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A photograph of a homa fire pit inside a temple-like hall with red floor covering. A square yellow-painted brick fire pit holds smoldering ash and embers, surrounded by small brass and steel bowls, a brass ghee pot and spouted vessels. Behind it stand numerous ornate golden arched shrines (torana-style canopies) housing small brass and gold-finish deity murtis, peacock figures and lamp stands, with a flame visible at the right edge. No people are visible; the scene shows a homa/yagna setup prepared for ritual use.

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May 17 20162016-05-17May 17 20162016-05-17May 17 20162016-05-17A square, tiered yellow-brick homa fire pit with white painted markings sits on a red cloth floor. Flames and glowing embers burn in the central brick chamber, surrounded by small brass and silver bowls and a long metal ladle. Behind it, gold and brass deity murti, a small kalasha-style vessel and brass pots fill the shrine area, with an ornate gilded arch framing a figure. No people are visible.2016-05-17 +1 copiesApril 27 20162016-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20162016-04-27A photograph of a square fire pit (homa kunda) built of yellow-ochre brick edged with white painted symbols, with bright flames and glowing embers burning in the centre. Small metal bowls and a long metal ladle or tongs sit on the red carpet around it, and in the background are brass and copper deity murtis, a brass kalasha and a brass lamp stand. No people are visible.2016-05-17A photograph of a large temple-style tent interior with a red carpet, showing a yagna/homa fire pit built from orange brick with white markings and surrounded by silver and brass ritual vessels, bowls and a ceremonial ladle. Several metal deity murti sit on white pedestals, including silver and gold-toned figures of standing deities and a silver animal mount. Brass lamp stands and tall brass lamps line the roped area. Behind, an ornate golden shrine with a canopy and colourful garlands stands under purple lighting. Several people in white dhoti-style clothing and a few in colourful dress walk around the area, and a few others stand near the shrine. A brass kalasha-like vessel sits at the lower left corner.2016-04-24April 27 20162016-04-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a large ceremonial hall with a red floor covered with golden ornamental frames, arches and brass vessels. In the centre a square fire pit blazes with flames, and several priests sit around it. The most prominent figure is a bare-chested man in an orange-yellow dhoti seated cross-legged with his back to the camera. Other men in white or saffron dhotis sit nearby among kalasha pots with green leaves, fruit and offerings. A brass deity murti with a decorated arch stands in the foreground, and a crowd stands behind a metal barrier in the background beneath red and orange hangings. The scene appears to be a homa or yagna.2016-05-15A photograph inside a decorated temple hall during a fire ritual. At centre a brick-lined fire pit blazes with flames, surrounded by scattered grains. Several shirtless priests in orange and yellow dhotis sit on red mats: one on the left in a yellow cloth, one at right reading from an open book with a brass plate before him. Ornate brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha-style vessel frame the foreground, with a colourful floor rangoli mandala at lower left. Behind a metal barrier stands a crowd of devotees, and gilded deity murtis and framed portraits fill the altar area under hanging red, blue and orange garlands. No one in the crowd is clearly identifiable as a distinct candidate; the ritual participants are priests.2016-05-15A temple hall with a sacred fire pit (homa) at centre, bright orange flames rising from a brick-lined rectangular fire pit scattered with grains and flower offerings. Several priests sit on the red-floored ground around it: a bare-chested man in orange dhoti at right reads from an open book, another bare-chested man in orange cloth sits at left, and a man in yellow dhoti kneels at lower left. Large brass oil lamps with multiple wicks and ornate brass vessels, kalasha pots and a mandala drawn in coloured powder frame the foreground. Behind, a crowd of devotees stands at a metal barrier before an elaborate gilded shrine with deity murtis and garlands; coloured tassels hang from the ceiling. Roughly several dozen people are visible.2016-05-15