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January 03 20152015-01-03A homa ritual in progress at a brick fire pit lined with yellow-ochre bricks, with a small flame and smoke rising from the ash. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and gold necklaces sits with palms pressed together in prayer before a microphone stand, a book open beside him. Beside him, a second priest in orange-saffron cloth and a rudraksha-style bead mala sits with hands clasped. Offerings sit on brass plates, including a plate of flowers, a bowl of kumkum, a brass oil lamp with a flame, and a bundle of wooden sticks. Behind them, a deity murti is draped with red and white garlands.2011-11-29A homa fire ritual in a dim hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a white forehead mark and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, sits behind a brick fire pit feeding flames with an offering. A microphone stands beside him. A second man in orange cloth and beads sits behind him. Brass bowls of flowers and fruit, a silver jug and a kalasha sit at the left and front, with a garland-draped deity murti at the upper right.2011-11-29A brick-built fire pit with a bright open flame burns in the foreground during a homa. Behind it a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala and sandalwood-marked forehead, sits before a microphone stand, eyes lowered, hands near the fire. To his left a second priest in orange-red cloth with a beaded necklace sits in smoke, and a brass tray of flower petals rests nearby. A gold-clad deity murti or ornament is visible at the right edge against a dark orange wall. A printed sign hangs on the upper left wall.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29A night-time homa at a wooden fire pit with a large, bright flame. A man in a white dhoti with a green turban pours offerings from a steel bowl into the fire. Around him, priests in white and orange-red cloths wear rudraksha malas, and one bald priest has a white tilak on his forehead. A green-clad figure stands at the right edge, and brass offerings and a plantain leaf sit nearby. No one is clearly identified as a person by appearance cues.2015-01-04November 29 20112011-11-29A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit set on a tiled floor in front of a red wall. Two men sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar. The man on the left is bare-chested in a white dhoti with a yellow-and-gold border, wears a yellow flower garland and gold ornaments, and has white ash markings on his arms and forehead. The man on the right wears an orange saffron shawl with gold border and a rudraksha mala, and has a white forehead marking with a red-and-yellow tilak. Flowers and petals decorate the bricks, and a brass vessel rests near the flames. No printed name is visible in the scene.2015-11-28 +1 copiesOctober 11 20142014-10-11October 12 20152015-10-12May 28 20132013-05-28February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copies