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A homa fire pit lined with white bricks in a temple setting, with smoke rising and rose petals scattered around it. A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a garland and a bead necklace tends the fire with a small lamp, while a man in white ritual clothes leans in at right. Behind them, a woman in white with a red cord holds a brass plate, and a second woman in white stands at the right edge. Behind the fire stand a deity murti with a red and orange crown, decorated with flower garlands, and a blue backdrop. Brass vessels and a kalasha sit on the stone platform.

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A homa ritual is performed before a deity murti decorated with garlands and a trident emblem. A seated priest in orange robes and a gold-trimmed shawl feeds offerings into a square brick fire pit with smoke rising, while a man in white robes with a red rudraksha mala bends forward holding a brass vessel. Behind them a woman in white with a red mala holds a brass dish, and young women in saree and white clothing stand nearby.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A homa fire ritual inside a temple hall. A square white fire pit with a small flame and rising smoke sits in front of a deity murti with a trident, garlanded with flower strands. On the left, a young man in orange robes and a gold chain sits cross-legged beside the pit. A woman in white with a yellow-and-gold cord and beads leans over the pit, and a woman in a brown-gold sari bends toward the fire. Behind them, several women in white and yellow saris stand watching. On the right, a man in a white shirt leans over the pit's edge. Brass bowls, a kalasha pot, oil lamps, and a silver tray with offerings sit on the altar, and a blue cloth covers the floor.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple hall with blue walls. A fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit decorated with marigold petals and kumkum. Behind it stand two deity murtis, one male and one female, adorned with flower garlands, silver ornaments and a green-and-red sari. A young man in orange robes and a garland sits at the left tending brass vessels. A woman in white robes with a rudraksha mala and forehead vibhuti holds a small brass bowl and offers into the fire, while women in white with gold-bordered saris stand nearby, one extending her hand toward the flames. A trident hangs above the deities.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A homa fire ceremony in a temple hall. A fire burns in a rectangular pit lined with white stone blocks, with flames and smoke rising from it. Two seated priests in saffron-orange robes sit on the left before a deity murti adorned with white and red garlands and a trident. A man in white dhoti and shirt kneels at the fire pit making an offering. Behind them, a woman in white and yellow robes stands, and a long-haired man in a white robe stands at the right edge, looking on. Brass vessels and bowls of offerings sit on the cloth-covered floor.2009-07-01A homa ritual at a shrine with a trident-topped deity murti draped in garlands behind a brick fire altar, smoke rising from the fire. A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold neck chain sits cross-legged at left, his hand extended over the altar. Behind him stand several women in white and beige saris and a man in white, watching. At right a man in a white shirt bends low over a blue mat with a folded cloth. Brass bowls, a pot, and a small lamp sit on the altar with flower petals scattered across it.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01