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Night photo of a homa fire ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a red floor. A priest in white dhoti with an orange-yellow shawl pours offerings from a silver plate into a square wooden fire pit with flames. Beside him a bare-chested priest with an orange turban holds a sacred item, and a third priest in white stands with hands folded. A sprawling deity murti stands in an ornate shrine with garlands and a kalasha, and strings of orange lanterns hang overhead. Seated devotees on the left chant with bells and cymbals, and fruits and offerings sit on plates in the foreground.

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December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A night fire ritual at an open-sided temple hall. In the centre, a square wooden homa fire pit with bright flames and offerings is tended by priests. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron waist cloth raises a ritual implement toward the fire, while a priest in white dhoti with an orange turban and another in white dhoti and saffron shawl stand beside a silver tray of offerings. On the left, seated men in white dhotis play a musical instrument and sit with folded hands among devotees. On the right, a deity murti stands in a shrine decorated with fresh garlands, and a decorated kalasha with marigold garlands sits near brass lamps. Coloured cloth tassels and string lights hang from the roof, and a digital clock on the wall reads 11:33.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A temple homa in progress inside an open pavilion. Three priests stand at a tiered yagna fire pit with flames rising, two holding up a brass plate of offerings and a flower-decked kalasha-like vessel above their heads. The priests wear white dhotis with orange borders, one bare-chested with an orange turban and rudraksha mala. Behind the fire, a decorated deity murti sits amid marigold garlands on a raised altar, with hanging coloured tassels overhead. On the left, musicians play a wind instrument and sing into a microphone while seated devotees watch. Brass lamps and offering plates surround the fire pit.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07Night ritual at a covered temple-style hall: a fire pit with flames at centre foreground, with several priests in white dhotis, one bare-chested priest holding a tray of offerings aloft and another raising a ceremonial lamp. A decorated deity murti sits on a flower-garlanded palanquin at right, with hanging red and white tassels and small lamps overhead. Seated musicians or chanters at left, some with bare chests, and a crowd of devotees with raised hands fills the background. Red carpeting, flower petals on the floor and a fire-pit homa are visible. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07