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Night-time homa scene at a temple courtyard with a square brick fire pit in the foreground, filled with lit embers and surrounded by offerings: silver bowls, banana leaves, fruits, flower petals and a small oil lamp. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head kneels at the fire pit, while two women in red and maroon silk saris with white jasmine garlands sit beside him holding flowers and offerings. A third woman in a maroon sari sits behind them. In the background, a priest in white stands near a red-and-white striped wall, and several women in white saris stand at the left. On the right, a decorated golden throne-like seat is adorned with garlands and a deity murti draped in colourful flowers.

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Night-time homa at an outdoor temple courtyard. A shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl sits at a square brick fire pit, while three women in red and maroon silk saris with white flower garlands sit beside him; one holds a flame lamp and offerings. Behind them, several women in white saris stand and watch, and a man in white stands near a hedge. Brass vessels, plantain leaves, fruit and scattered petals lie on the floor. To the right, a decorated palanquin or throne with a pink cloth and marigold garlands. A red wall with a sign reading Sri Anjaneya Temple behind.2011-12-31October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOutdoor homa ceremony at dusk under a pandal of palm fronds and green leaves. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark pours offerings into a square fire pit (kunda) filled with smoke. A standing man in red-brown dhoti with a bare torso and gold chain holds a plate of offerings. Behind them devotees in white and orange shawls stand with hands folded, a small child among them, and a camera on a tripod records. A deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a golden crown sits at right, beside a kalasha, fruit, a brass oil lamp and bowls of offerings. Musicians in white sit on a platform in the background.2012-10-18February 11 20072007-02-11A homa is performed under a corrugated roof in an orange-walled hall. A priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a bare upper body stands at right, holding a green leaf or ladle over a square fire pit built of yellow-gold bricks with a burning flame. Two seated devotees in the foreground, a woman in a maroon sari and a man in grey clothes, sit with palms pressed together, flower garlands around their necks. Other seated devotees sit in the background. Brass bowls of rice, dal, sweets and fruit sit on orange cloth, and brass kalashas with mango leaves stand at right near a deity murti decorated with garlands. An empty gold-and-red throne stands behind the fire pit.2010-12-26Night-time ritual inside a decorated pandal before a large row of goddess murtis with silver halo arches, a lion mount and a central Durga-style figure with multiple arms. In the foreground a white-clad priest with shaved head and gold necklace pours liquid from a vessel onto a square white altar with a dark water-filled basin, while a second priest in white dhoti and shawl raises an arm above. A third priest kneels at right holding a brass bowl and lamp. Brass lamps, bells and small vessels sit on the altar, strewn with flower petals. Women in red and orange saris sit behind, and string lights glow at left.2010-10-16May 10 20172017-05-10A wedding ritual homa at an indoor ceremony hall with white and pink curtains and hanging floral decor. A bare-chested priest in a green-and-gold dhoti kneels at a square fire pit, pouring offerings while flames rise from the wooden-brick fire. A bride in an orange silk sari with a white and pink garland and gold bangles stands with hands folded in namaskar, while a groom in white dhoti and shawl with a garland pours grain into the fire. Relatives in saris, dhotis and white shirts stand around, including an older man in a white dhoti. A brass oil lamp with a lit wick, kalasha pots, marigold and rose petals and fruit sit on the floor, with a watermarked photograph credit visible in the image.2013-09-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOutdoor evening homa at a brick fire pit, with a bright fire burning inside the low rectangular brick enclosure. Several women in white and cream sarees stand in a line along the pit, holding small plates of offerings and flower petals that they are placing into the flames. One woman in a pink saree with a white blouse stands in the middle of the group, and a woman in a red-bordered white saree holds a metal plate at the right edge. Scattered petals and papers lie around the fire, with a white canopy and tent poles in the dim background.2006-12-17March 10 20132013-03-10September 16 20132013-09-16