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Night-time homa ceremony under a decorated canopy hung with green and orange paper and banana leaves. At the centre, a figure in orange robes with an orange head covering and beaded malas stands over a fire pit, holding a green cloth over the smoke. Around the fire, seated people in orange robes and malas receive offerings from brass vessels and bowls of flowers and food. Two standing men in white with yellow shawls assist at the side, and a brass lamp and offering trays sit on a table at right. Visible people include about a dozen seated devotees and several standing attendants.

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A night-time homa ceremony under a canopy decorated with green, orange and blue ribbons and banana leaves. In the centre, a bald elder in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside a yagna pit, with a green and gold cloth draped over a raised area. Two young boys in white with yellow shawls and malas stand to the right, and a seated man in orange with a beard and mala sits at the fire area, with other devotees in orange seated around the offerings. Brass lamps, flower-strewn platters, fruit and food offerings lie on the white-covered table, and smoke rises from the fire.2009-09-26A night-time homa at a fire pit under a decorated canopy strung with mango leaves and banana plants. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged around the fire, one tending it with ladles and a long stick while smoke rises. A standing priest in orange with a red head covering and beaded necklaces holds a ritual item near the pit. 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Several white-clad and yellow-scarfed attendants stand in the background, and a woman in a light yellow garment sits at the left edge.2009-09-26A night homa ceremony under a canopy decorated with orange and green streamers. A standing man in orange robes and a matching orange head wrap, with a garland around his neck and glasses, holds a metal plate of burning camphor flame toward the fire pit. Smoke rises from a square fire pit with a black interior, surrounded by brass vessels, flower garlands and offering plates. Several people in orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground a young man in white with a yellow shawl sits beside a red-wrapped figure. Decorated kalashas with pink flowers and mango leaves stand at left on a green banana leaf, and a small blue book lies on the floor.2009-09-25 +1 copiesNight-time homa ritual under a decorated canopy with orange, green and blue paper-fringed panels and banana-leaf festoons. 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Several other participants are in saffron and white.2009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26A fire ritual at a homa pit inside a decorated pandal with hanging orange and green paper ornaments and banana leaves. Smoke and flames rise from the fire pit at center, where a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala performs the offering. Several people in orange clothing sit around the fire, some with hands folded, and a man in a yellow shirt sits at right beside a silver-and-gold deity murti dressed in white and flowers. Brass kalashas wrapped in netting sit on a green leaf table with fruit, sweets and marigolds, and a brass oil lamp stands at left.2009-09-25September 26 20092009-09-26Night outdoor homa at a canopied ritual area strung with mango leaves and orange-and-green bunting. A bald priest in an orange-saffron robe and orange head covering stands at the centre, pouring yellow flower petals or grains from a brass plate over a fire pit. Beside him, two young men in white dhotis and yellow shawls hold brass plates of offerings. On the left, seated priests in orange robes with rudraksha malas perform the rite with folded hands. Brass lamps, banana plants and fruit offerings surround the altar. A child's head is visible in the lower foreground.2009-09-26