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Photograph of a ritual homa at a temple courtyard. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-coloured border sits cross-legged before a fire pit of burning wood, his hands extended toward the flames, a microphone on a stand before him. Gold necklaces with bead and pendant ornaments hang on his chest. Beside him sits a second man in orange-saffron cloth with a gold-bead mala and pendant, his hands folded in his lap, with a brass plate of yellow flower petals in front of him. A tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at right beside a brass vessel, and a red-and-white striped pillar stands behind.

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A homa ritual in progress at a brick fire pit lined with yellow-ochre bricks, with a small flame and smoke rising from the ash. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and gold necklaces sits with palms pressed together in prayer before a microphone stand, a book open beside him. Beside him, a second priest in orange-saffron cloth and a rudraksha-style bead mala sits with hands clasped. Offerings sit on brass plates, including a plate of flowers, a bowl of kumkum, a brass oil lamp with a flame, and a bundle of wooden sticks. Behind them, a deity murti is draped with red and white garlands.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29November 01 20112011-11-01November 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29December 28 20112011-12-28Three priests sit on an orange cloth before a brick fire pit where a flame rises during a homa. The central priest, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a gold ceremonial necklace, pours offering from a ladle while a bell and microphone stand nearby. A priest on the left in white dhoti, rudraksha mala and spectacles tends the offerings, and a priest on the right wears an orange shawl, gold necklace and white forehead markings. Brass plates hold turmeric powder, marigold and rose offerings, dried twigs, banana leaves and a pot of grains. A fourth figure in white stands in the background.2011-12-28A homa fire ritual in a dim hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a white forehead mark and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, sits behind a brick fire pit feeding flames with an offering. A microphone stands beside him. A second man in orange cloth and beads sits behind him. Brass bowls of flowers and fruit, a silver jug and a kalasha sit at the left and front, with a garland-draped deity murti at the upper right.2011-11-29December 31 20112011-12-31A brick-built fire pit with a bright open flame burns in the foreground during a homa. Behind it a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala and sandalwood-marked forehead, sits before a microphone stand, eyes lowered, hands near the fire. To his left a second priest in orange-red cloth with a beaded necklace sits in smoke, and a brass tray of flower petals rests nearby. A gold-clad deity murti or ornament is visible at the right edge against a dark orange wall. A printed sign hangs on the upper left wall.2011-11-29A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit set on a tiled floor in front of a red wall. Two men sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar. The man on the left is bare-chested in a white dhoti with a yellow-and-gold border, wears a yellow flower garland and gold ornaments, and has white ash markings on his arms and forehead. The man on the right wears an orange saffron shawl with gold border and a rudraksha mala, and has a white forehead marking with a red-and-yellow tilak. Flowers and petals decorate the bricks, and a brass vessel rests near the flames. No printed name is visible in the scene.2015-11-28 +1 copies