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A photograph of a homa (fire ritual) in a temple hall. Smoke rises from a fire pit lined with marigold garlands and coloured rangoli-style borders in the foreground. Behind, a deity murti is seated on an ornate silver throne with a green backdrop, dressed with yellow marigold garlands and a crown. On the right, a man in an orange and yellow dhoti, bare-chested with a red rudraksha-style mala, holds a large silver aarti tray with burning lamps. Beside him, a younger man in a white dhoti holds a tray of offerings. A seated man in white clothes speaks into a microphone while stirring the fire pit with a ladle-like implement.

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A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night in a tent-like hall. A large fire burns in a brick-lined pit bordered with marigold petals. A man stands at right, bare-chested, wearing an orange and striped dhoti with a red cloth at the waist, a red rudraksha mala around his neck, and gold ornaments, holding a small round hand drum and singing into a handheld microphone held by a person at the upper right edge. A seated priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body tends offerings in a brass bowl at the fire's edge. Behind the fire, a silver-framed throne with a green backdrop holds a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands and a crown. Silver ceremonial umbrellas and decorated standards frame the scene, and flower-garlanded images stand at right.2015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16A photograph of a fire ritual (homa) in a dimly lit hall. A large flame rises from a brick fire pit bordered with scattered flower petals. Three men stand at the fire: a shaved-headed priest in orange-and-green cloth bare-chested with a red rudraksha-style mala, a man in white dhoti and shawl holding a red cloth bundle over a silver tray, and a younger man in white dhoti looking on. A seated man in white holds a microphone near the fire. Behind them a silver-framed throne canopy with a green backdrop holds a deity murti adorned with garlands, and a golden parasol hangs overhead. Four people are visible.2015-07-16A photograph of a temple-style ritual in progress, with white smoke drifting through the scene. On a raised platform in the centre, a standing figure in a yellow dhoti and bare upper body, adorned with yellow and red flower garlands, stands near a central deity murti in a gold crown and white-and-gold garments. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti and yellow shawl with a bare upper body attends the altar, and another man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at right. Two ornate golden thrones are decorated with yellow and red garlands and gold necklaces, with deity figures seated upon them. In the foreground, a decorated ritual vessel and brass oil lamps sit on a platter near a basket of offerings, and a microphone is visible at right. Striped rugs cover the floor.2015-07-13A homa fire blazes in the foreground of an indoor temple-style hall with a golden ornate throne canopy and a decorated seat behind it. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti holds a long red and yellow garland aloft while speaking into a microphone. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti bends over a brass vessel near the fire, another stands with a golden staff at the left, and a seated priest in orange with white beads sits near the flames. Gold kalasha and brass vessels are on a red-draped table. Photo shows a fire ritual with offerings and garlanding.2015-07-16A homa fire ritual in a tented shrine. A bare-chested priest with red rudraksha malas and an orange-yellow dhoti raises a lit oil lamp toward a fire pit lined with brick, with bright flames rising from it. Two seated assistants in white dhotis and shawls sit at left, and a standing attendant at right. Behind them stand a large deity murti draped in garlands and a silver-framed shrine containing a standing figure with a crown and garlands. Orange triangular banners with floral designs flank the altar, and a microphone stands near the priest.2015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16June 23 20172017-06-23