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November 06 20112011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06July 17 20152015-07-17A photograph of a ritual homa at an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a saffron border tends a flaming fire pit ringed by golden-yellow bricks and offerings. Four devotees sit on an orange and blue mat: a woman in a maroon sari with white jasmine garland and red flowers, a bald man in grey shirt and white garland, a woman in red and green sari, and a man in white with a garland. A gold-framed throne stands empty to the right and a red chair to the left. A framed photo panel hangs on the wall behind them, and two women in white stand near a doorway.2010-12-23March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesNovember 06 20112011-11-06A homa fire ritual in a hall with orange-painted walls and an orange floor cloth. A square yellow brick fire pit holds a bright flame at the centre. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured yellow silk border, wearing a long beaded necklace, sits at right beside the fire, holding a ritual item and reaching toward offerings. Around the fire, a woman in an orange and green sari sits with palms together, and several men in white kurtas and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, watching. Bowls of fruit, flowers, grains, pappadums and food are arranged on plates and steel dishes. Behind them, a figure in an orange robe and a man in orange sit near a red and gold throne-like seat. A microphone stands near the priest. Several people are visible, and a steel cooking vessel sits in the foreground.2011-11-06Night photograph of a homa at an open-air ritual space. A fire burns in a rectangular fire pit at centre-left, with brick-like blocks around it. A woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a plantain-leaf offering. Beside her, a figure in orange with a mala and forehead markings sits near a brass plate. A young person in orange kneels and holds a small item near a decorated tray with fruit, flowers, a kalasha-like cone and red garlands. On the right, two boys stand bare-chested in white dhoti-style cloth, one bending toward the tray. Seated devotees in white clothing and white headwraps fill the background, and a potted plant sits at left.2017-02-15A homa is being performed in a temple hall with orange walls and orange floor cloths. At the centre, a square brick fire pit holds a burning fire, and a priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged tending it while another priest with a shaved head and white shawl sits beside him. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey shirt with a white flower garland and a woman in a dark red outfit sit on the orange cloth watching. On the right, a row of deity murtis are decorated with white and yellow garlands, with brass kalashas and offerings on silver trays in front. A carved golden chair stands empty at left, and a few more people in white and orange clothes stand in the background.2010-12-23