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Night-time fire ritual outdoors: a large flame rises from a homa fire pit built of stacked bricks or blocks, with a copper vessel and wooden sticks nearby. Two priests sit on a cloth-covered floor: on the left a bare-chested man wearing a red shawl over his shoulder, white dhoti, and white markings on his chest and arms; on the right a man in a green turban, white-and-green checked cloth and bare torso, pouring offerings near the fire. In front of the fire lies a tray of rose petals, with bananas, apples and brass vessels. A decorated shrine with marigold garlands and flower offerings stands to the left. Burning lamps and flower garlands surround the ritual space. Ritual homa or yagna scene. a person is not visibly present in this image.2016-06-19June 19 20162016-06-19June 19 20162016-06-19June 19 20162016-06-19A night-time outdoor homa beside water, with a large fire burning in a brick-lined fire pit. A bare-chested man in a red cloth draped over his shoulder sits cross-legged at left, with white sacred markings on his arms. A standing man in a white dhoti with a red border stands behind the fire with arms folded and gazes upward. At right, a woman in a green head cloth and white sari sits beside the fire tending it. Offerings include a plate of bananas, apples and oranges, pink and white flower petals on a cloth, brass pots, and a decorated deity murti with marigold garlands and a kalasha-style arrangement at left. Lights glow across the water in the background.2016-06-19June 19 20162016-06-19Night outdoor fire ritual. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis sit cross-legged behind a flaming homa fire pit decorated with coloured rangoli-style powder designs. The man on the right wears a green turban and a beaded necklace and has his hands folded, eyes closed. The man on the left, in a white shawl, sits beside him. Bananas, marigolds, flower garlands, brass vessels and clay pots surround the fire, and dried sticks lie on a woven basket. Behind them, other people in white and saffron-coloured clothing are seated and standing in the background near a red structure and a garlanded deity murti.2016-06-19 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual at night in a courtyard. A central fire blazes in a brick fire pit, and a priest bare-chested in a white dhoti with a red turban pours offerings into it from a brass vessel. Around the pit are marigold garlands, bowls of fruit, apples, brass vessels and kalasha pots draped in cloth. Several men sit on mats in white dhotis and rudraksha malas, and one man in saffron clothing is at the right edge. A man in the foreground with his back to the camera wears a rudraksha mala. Floral decorations and fruit offerings cover the ground around the fire.2016-08-05August 05 20162016-08-05June 23 20172017-06-23Photo 11728697 +2 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual at night. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged before a large flame rising from a fire pit built of wooden blocks, offering into the fire with a small vessel in his hand. A second figure in the foreground, wearing a yellow-green cloth draped over the shoulder, sits with back to the camera facing the fire. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, and baskets of yellow marigold garlands are arranged around the fire, along with red flower offerings on the wooden blocks and a small oil lamp at the lower left. Homa or yagna fire ritual.2018-01-05