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Photograph of a fire ritual inside a decorated tent with a striped cloth-covered platform in the foreground. A square fire pit with flames sits at centre, flanked by brass plates of fruit, leaves and offerings. Seated at the pit is a figure in orange-yellow cloth, and a standing man in an orange shawl and white garment, with a green-and-gold turban and a garland of marigolds, stands across the fire pit with arms extended. Many seated devotees fill the audience in front, some in orange and white. Behind the platform are ornate deity murti and altar displays under hanging lanterns and colourful paper decorations. Large stage lights and a camera on a boom are visible overhead.

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December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A ceremonial homa in a decorated tent at night. In the foreground a square wooden fire pit with a lit flame sits on a striped floor mat. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long dark braid and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands at the left, one arm raised in a gesture beside a tall trident. A seated man in a brown-orange robe with a flower garland sits with hands folded on an ornate heart-shaped gold and blue throne with a canopy above it. To the right a woman in a rust-coloured sari and a man in white dhoti stand with hands joined. Several saffron-clad attendants and a seated person in orange sit nearby. Rows of devotees in white and coloured clothes, many wearing flower garlands, fill the audience area. Paper lanterns in pink, green and orange hang from the tent ceiling, and a brass kalasha and lamp rest on the stage.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A homa fire burns in a large tented pavilion during a ritual. A bearded man with long swept-back hair wears a yellow shawl over white-and-gold dhoti, adorned with rudraksha beads, and holds a brass bowl of offerings near the flame. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border stands, and another attendant in white looks on. Brass lamps, kalasha-like vessels, flower garlands, banana leaves and a decorated altar with a deity murti are arranged on red and striped mats. Crowds of seated devotees fill the background under hanging decorative lamps.2016-12-15 +1 copiesA tented hall during a homa fire ritual. A bearded man in a red-brown robe with a garland of white flowers sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion under a striped canopy. A priest in white dhoti stands at left. In the foreground a priest in a saffron-yellow shawl and rudraksha mala feeds offerings into a wooden fire pit with visible flames, while another priest in white sits beside it. Baskets of fruit, plantains, coconuts and bundled twigs sit on the red floor. Hundreds of seated devotees, many in white and colourful saris, fill the hall beneath hanging paper lanterns and flags. Decorations and a golden backdrop frame the scene.2016-12-07