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A woman with dark hair pulled back stands barefoot beside a low fire pit at night, smiling with hands pressed together at her chest. She wears a red-orange sari with a gold border and a red-orange shawl, and has a beaded necklace. A hand from the right pours liquid from a metal vessel into the flames of the homa, with a stream visible. Behind her is an empty orange cushioned throne. On the left, a gold lion-shaped figure stands on a red cloth beside a garland of purple, yellow and white flowers. In the background, several people in white and orange-red garments stand with hands folded in a covered outdoor hall.

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Outdoor evening homa at an open-sided pavilion. In the centre a woman in an orange-red sari with a bare midriff-free wrap stands barefoot with hands pressed together before a rectangular wooden fire pit with bright flames. Behind her a golden orange cushioned chair stands empty beside a golden lion-shaped sculpture draped in a red cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. A figure in white and orange-red at the right edge pours liquid from a brass kalasha into the fire. Several women in orange-red saris and white garments stand in the background with hands folded in prayer.2014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25Night-time outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof. In the centre a woman in an orange-red sari with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, facing a fire pit where a homa flame burns in a wooden-framed box. Beside her an empty orange armchair sits on a platform, and a golden lion-shaped figure with flower garlands in yellow, purple and white is at left, draped in red cloth. At right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-beaded mala pours from a vessel, and several people in orange and white clothing stand in the background amid smoke.2014-11-25Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual site with a large fire pit in the foreground, flames rising from a stone fire altar decorated with red flower petals and surrounded by brass offering trays. Two priests stand behind it: the left man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a long garland of orange flowers, hands folded in namaste; the middle shaved-headed man in orange robe with rudraksha mala, holding a brass ritual vessel. On the right, a woman in white sari with a red-and-orange head wrap pours liquid from a vessel toward the fire. Behind them a seated audience of devotees in white clothes and pink tops sits on striped mats, and an empty red-and-gold ornate throne chair stands at the left.2013-07-04Night ritual outdoors at a fire pit (homa/yagna) bordered with marigold garlands and brass vessels. A devotee in an orange dhoti and orange shawl wearing a marigold garland stands at left holding a silver plate. A bald priest in orange robes kneels at centre beside the fire, and a third person in orange at right holds a long ritual implement over the flames. Behind them, seated women in white and pink saris with folded palms face the fire. A decorated deity murti stands in an ornate shrine at upper right, and a red-and-gold throne-like chair is at left.2013-07-09 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a yellow-framed fire pit (homa/yagna) with large flames rising. A man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and red garland and a red-marked forehead, stands barefoot before the fire with his hands near a brass vessel. Beside him a woman in an orange sari holds a plate. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and red clothing stands with palms pressed together. A tiger-skin-draped seat with a silver-framed backrest and brass legs sits to the right, with brass lamps and vessels on a red carpet. Some ornate silver panels and a tall lamp stand appear in the background. The man's identity is not established from appearance cues here, so he is described by role.2014-10-27November 25 20142014-11-25Night ritual at a fire pit (homa/yagna) on a stepped platform. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and matching head wrap pours liquid from a silver vessel over a decorated deity murti crowned by a golden cobra hood and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Beside him a woman in an orange-red sari and shawl pours offerings from a brass vessel into the flames. Behind them a row of standing devotees in white and saffron attire watch. Oil lamps and brass vessels sit on the ground in front. A blue-and-gold cloth covers the table beneath the deity.2013-10-08October 27 20142014-10-27Night fire ritual at an outdoor homa pit lined with yellow-painted stone; flames rise high in the foreground beside a small silver vessel and a bowl of offerings. A man in a maroon dhoti and wrap stands barefoot holding a silver plate, smiling. Beside him a younger figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban holds a hand near the mouth. Three girls in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit with hands pressed in anjali near the fire. An ornate gold-framed red velvet throne stands to the left. Behind, a seated crowd in white clothes watches under a dark sky with fairy lights.2013-11-07September 09 20132013-09-09