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Night outdoor ritual homa at a fire pit in a courtyard decorated with a row of orange and green paper garlands and string lights. A seated man on a gold-ornate throne with a red cushion, wearing a red-orange robe and a white floral garland, sits under a decorated umbrella canopy. Five women in orange, red and green saris sit on decorated seats in a row before the fire, and a man in an orange turban attends the ritual nearby. Brass bowls holding flowers and offerings surround the fire pit. A large seated audience fills the background, and a lit oil lamp stands at right. a person: the throned seated man wears red-orange robes and a floral garland, but facial and hair cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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October 29 20162016-10-29Night outdoor homa at a temple-like courtyard with a square brick fire pit blazing at the foreground, surrounded by small brass pots, bowls of flowers and fruit, and a kalasha. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a white floral garland draped over his shoulders, sits to the left, with a sparse sidelight of string lights behind. Five women in orange, red and green saris sit cross-legged on low carved wooden seats in a row facing the fire. A shirtless priest in red dhoti stands at right with a red cloth, and a crowd of seated devotees in white and colourful clothing fills the background under a strand of marigold decorations. Visible crowd and participants indicate a homa or yagna ritual.2016-10-29Night outdoor ritual before a fire pit where a homa is burning, with brass bowls, flower heaps and lamps arranged on cloth in the foreground. Six women in red, orange, green and purple saris sit on low decorated stools facing the fire, while a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl stands at the front holding a palm-leaf text. A woman in a green sari holds a tray of flowers and fruit, and a bare-chested young man in white dhoti stands at the right edge. Behind them a large crowd sits and stands under strings of orange and green leaf garlands, with a tall ceremonial lamp stand visible in the background. Lights glow in the trees at left.2016-10-29October 10 20162016-10-10February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesApril 16 20172017-04-16February 22 20162016-02-22Night-time homa at an outdoor temple-style pavilion. A bright fire blazes on a raised platform strewn with marigold and rose petals, banana leaves, fruit and small brass pots. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a white headcloth and pink silk sash faces the fire. Behind him, several monastics in saffron and maroon robes stand with folded hands in a line. On the right, a seated figure in orange robes and a red-and-green garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a canopy above. On the left, deity murtis draped in marigold garlands sit on a red cloth. Some people stand in the background among potted plants. Overall, a ritual fire ceremony in progress.2015-08-09A man in a gold ornate throne with a red cushioned seat sits at the left of a night homa, wearing a rust-red saffron-toned shawl over a dark red robe, a white jasmine garland, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and gold armlets. Behind him a crowd of about a dozen people in white and red shawls sits watching. In the foreground a fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit scattered with pink petals and white ash, with a man in a pink turban and green checked cloth seated beside it, tending the fire. a person is the man on the throne, based on the throne, garland, rudraksha mala and ornate red-saffron clothing.2016-07-03February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16Night-time ritual on an open-sided temple pavilion, with a fire pit (homa/yagna) in the foreground where flames burn over offerings and flower petals. A seated figure in a red-maroon robe, gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion under a striped canopy. Around him, participants in white dhotis and saffron/orange cloths stand or kneel, some children in white and yellow, and a man with a pink headband and bare chest tends the fire. Ritual items include a silver plate of food, brass lamps, fruit and a garlanded painted deity murti with lion and serpent figures at right. Strings of coloured lights hang overhead. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long hair stands at right, seen among the group.2017-05-02