of a decorated deity shrine with a gold arch, flower garlands and yellow marigold offerings. Several shaved-headed sannyasis in orange robes sit and stand around the fire, one in red robes sits centrally facing it. A priest in white dhoti stands at the shrine side. On the right, a seated woman in orange robes sits on a red-and-gold throne-style chair holding a small offering, a standing attendant in orange beside her; a fan stands nearby and a devotee in white sits in the foreground. Cloth-covered yagna steps and a pot of offerings lie at the side.2013-10-15Night-time homa at an open-air outdoor shrine. A central fire burns in front of a gold arched altar decorated with marigold garlands and deity images. Several saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads, sit cross-legged on an orange cloth before the fire. A white-clad priest with a white head wrap sits on the left, tending the ritual. On a raised platform to the right, a person in an ornate orange robe and gold-trimmed cushioned chair sits with a companion in a saffron garment beside them. Seated devotees in white clothes with red sashes face the altar in the foreground, and a colourful rangoli design is on the ground. A pedestal fan and a sound system are visible at the right.2013-10-15Night outdoor ritual at a homa fire pit in front of a golden arched shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with deity murtis visible inside. Four shaven-headed young boys in saffron and red-gold dhotis sit cross-legged on the platform facing the fire, while a priest in white dhoti and a white head turban tends the flames at left. A seated figure in saffron robes occupies an ornate red and gold throne at right, with a standing attendant in orange beside it and a woman in saffron nearby. A standing electric fan and a small pink and purple carpet are visible; smoke rises into the dark sky.2013-10-15Night outdoor ritual on a raised platform under a corrugated roof. A fire pit burns at centre in front of a decorated deity murti with garlands and a gold arch, draped in blue and maroon cloths. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and cloth wrap raises a kalasha lamp toward the altar. Around the fire, several shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sit or kneel, and one in a maroon-and-gold wrap sits cross-legged at the front, facing the fire, as in a homa or yagna. At right, a man with long hair and an orange-saffron robe sits with palms joined on a gold-trimmed red throne, apart from the ritual group. A table fan and dried grass bundles lie nearby.2013-10-15October 15 20132013-10-15November 07 20132013-11-07November 07 20132013-11-07October 15 20132013-10-15October 15 20132013-10-15November 04 20132013-11-04October 15 20132013-10-15November 20 20132013-11-20