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July 05 20012001-07-05Photograph of a bald, bare-chested priest in a flowing saffron-orange cloth sitting on an animal-skin seat, one arm extended over a brick fire pit (homa/yagna) with a fire burning inside. Behind the pit stand a central framed photo portrait of a bearded saint in a white garment with garland and a smaller portrait of a robed woman, all garlanded with white and red flowers, plus a patterned draped backdrop. A small brass kalasha, a bell, and a platter of fruit sit nearby. A figure in dark clothing is partly visible at left. a person cues are absent: the seated priest has a shaved head and a plain white forehead mark, with no long hair, crown or turban; identity is not asserted.2001-07-052002 - Beautiful PicturesJuly 05 20012001-07-05 +1 copiesA thatched open-sided pavilion holds a brick fire pit (homa kund) sending up smoke. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe, with a shaved head and tilak, leads the ritual, holding a flower-decked object and a small bell toward the flames. To the left, a shirtless man in a white dhoti with a red rudraksha-style mala stands watching. Behind the fire, a draped pink-patterned backdrop frames three framed portraits garlanded with flowers, and a decorated altar with brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sits to the right. Fruit, coconuts, and flower offerings lie on the ground in front, and a small brass vessel rests near the fire pit.2001-07-05A photograph of a homa or fire ritual at a brick-lined fire pit. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron cloth, bare-chested, sits cross-legged at left and feeds offerings into the flames with his right hand. Behind the fire pit stands a decorated altar with a red and gold deity murti garlanded with white and pink flowers. Three framed portraits hang behind on a floral cloth, each garlanded with white flower strings. Brass lamps and a flower-covered offering table appear at right, and flower petals are scattered on the ground. The man's appearance does not clearly match the page's a person claim, so he is described by role only.A seated priest in orange robes and an orange head cloth pours ghee from a metal ladle into a fire on a homa pit, with flames and smoke rising. Before him, a white stepped platform is decorated with marigold garlands, red flowers, bananas, pineapples, apples, plates of sweets and a kalasha. Behind, a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes is garlanded with yellow and red flowers and set before a green cloth, with brass oil lamps flanking the altar. The setting is a plain whitewashed hall with a striped woven mat on the floor.2007-09-30September 30 20072007-09-30A photograph of a homa at a square brick fire pit with burning flames and ash. A shaved-headed priest in orange robes and rudraksha mala bends over the fire, placing offerings, while another orange-clad person's hands hold papers at the right edge. Small brass bowls holding turmeric, kumkum, vermilion and flower petals sit around the pit, with a brass lamp, a kalasha-style vessel and bananas nearby. Two garlanded ceremonial objects decorated with white and yellow flowers stand on blue cloth in the background, beside a golden throne-like seat.2016-09-05A photograph of a homa or yagna in a tent-like ritual enclosure. A shaved-headed priest in orange saffron robes and a gold-bead necklace leans over a square brick fire pit, holding a silver tray with flower petals and a blue cloth. Flames rise from the pit, with coconuts wrapped in marigold garlands and red cloth placed around its edges. A brass lamp stands in the foreground, with steel plates, bowls and small offerings nearby.2013-02-07A photograph of a homa at an outdoor altar. A shaved-headed priest in an orange cloth sits at left, reaching toward a brick fire pit where a fire burns and offerings of fruit and flowers are being fed in. Three framed portraits with white and red flower garlands hang on a pink patterned backdrop above a decorated table; the portraits show a man in a turban and two women, and are not individually identified here. Brass lamps, a metal pot, flower petals and banana and fruit offerings surround the fire.2001-07-05A photograph of a homa ritual inside a hall. Two priests in saffron-orange robes sit before a brick-built fire pit whose top is strewn with marigold petals, red flowers and fresh leaves. The priest at centre holds a brass plate of offerings and sticks over the pit. The priest at left, with bangles on his wrist, sits beside silver vessels, a bowl of fruit with oranges, flower garlands and a purple cloth bundle. At right a drummer in white clothes plays a drum, and a brass oil lamp stands nearby. Behind them a backdrop shows a deity murti in red and teal draping, with a rows of small oil lamps in the foreground. Two priests visible, plus one drummer and one partly visible person at the right edge.2007-12-30