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March 15 20202020-03-15Photo 11728697A homa fire burns in a square yellow-brick fire pit decorated with red flower petals and white powder. A priest bare-chested with a yellow turban and gold beaded necklace pours an offering from a ladle-like vessel into the flames. Beside him a second man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth and gold beaded necklace tends a tray of wood and offerings. Marigold garlands, oranges, bananas and flowers lie nearby; a heavy wooden door with brass studs stands behind.2017-04-06March 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesMarch 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesNight-time homa at a temple-style setting: a fire burns in a square fire pit built from tiered bricks decorated with white kolam-style rangoli and marigold garlands. Three priests sit on striped mats around it; the front priest in a saffron-and-yellow shawl over bare shoulders wears rudraksha-style beads, and another in orange shawl and white dhoti sits nearby. A brass kalasha, flowers, fruit and a banana leaf with offerings lie beside the fire, and a silver plate and brass vessels sit in the foreground. Several people sit in the background, with floor scattered with marigold petals.2016-03-06 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20172017-09-27 +2 copiesA homa is performed at a brick fire pit in a temple-like hall. Three priests sit on a striped mat around the burning fire: the man on the left wears a red-and-pink turban, a red-orange rudraksha-style mala, and a white dhoti, and he is feeding items from a woven basket; the man in the centre sits in white with a white shawl and a bead necklace; the man on the right wears a white dhoti, an orange-gold cloth and a bead garland, holding a small item over the flames. A fourth person in white dhoti and white kurta stands in a doorway behind them. Flowers, a brass vessel of ghee, and yellow marigold garlands surround the fire.2016-08-05March 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesFour men sit cross-legged around a burning fire pit during a homa at a temple doorway. The fire rises from a brick-and-clay altar decorated with white patterns, red offerings and fruit. The man on the left is bare-chested with a red-and-orange head wrap and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a ladle. Two others wear white dhotis, one with an orange shawl, and one has a white shawl and a vertical tilak on his forehead. A dark wooden door with metal studs stands behind them, with brass vessels, flowers and banana leaves in the foreground.2017-02-26June 19 20162016-06-19