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Two men in white dhotis stand before a fire pit at a ritual homa on a striped woven mat, with a bright flame rising from the offering. The man on the left, bare-chested with a dark beard, pours from a small silver vessel and holds a pink-and-purple flower bundle over a brass plate. The man on the right wears a saffron-orange headcloth and a yellow shawl, holding a silver cup and a small bowl. Marigold garlands drape tall gold-finished kalasha pots and ornate golden staffs with trident finials frame the scene. Behind them, a red-draped seat is decorated with flowers, and two seated figures in saffron robes with rudraksha malas sit at the left edge. Brass bowls, flower petals and a silver tray lie on the floor in front.

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A photograph of a Hindu homa ritual in a hall with a maroon backdrop. In the centre, a shirtless man wearing a yellow shawl, white dhoti and an orange-red headband stands over a brick fire pit with a lit flame and offerings, holding a ladle-like implement. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and a striped shawl holds a brass plate. Behind them, a throne decorated with yellow and white flower garlands holds a deity murti, and two ornate golden staffs flank it. A seated man in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits at left near a monitor. Yellow marigold garlands, kalasha pots and brass trays surround the fire pit.2015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13 +2 copiesJuly 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 09 20152015-07-09 +1 copiesJuly 13 20152015-07-13September 19 20152015-09-19A ceremonial hall draped in deep red cloth, with gold-framed thrones garlanded in yellow and red flowers under ornate gold parasol canopies. On the far left, a seated man in an orange-and-gold shawl with rudraksha beads sits on a gilded throne flanked by a lion carving. Beside him stands a trident. At center, a priest in white dhoti and orange shawl kneels before a fire built from stacked red bricks, holding a sacred implement and tending flames near a decorated kalasha and brass vessels. Another priest in white kneels at right beside the fire, and at far right a seated figure in a red-and-gold robe sits before deity murtis draped with garlands. Ritual objects include brass lamps, plates of flowers and fruit, and a striped mat on the floor. The scene shows a homa with offerings in a formal temple-like setting.2015-07-13Night photograph of a homa fire ritual. A bald priest in a white dhoti with a maroon-and-white striped shawl and a yellow waist cloth holds a silver tray with a flame-lit ladle, pouring offerings into a fire pit. Behind him, another man in white with a wooden-bead mala and glasses kneels and assists over brass vessels. A third person in a dark red garment sits at the top right near a cream armchair. Smoke rises from the fire pit, with flower petals and a patterned mat beneath.2010-10-16A homa fire burns in a raised yellow-tiled fire pit under a tent canopy. Four young priests in orange and saffron dhotis stand at the fire; the foremost two hold a long offering vessel over the flames, and the others have white markings on their bodies and gold-and-rudraksha garlands. Behind them, a seated man in orange robes with a pink-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate golden throne with a large heart-shaped yellow marigold backdrop and a leopard-print seat cover. A trident stands beside the throne. In the foreground, a bowl of flowers, a brass lamp and a green-and-pink offering tray sit near the pit, and seated devotees with folded hands and flower garlands fill the left side. The seated throne figure may be a person, shown through his orange robe, long hair and rudraksha mala beside the throne.2016-12-19December 12 20162016-12-12February 09 20122012-02-09A ceremonial puja hall with a smoky haze rising through the air. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand and sit on striped mats before a low tray of offerings, bowls and brass vessels. A man in an orange-red garment and orange turban stands at centre, facing the stage. At right, a seated figure in a saffron-coloured garment and rudraksha-style beaded adornments sits on an ornate gold throne draped with colourful floral garlands, hands folded in greeting. Tall brass lamp stands, golden parasols and trident-topped staffs flank the dais, under a tented ceiling with greenery.2015-07-09