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A seated congregation in white clothes with red shawls fills the foreground, many with hands pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a fire pit built of stacked brick-like blocks has a flame burning in it, with flower garlands and offering plates arranged around it. Two priests stand bare-chested in white dhotis beside an ornate golden deity murti under a decorated canopy at right. Behind the seated devotees, many standing spectators watch the homa in a pillared hall with green mats underfoot.

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A photograph of a large seated congregation in white clothes and red-and-white shoulder wraps facing a fire homa. Brick-like fire pit of stacked wooden logs burns in the centre-right with flames, surrounded by offering plates and small oil lamps on green matting. Two priests stand at the fire: a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a woman in a white sari with red border. Behind them, an ornate golden and red shrine with a deity murti and decorative tiers. Many participants sit with hands folded in prayer, some wearing orange garments. Columns and a pale wall frame the hall.2016-07-02July 02 20162016-07-02A large open-air ritual hall during a Rudra Homa, with a bright fire blazing in a central brick fire pit surrounded by offering trays, bowls and flowers. Several priests in white dhotis and orange-red shawls tend the fire, one bare-chested in a green-and-orange wrap, another holding a long ceremonial implement. Behind them stand colourful deity murtis in illuminated niches and gold-arched shrines. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls sit on green mats, watching the homa. Two musicians play instruments at the right edge.2016-07-02A photograph of a Vedic Rudra homa in progress on a green mat inside a temple hall. A large fire blazes in a square pit of stacked golden bricks at center, with brass plates of offerings and flowers nearby. A priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body stands at left tending the fire, while seated priests in white garments and orange or red shawls chant at right near microphones. A large decorated shrine with a tiered kalasha-like altar and colourful deity murti fills the background. Several seated devotees in white clothes watch in the foreground, including a woman in white with a red border. A single figure in orange robes stands at far right near the shrine.2016-07-02A photograph of an outdoor Vedic fire ritual on a green mat. A central homa fire blazes inside a square pit of stacked brick-like yellow blocks decorated with red flowers. A priest in white dhoti, bare-chested and with a yellow-and-orange cloth on his shoulder, stands bent over the fire with a ladle, while a man in orange and white vestments sits beside the pit. Metal plates, bowls, brass vessels and a covered pot sit in front. Behind, rows of seated participants in white with orange and red shawls watch, and a deity murti stands on an ornate pink-and-teal platform decorated with flowers. A musician with a wind instrument sits at the right edge.2016-07-02Photograph of a Rudra Homa fire ritual in a temple courtyard with a green mat floor. A large sacred fire burns in a square homa kund in the foreground, surrounded by stacked wooden offerings and flower garlands. Behind it stands an ornate golden and pink temple structure with deity murtis in niches. Seated participants in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit in rows facing the fire, many with hands folded. On the right, a bare-chested priest with a shawl and rudraksha-style beads sits at microphones, chanting, while another priest in a white dhoti stands nearby. A man in an orange shawl with a bead necklace sits at the right edge beside the chanting priests. Around 25 people are visible.2016-07-02July 17 20152015-07-17July 04 20162016-07-04July 02 20162016-07-02 +1 copiesMay 20 20142014-05-20July 04 20162016-07-04 +1 copiesA seated congregation of devotees in white clothes with saffron-brown shawls faces a homa fire pit at the front of a tented hall. Behind the fire, a priest in a rust-orange cloth and a deity murti adorned with garlands and a decorated backdrop are visible. Oil lamps stand on tall brass stands on either side, and a golden throne with a red cushion and golden umbrellas is at the right. A cameraman with a tripod films the ceremony from the right side. Several people in the front rows have shaved heads or long hair, and the crowd is seated on colourful striped mats.2015-10-12