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A ritual yagna at an outdoor temple setting, with a brick fire pit in the foreground burning with a flame and surrounded by offerings, flower petals and small brass vessels. Behind it stands a tiered, painted wooden altar decorated with lion figures, a cobra-hooded base, marigold garlands and pink flowers, flanked by small carved deity figures. A man in a white kurta with a red shawl stands at the centre holding a small object with hands folded. To the right, a person in an orange robe with a saffron-coloured wrap carries a plate, while others in white dhotis and red-banded white garments stand nearby. A bare-chested man with a pink headcloth and rudraksha garlands kneels at the left edge, hands joined. Ornate temple carvings and a deity figure in green and gold appear in the background.

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A homa ritual in an outdoor temple setting with a lit fire pit of stacked bricks and marigold petals in the foreground. Behind it, a decorated altar with a multicoloured serpent-based base, lion figures and garlands holds offerings. A man in a white shirt with a red sash stands at centre, flanked by priests: one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti, another in saffron robes holding an offering basket. A seated priest in white dhoti with a pink head cloth tends the fire. Behind, large painted deity statues and ornate gold-and-black shrines frame the scene. Several people in white and saffron stand around the altar.2016-06-30June 30 20162016-06-30A ritual homa at an outdoor ceremony under a decorated pavilion with ornate golden deity shrines behind. A woman in white clothing with a red sash stands at a tiered ceremonial altar of painted wood topped with ganesha figures, lion-supported steps and a carved cobra base, decorated with red and pink flowers and garlands. Near the altar, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red sash pours from a vessel, and a man in white holds a tray. Beside them, a man in an orange robe with a shoulder sash stands with his back to the camera. In the foreground, men in white and saffron dhotis and garlands sit on green mats around a brick fire pit where flames rise above offerings of flowers and ritual vessels. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures on the edges.2016-06-30June 30 20162016-06-30July 17 20152015-07-17A homa is performed at a brick fire pit under a white tent, with a large flame rising from the bricks decorated with marigold garlands. A bald priest with a bare chest and a saffron-brown shawl sits cross-legged at the fire, with a red-and-gold sash and beaded necklaces. A man in a patterned saffron-and-gold garment on the right ladles offerings into the fire. Several people in white and saffron dress stand and sit around, including a woman in a white sari and a man in white with a saffron shawl who bows over an altar of flowers. Brass lamps, a kalasha, and a colourful striped cloth lie nearby, with a deity image on a red backdrop in the background.2015-07-17A homa fire ceremony inside a hall with white draped cloth overhead and a decorated shrine behind. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with flowers and marigold garlands, with brass vessels and a plate beside it. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head sits at the fire, holding a flower-garlanded object, wearing an orange-red shawl. A man in white with an orange-red shawl stands with palms pressed together. Women in white saris with gold borders and orange-red shawls assist at the left, and a seated woman in a red-and-gold sari extends her hand toward the fire at lower right. Many seated devotees fill the background, and a deity murti sits in an arched shrine.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 04 20162016-07-04A photograph of a sacred fire ritual inside a richly decorated Hindu temple hall with pink and silver shrine alcoves holding deity murtis. A large blazing homa fire rises from a stacked brick fire pit topped with a tiered ornate golden altar, decorated with red flowers. On the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a saffron-coloured shawl and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, beside a standing man in white dhoti with a saffron sash and a yellow-brown headwrap seated near him. On the right, a young man in white dhoti and purple-striped sash bends forward tending the fire. Seated devotees in white and orange clothes watch in the background, and green mats cover the floor.2016-07-02February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a night homa in a decorated tent hall. A large fire burns in a brick fire pit, its stepped brick base decorated with flowers, with a tiered ornate shrine behind it. Several men in white dhotis sit cross-legged around the fire, one bare-chested with a sacred thread, and one in an orange wrap and white dhoti stands at the right. Brass pots, bowls, flowers and a basket of grains sit on the ground in front, with microphones on stands near the men. Illuminated golden shrines with deity murti line the back of the hall, with colourful hanging tassels above. Several people in white and a few in red and orange sit in the background, with a few other figures standing nearby.2016-07-04