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Night-time homa at an open-air temple pavilion under a white canopy. A priest in orange robes and an orange turban stands at a yellow fire pit, smoke and flames rising from the offering fire, with brass vessels and flower garlands at its base. Beside the fire, a bearded man in orange robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklace sits on a red-cushioned chair, with a microphone stand nearby, while two women in saffron-toned saris sit on a striped floor mat to the right. A dark stone deity murti draped in flower garlands stands in the foreground, and a shrine with gold-framed deities in red drapery is visible behind. The seated bearded man with rudraksha and gold necklace matches the a person cues, but appearance alone is not conclusive. Visible people: about four.

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Night-time homa at an outdoor temple courtyard under a white canopy. A priest in orange robes and an orange turban stands at left tending a golden fire pit with flames and smoke rising. Another priest in orange kneels beside the fire, and a young assistant in orange leans in to add offerings from a brass vessel. Seated at right on a red-cushioned chair before a microphone, a figure in red-orange robes and rudraksha beads, with long hair, sits near the fire. Behind them stand a dark stone deity murti, a golden shrine arch with a draped red backdrop and seated deity images, and striped woven mats cover the floor. Garlands of white and red flowers and brass lamps lie in the foreground.2017-09-17A photograph of an outdoor-style temple hall under a white canopy at night. In the foreground a yellow-and-gold fire pit blazes with smoke rising, and a priest in saffron robes and an orange turban stands beside it, tending the homa. Behind him, a seated man in saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits on a red-cushioned chair before a microphone, with a second saffron-clad figure at the right edge. Offerings of flower garlands, a green-and-white bundle, pink petals, brass lamps and a kalasha sit on striped mats. Dark deity murtis draped with garlands stand near the fire, and a golden shrine with ornate deity images decorates the back wall.2017-09-17October 10 20172017-10-10 +1 copiesA night-time homa at an open-sided temple pavilion. Two saffron-robed priests tend a large golden fire pit, one in an orange turban and a rudraksha mala pouring offerings while flames rise and smoke drifts. A garland of white and red flowers and a brass lamp sit at the pit's base. Behind them a black stone deity murti stands beside a shrine with a seated deity figure framed in red and gold drapery. On a striped floor cloth, a seated man in saffron with a long rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace sits on a red throne-like chair before a microphone, while several women in saffron sit to the right. a person is seated on the throne, attended by priests performing the fire ritual.2017-09-17A night-time homa at a pavilion with a striped multicolour cloth floor and white canopy. In the foreground a tiered wooden fire altar with a bright flame is ringed by white rangoli lines and pink flower petals, with a silver bowl and marigold garlands at its edges. A priest in orange robes stands at right, holding a flame-related ritual implement over the fire, with a bare-chested assistant nearby. Behind, a line of seated and standing devotees in saffron and orange clothes watch. At left a figure in a red-cushioned golden throne wears orange robes, a gold necklace and a mala, beside a pedestal fan. At right stands a gilded shrine with deity murtis draped in flower garlands, under a glowing light.2017-08-02 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple-style open hall at night. A fire burns in a square golden fire pit with smoke rising. Several saffron-robed sannyasis in orange and red clothing stand around it; one holds a bowl and flowers, another in an orange turban stands at the fire. Garlands of red and white flowers and brass vessels sit on the striped floor cloth. On the right a figure in orange clothing with a gold necklace sits on a red seat before a microphone stand. Behind them, a shrine with a deity murti and decorated arches, and a dark stone statue with flower garlands.2017-09-17September 17 20172017-09-17September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10August 02 20172017-08-02