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October 19 20152015-10-19February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual at night in a temple-like room with red walls. At the centre, a shirtless man with a red turban, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, wearing a yellow shawl, holds an offering above a large blazing fire pit set on stacked bricks with flower garlands and offerings beside it. To the left, a man in a dark brown garment with a garland and gold necklace sits with a metal vessel, and a shirtless attendant in a white dhoti stands at right with a garland and a metal bowl. A fan and a metal cabinet appear behind them.2016-03-06 +1 copiesA homa is performed at a brick fire pit with a bright flame and rising smoke. A central figure in a pink turban, large wooden or bead malas, a long necklace and a dark patterned shawl over bare shoulders extends his hands toward the fire, with a copper bowl placed beside the pit. Around him, several white-clad attendants sit, some wearing orange or saffron shawls, and one wears a rudraksha mala. Seated devotees in white clothing watch in a warmly lit hall.2015-07-09 +2 copiesAugust 05 20162016-08-05A homa fire ritual at a square orange-brick fire pit with tall flames. A man in an orange-red turban, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, wearing an orange-red shawl, leans over the fire and places an offering with his right hand. Behind him a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits holding a brass ladle over a brass bowl. Brass oil lamps, a basket, banana leaves and metal plates of offerings lie on mats around the pit. Seated people in white and orange robes with garlands are visible in the background.2015-10-12March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesOctober 12 20152015-10-12October 12 20152015-10-12A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a hall. A standing-height fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit decorated with white patterns. A man in a rust-red turban with a small gold ornament, rust-red and gold robe, multiple gold and dark bead malas, and glasses kneels at the fire, hand extended toward the flames. Beside him, a young assistant in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits near a copper bowl and ladle. Behind them, people in white clothes sit on chairs.2015-10-12A seated priest in orange-red robes and a matching orange turban performs a homa beside a sunken square fire pit with bright flames, marigold-yellow and white floral garlands, and brass vessels with offerings on a blue-and-red cloth. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a large gold ornament, reads from an open book, and has white tilak marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him, several figures in orange sit in the dim hall, and at right a young man in white dhoti with a gold-and-rudraksha necklace sits by the offerings. A tray of banana-like fruit and a basket of dried sticks sit nearby.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18