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Night-time outdoor homa or yagna at a temple courtyard with a shrine behind. Several men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies perform rituals around stone fire pits decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red flower petals. A seated man in the centre pours or presses ritual material at the pit, while others stand nearby holding brass vessels, coconuts and bundles of leaves. Behind them a shrine holds a deity murti decorated with flowers and a red curtain, and a row of stone lamps and a red-draped table with fruit sit on the right beside scaffolding.

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Night-time Hindu fire ritual outdoors in a temple courtyard. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls perform a homa at multiple square fire pits edged with marigold garlands and red flower petals. A seated priest in the foreground with a bare chest, rudraksha mala and white shawl holds a ladle near a small brass vessel. A bare-chested man in a yellow and blue striped cloth at right holds his hands together. Behind, a shrine displays a deity murti under a decorated arch, with red curtains and kalasha-style offerings on a red-draped table. Coconuts, fruit and brass plates sit on the stone platforms.2018-03-02Night-time outdoor homa at a temple courtyard: a large fire burns in a square, flower-garlanded fire pit (kund) with marigold and red flower garlands around its rim. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls stand around the pit; one bare-chested priest in an orange-yellow dhoti holds a ritual vessel and another in white performs offerings, while one with folded hands stands nearby. A bare-chested man with folded hands and a shaved head stands at right beside a golden-framed deity murti decorated with flower garlands on a red-draped platform. Fruits, coconuts, brass plates and kalasha-type vessels are arranged on the ground, with scaffolding and pillars behind. No one visible with distinctive a person cues is identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2018-03-02Night-time homa ritual in an open-air temple courtyard with a shallow fire pit in the foreground, ringed with marigold garlands and red flower petals. Several shirtless priests in white dhotis with yellow borders stand around the flames; one holds a small brass vessel and another raises a tapered ritual implement, while a third has hands folded in namaskar. To the far right an older man in a blue-bordered white dhoti tends a table draped in red and covered with flowers and fruit. Behind the fire, a shrine on the left holds a colourful deity murti framed by a decorated arch, and white scaffolding and pillars line the hall. Offering plates, a brass lamp, and a yellow cloth bundle sit on the ground.2018-03-02A photograph of an evening homa at an ornate temple-style pavilion. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with a golden-yellow shawl and orange headcloth kneels beside a fire pit, lifting a silver vessel toward the flames. A bare-chested man with a beard sits at the left edge, and a seated priest in white is at the near right. Behind them, many devotees sit in rows, some with palms joined, in saris and kurtas of pink, purple and green. Gold-decorated shrine structures, garlands and string lights frame the scene. Brass pots and marigold petals lie on the fire platform.2016-12-05 +1 copiesAugust 02 20172017-08-02March 02 20182018-03-02Night-time outdoor homa at a temple-style setting. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth sits beside a flaming fire pit ringed with marigold and red flower garlands, pouring an offering from a small steel bowl. Behind him another priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stands tending the ceremony, and a third figure kneels at a second fire pit further back. A red-draped table holds flowers and petals, and fruit and brass vessels sit on the ground. Scaffolding and red curtains frame the scene.2018-03-02A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple hall with red floor covering and gold-framed niches. In the foreground a fire pit lined with yellow-patterned tiles holds burning wood, with a brass bowl and marigold garlands beside it. A priest seated at left wears a pink-red turban, white dhoti and gold beaded necklace, and a bare-chested priest seated at right wears a white dhoti, shawl and gold chain. A standing man in white kurta and a white-shirted, bare-footed figure in the background wear white, and an older man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands bending over the offering area. Behind them a crowd of people in white and orange clothing stands behind metal barriers, and brass oil lamps and kalasha-like vessels line the platform.2016-05-09A homa fire ritual in a decorated temple-like hall. A shirtless man in a yellow dhoti with a green border and a red rudraksha-style bead necklace pours liquid from a large brass pot onto a blazing fire pit of wood. Behind him, another man in a white dhoti stands near a golden throne-style seat with a green backdrop. Golden umbrellas, gold standards and a colourful floral arrangement frame the scene, with brass lamps on a side table. A seated man in white and a few others sit in the background. The fire pit holds a decorated clay figure and marigold-red flowers.2015-07-16March 02 20182018-03-02Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual shed. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with sacred threads sit and stand around brick fire pits with burning flames. In the centre, a man in an orange headwrap, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, pours liquid from a bowl over a fire pit beside a tray of red rose petals and fruits. Brass lamps, kalashas, banana leaves and garlanded pots with fruit line the ground. A green light glows overhead and onlookers in white stand in the background.2017-03-11March 02 20182018-03-02