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Outdoor night homa at a brick fire pit where a priest in white dhoti with a green turban and marigold garland pours offerings into bright flames, while another priest bare-chested in white dhoti assists nearby. In the foreground a seated person in a red and gold saffron-toned garment with a long dark hairstyle sits on a red cushion facing the fire, and a second seated woman with a forehead mark is at the right edge. On the left, a silver tray holds white and green decorated figures and a deity murti, with flower petals scattered on the ground. A silver car is parked behind a corrugated wall.

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January 02 20162016-01-02Outdoor night ritual at a homa fire pit on a paved ground. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red-and-gold border and a sash stands bending over the fire, gesturing with his hands. Beside him a seated man with a green turban, bare chest, rudraksha-style white and gold necklaces and a teal-and-gold shawl holds a small vessel over the flames. The fire pit is built of yellow bricks, decorated with flowers, banana leaves, white-wrapped coconuts and a bundle of white cloths. Behind them, a golden shrine frame holds deity murtis garlanded with yellow marigolds, and brass pots and plates sit on the ground. A parked silver car and a colourful folded cloth appear in the background.2016-01-02March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesOutdoor fire ritual (homa) at a red-walled pavilion beside water. A green-turbaned priest in a gold-beaded rudraksha necklace, bare-chested with a sacred thread and orange-bordered dhoti, pours from a copper vessel onto a fire pit built of stacked brick-like blocks decorated with yellow flowers and coloured rangoli. Beside him, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and a gold beaded necklace sits in orange and white clothing, and a younger man in white dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a red apple among flower-decorated offerings. Standing behind, two men in white shirts and white dhotis fold their hands in prayer. Copper vessels, flowers and marigold garlands fill the foreground. Water and trees show behind the pavilion.2016-03-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa or fire ritual in a temple hall. A large open fire burns in a raised wooden-framed fire pit at the centre-bottom, with smoke rising. A seated priest with a green turban and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti with a striped border, holds a small lamp or offering over the fire. A second priest in a white dhoti stands bent over beside him, holding a lamp. Behind them a woman in an orange-red sari presses her palms together in prayer, and another figure in a red-orange sari stands to the right beside a white-draped table with red flowers. Brass vessels, marigold and yellow flower garlands, and a pile of rice grains sit near the fire pit. Striped red and white pillars and steps frame the background, where other people in white stand watching.2017-07-08A photograph of a fire ritual at dusk in a courtyard with red walls and a striped mat. A large flame rises from a homa fire pit lined with brick-like offering blocks. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow cloth and a rudraksha-style garland kneels by the fire feeding it. A seated figure on a gold ornate throne with a tall dark crown-like headdress, red and gold robes, a gold pendant and a garland of flowers sits with hands joined in prayer. Nearby, a man in white holds a folded-hands namaskar, another stands bare-chested with a garland and a patterned cloth, and a few people in white stand behind. Brass vessels, banana leaves, fruit, flowers and a small oil lamp rest on a tray beside the fire. A decorative white parasol hangs at the top left.2016-03-06 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20152015-01-04A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in a temple hall. Two shirtless men with rudraksha malas sit before a square brick fire pit with a bright flame. The central man wears a maroon turban, a white dhoti and a striped shawl, and holds a ritual implement over the fire. A younger man beside him sits with a mala. At the right, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow-green cloth bends forward holding a small bell-like vessel. Yellow and orange flower garlands and marigolds surround the pit, and orange-clothed figures stand in the background with a golden ornate structure behind them. The a person-attribution is not visibly supported by appearance.2018-01-06Night-time outdoor homa at a temple-style ground, with a large fire burning in a brick-built fire pit wrapped in yellow cloth. A bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his arms and a green turban bends forward toward the fire, while another bare-chested man with a gold-coloured sash and garlands stands behind him. Along the right, a seated figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne beneath a gold parasol, with another robed person seated beside him. Standing devotees in white dhotis surround the area, and brass oil lamps, flower garlands and fruit offerings lie near the fire.2016-01-02 +1 copiesMarch 05 20162016-03-05 +2 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copies