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A priest bare-chested with a purple and orange turban and a white dhoti stands at an orange-tinted fire pit (homa/yagna) where a flame burns at right. He pours offerings from a bowl-like vessel onto the fire, while a silver bowl and a woven bamboo tray sit on the platform. Behind him a kalasha-like arrangement of yellow marigolds, green leaves, white cloth and fruit, including an orange and red fruit, is placed on the platform. Several devotees stand behind in saris, kurtas and western clothing, including a woman in a red-and-brown sari with a mala, and a woman in purple.

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A homa fire pit with a wooden surround holds a flame at right, with a silver bowl and a woven basket of sticks in front. A shirtless priest in a striped purple and white dhoti and a purple-and-gold head wrap sits at left, arm extended over the fire, with a rudraksha mala at his neck. Behind him, several women in yellow, orange, red and white garments and rudraksha malas stand or sit near a display of yellow and white flower garlands. A man in an orange shawl and gold bracelet appears at right, and a partly visible man in an orange shawl is near the far right edge.2016-12-12December 02 20162016-12-02July 08 20172017-07-08December 02 20162016-12-02July 08 20172017-07-08December 12 20162016-12-12September 27 20172017-09-27 +2 copiesA homa fire ritual in a tented hall. A priest with bare chest, pink and gold headwrap, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and gold-bordered cloth sits on a low ornate seat, pouring from a spoon into a brick fire pit with burning flames and marigold petals. A brass bowl sits beside the pit. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the background, and a flower garland and oil lamp appear at left. Smoke rises through the bright, hazy space.2015-07-17November 23 20162016-11-23September 09 20162016-09-09A fire ritual at a temple in front of a gold-trimmed throne. A bare-chested priest wearing a multicoloured turban and white dhoti, with a green-and-maroon waist cloth, holds his hand over a brick fire pit (homa kunda) with flames rising from it, beside a brass vessel and scattered flower petals. Other men in white dhotis, some bare-chested and some wearing saffron cloths, stand or sit behind, and a person's head is seen in the foreground. The scene shows a homa or yagna. Text overlay reads copyright notice and archive source.2016-12-12A priest in white dhoti with a purple head cloth leans over a fire pit (homa/yagna) decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, draping a yellow cloth over the altar area. Brass vessels, coconuts and offerings surround the fire, with more garlanded ritual items and a flower-decorated canopy behind. A man in white bare-chested stands beside, and a woman in an orange sari with hands folded watches in the background, in a pillared hall. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person from appearance here.2018-04-14