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A homa ritual in an open white pavilion with marble floor and carved white pillars. A priest in white robes with long dark hair sits behind a small brick fire pit where a flame burns, holding a ritual vessel, with a microphone stand beside him. A second man in white, wearing a lanyard, assists with brass vessels and an oil lamp. In front of the fire lie plates of fruit, flowers, grains and bowls of offerings, and dry sticks are stacked nearby. Six people sit on the left, including two women in green and orange saris, a girl in pink and a man in a grey shirt, watching the ritual. A golden stupa-shaped structure and green trees stand in the background.

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A homa is performed in an open white pavilion with columns and ceiling fans. A man with long dark hair and wearing white clothes sits behind a small white brick fire pit, holding a ritual lamp and a small vessel while flames rise from the pit. A golden stepped pyramid-shaped shrine stands behind him. In front, plates of fruits, flowers, grains and vegetables are arranged on a dark floor, with a brass kalasha-style vessel and brass lamps nearby. Three seated people in casual clothes and a young assistant in white sit to the left. A microphone stands beside the priest. A printed sign partly visible behind him reads a short instruction in Telugu.A photograph inside a white temple pavilion with pillars and a gold-tiered structure at left. A man in white robes and long swept-back hair stands at a brick fire pit, pouring offerings into a blazing flame. A younger person in white sits cross-legged at left beside a large pot and trays of fruit, flowers and food offerings. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel and a small deity murti with blue drapery sit on the polished floor. A notice reads 'Please keep silence'. Homa ritual fire ceremony.A homa is performed in an open white pavilion with white pillars and ceiling fans. A priest in white clothes and a red-cord necklace stands at a white brick fire pit with a bright flame, holding an offering near the fire, with a microphone stand beside him. A younger man in white sits cross-legged on the marble floor to the left, wearing a dark mala. Before them are trays of fruit, flowers, sweets, grains and vegetables, brass oil lamps, a steel vessel and a copper pot. Behind them stands a golden stepped pyramid structure, and green trees are visible outside.A photograph of a homa (fire ritual) in an open white pillared pavilion. A man in white clothes and a white shawl stands behind a low square fire pit built of white bricks, holding a ladle over the fire, with a microphone stand beside him. A younger person in white with a dark cord necklace sits on the left, tending the offerings. Trays of fruits, flowers, grains and vegetables with colourful offerings are spread across the glossy floor in front. Bronze lamps, a kalasha pot and brass vessels sit nearby, and a golden stepped stupa-like structure stands in the background among green trees. A deity murti in blue and gold sits at the right edge.Photograph of a homa ritual on a white-tiled fire pit with visible flames inside a white-pillared temple pavilion. A seated man with long dark hair in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing a yellow shawl, holds a brass bowl and pours or offers into the fire. Beside him another man in dark clothing sits and assists. A third figure with long hair in white clothing sits behind the fire pit with a small bowl. Offerings on a red patterned cloth include a yellow flower garland, a bundle wrapped in cloth, bananas, apples, oranges, a pineapple, sweets in a white box and brass plates. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and colourful striped pillar wraps decorate the background.2010-01-01A homa or yagna in a temple hall with white marble pillars and a glossy floor. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the centre, tending a small brick fire pit with burning flames. Offerings of bananas, coconuts, fruits and grains sit on brass plates arranged on the floor around it. Seated devotees in white, yellow and red saris and kurtas watch and take part, one woman in yellow with hands folded. Behind them stands an orange-robed deity murti flanking a decorated shrine with a garlanded deity image and a kalasha. On the right, a seated figure in orange robes on a throne-like seat with red and orange garlands, and framed wall art. Brass lamps and vessels fill the foreground.Indoor temple hall with white pillars and polished floor where a homa is performed before a deity shrine. A standing priest in white dhoti and shirt holds a plate over a small brick fire pit with burning flame. Seated around it are devotees in white, yellow and red saris, a young woman in a white dress, and men in white. Plates of bananas, fruits, coconuts, betel leaves and brass vessels are arranged on the floor, and bundled sticks lie at left. Behind the fire, a decorated deity murti with a garland and lit lamps is set on a stand, with two standing statues in orange-saffron garments flanking the shrine and a framed garlanded portrait on a throne-like seat at right.Indoor temple homa in a white marble hall with a square brick fire pit burning at centre. A man in white clothing sits cross-legged beside the fire, and several people in white sit around the pit with brass thalis of bananas, coconuts, fruit and flowers. Two women in yellow and red saris sit with hands folded in prayer at right. A shrine behind holds a deity murti framed by an arched gold-and-red decorated canopy, flanked by two standing female figures in orange. A seated figure in orange on a red-draped throne-like seat appears in a framed image at right. Oil lamps and a second small flame burn on the floor.A photograph of a homa at dusk in a temple hall with white pillars. A brick fire pit burns brightly in the centre. A woman in a gold-bordered sari sits on a wooden chair behind the fire. Nearby, a woman in white with folded hands sits on the floor, and a man in a red shirt sits beside her. Other devotees sit or stand around the fire, including a woman in a dark red sari on the right and two girls in red and pink. On the left, a woman in white with her back to the camera faces the fire. A decorated empty seat with red and white garlands and a framed portrait stands at left, beside a brass lamp. Brass plates of fruit, flowers and sweets sit in the foreground.A homa ritual in a white-pillared temple hall at night. A fire burns in a square white brick fire pit on the right, with brass oil lamps and a brass vessel beside it. A seated man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl and beaded necklace sits on the left with hands folded, facing the fire, behind plates of fruit, coconuts, flowers, grains and sweets arranged on the floor. A man in white robes with glasses sits cross-legged near the fire, holding a book and making a gesture, with a microphone stand beside him. Behind them stands a golden tiered pyramid-shaped structure. A sign on the wall reads PLEASE KEEP SILENCE.A homa or yagna being performed inside a white temple hall with a glossy floor. A priest in white dhoti and white shirt stands at a square brick fire pit with a flame, extending an offering toward it. Around the fire, seated devotees face the pit: a woman in a yellow sari, women in red and orange saris, a man in a white shirt, and a girl in a red blouse with a braid. Brass plates hold bananas, fruits, coconuts and sweets, and steel vessels and oil lamps sit nearby. In the background a decorated deity murti stands in an illuminated shrine with red and gold drapes, flanked by two dark stone-like dvarapala figures in orange, and a seated figure in orange and red draped on a red-and-gold throne chair stands at the right wall.A photograph inside an open white temple pavilion with marble floor and carved white pillars. About two dozen people sit on the floor in rows facing a fire pit of bricks with offerings. A priest in white clothes with a yellow shawl kneels at the front, arranging brass plates of fruit, sweets and flat breads. Seated devotees include women in red, orange, green and yellow saris and children in bright clothes. Behind them stands a framed shrine with a deity murti and a black Nandi statue. The scene appears to be a homa or puja ceremony.