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Night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit lined with yellow painted borders and stone. A priest in orange-red dhoti and wrap with a yellow-orange turban and rudraksha mala pours ghee from a large brass kalasha into the flames while seated. Beside him, several young men in white dhotis, bare-chested, with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit on mats chanting and handling bowls of grains and offerings. Smoke rises, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the background under dim lights.

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September 06 20142014-09-06September 06 20142014-09-06September 06 20142014-09-06Night-time homa at an outdoor ritual site. A yellow-framed square fire pit with burning wood and flames sits at centre, surrounded by smoke. Priests in white dhotis with rudraksha malas sit on mats around it, some chanting into microphones and holding brass plates. On the right, a priest in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with white vibhuti markings on his arms, sits beside the fire holding a small pot. Seated devotees in white fill the background, and a copper kalasha appears in the foreground.2014-09-06Night outdoor homa at a square fire pit lined with yellow stone, with flames rising at the base. A shaved-headed young priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a white tilak and sacred thread holds up a long strand of flame-yellow cloth above the fire, while a second priest in similar saffron-orange clothing and a bare-chested cord-adorned figure nearby assist with offerings. On the left, a standing man wears a long white-and-marigold garland and a maroon-and-gold dhoti, hands folded in anjali. Behind them, a row of men in white dhotis with gold borders stand with palms pressed together, and a seated audience in white and red clothing watches. Brass bowls of offerings, kumkum, flowers and a decorated kalasha sit at the fire's edge.2014-08-29Night-time homa at an open outdoor site. A square fire pit lined with yellow-painted edges holds glowing embers. Several priests in white dhotis and white shawls, with rudraksha malas, sit cross-legged behind microphone stands on the left. On the right, priests in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans chant seated before the pit, with brass plates, bowls of offerings and a small oil lamp at the front. Behind them a seated audience in white and orange clothing watches, and a tall lit deity murti stands in the background. Marigold garlands and a paper sheet of text lie near the front.2014-09-06August 29 20142014-08-29A homa fire ceremony in a hall with participants seated on colourful striped mats. In the centre a man in an orange-red turban and orange shawl, with long beads and rudraksha-style necklaces, tends a flame rising from a brick fire pit decorated with marigolds. Two men in white dhoti with red-orange shawls and beaded necklaces sit on either side, and a woman in a red-and-gold sari sits at right. Behind them, seated devotees wear white with red shawls. Brass bowls, fruit, and offerings surround the fire pit.2015-07-06September 06 20142014-09-06October 27 20142014-10-27Night-time outdoor homa at a square yellow-painted fire pit lined with brick and filled with ash. Priests in white dhotis with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit behind the pit; one in a saffron-orange cloth at centre faces the fire. Brass pots, oil lamps, flowers and small offering bowls surround the pit. Behind, a large seated crowd in white and red shawls watches, with a dark deity murti on a raised platform at the back. Several people are visible in the audience, so the count is 21-100.2014-10-11October 11 20142014-10-11