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A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit on the left of an indoor hall with orange floor mats. A person in a red and green sari kneels and bows forward with forehead to the floor beside a second person in white dhoti and shawl, also prostrating. Brass pots with mango leaves and coconuts, metal plates of rice, yellow flowers and small brass lamps sit on silver-edged platforms. On the right, deity murtis are dressed with white jasmine garlands and red flowers before blue and pink cloth. Behind, a gold ornate chair and several people in white and sari stand watching. Mustard-yellow and rice offerings are arranged in metal bowls at the front.

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A homa is being performed in a temple hall with a brick fire pit where a flame burns. A man in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a sacred thread, hands folded in prayer, sits behind the fire on a low seat. Beside him a bald man in white with a beaded necklace sits. On the left, a bald man in white with a garland and a woman in a green sari with a red border and gold bangles sit on mats with hands joined. In the foreground, a man in grey kurta with a flower garland and a woman in purple sit facing the fire. Offerings of oil lamps, brass plates of rice and sweets, and a kalasha-like vessel lie on orange cloth. Behind them, deity murtis in bright garlands and a golden throne-like seat stand in the hall, with drummers at the back.2010-12-26A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof. A fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit at centre, surrounded by orange cloth, bowls of grain and rice, and brass kalasha pots with mango leaves and flowers. A woman in a maroon sari with a white flower garland sits with hands raised in prayer, and beside her a man in a light grey kurta and white garland kneels with hands folded. Behind them, a priest in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands near a gold and red throne, and several people in white clothes stand or sit along the wall. On the right, decorated deity murtis draped in orange and garlanded with white flowers are arranged on a platform.2010-12-26December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A woman in a maroon sari with a yellow blouse kneels and bows forward, forehead to an orange cloth spread on the floor. A bald man in a grey-blue kurta with a white flower garland stands bent over beside her, one hand extended toward the cloth. Beside them a brick fire pit burns with a visible flame, and steel bowls hold rice, yellow pongal-style rice, lentils and white grains. Flower petals are scattered on the cloth, and a yellow cushion lies at the woman's side. Behind them, seated devotees in white and a figure in a red top are partly visible. This appears to be a homa or yagna offering with padapuja-style prostration.2010-12-26Indoor temple-hall ritual scene with a brick-lined fire pit (homa/yagna) burning at left, surrounded by steel bowls of rice, grain and offerings on an orange cloth. A man in a grey shirt lies prostrate in the foreground with a white flower garland, and another person in a red garment bows low near the fire. Along the right, several deity murtis dressed in orange and saffron silks, with white jasmine garlands, red flowers and ornate headpieces stand on a silver-covered platform beside brass kalashas and pots with green leaves. Two gilded thrones with red cushions stand in the background, and a priest in white dhoti and shawl and other attendants in white move through the orange-walled room.2010-12-26July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesDecember 23 20102010-12-23Photo of a ritual inside a covered open-sided hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A bare-chested devotee in white dhoti with a gold-beaded mala prostrates on an orange mat before a golden kalasha-filled arrangement with green coconut tops. A standing priest in white with a gold waist cord holds a tray. On the left, a man in saffron robes and a beaded necklace holds a plate with a yellow offering. Several seated women in saris and devotees sit behind. Ornate gold chairs and a decorated throne stand at the back, and a richly dressed deity murti with flower garlands is at right. Around 20 people visible.2010-12-23November 12 20102010-11-12December 23 20102010-12-23Indoor ritual hall decorated with white cloth, green leaf festoons and lamps, with a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a gold canopy and umbrellas. A fire pit lined with yellow-painted bricks sits at centre with brass and silver ritual vessels, flowers and a kalasha in front. A priest in white dhoti kneels at left beside a richly garlanded deity murti on a decorated stand. Several seated devotees in saffron and maroon garments sit with palms joined, and a standing attendant wears white cloth. The scene looks like a homa or puja in progress.2015-10-21 +1 copies