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February 09 2012

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A fire ritual at a brick homa altar. A flame rises from a stack of yellow bricks dusted with white ash, with marigold petals and green leaves scattered on top. A person in a white garment with a gold border pours or throws grains from a silver bowl with a long-handled ladle, grains flying through the air. Silver vessels, a silver kalasha-style pot, a silver spouted ladle and small cups sit in front of the altar. A red wall and a carved wooden door are behind. A person in white dhoti stands at the right edge and a bare arm with a red thread and bangles is visible at left. No swami is visible.2015-11-28January 04 20152015-01-04Close view of a homa fire built on stacked yellow-orange and reddish bricks, with bright orange flames rising from offerings wrapped in white cloth. A hand in a gold bangle holds a polished silver ceremonial vessel with a long handle and decorated lid, pouring or offering into the fire. A plain silver bowl sits on the bricks at right, and a red cloth lies on the ground at left. No people's faces are visible; only the hand and forearm of the officiant are shown.2014-01-11A close photograph of a homa fire pit built of stacked red-brick blocks dusted with white powder and marked with red kumkum and coloured patterns. A bright flame rises from the centre, and a hand in the upper right, wearing a bangle, pours a liquid from a long golden ladle into the fire. A large polished brass or silver bowl sits on the right, a small metal kalasha-style pot lies in front, and blurred brass oil lamps frame the foreground. No people are fully visible beyond the hand.2015-07-09 +3 copiesA brass ladle with a twisted handle is dipped into a brass bowl set on a stone or brick platform beside a flaming fire pit, with smoke rising. Marigold and pink flower petals are scattered on a yellow-wrapped wooden surface. A person in white ritual clothes with orange-bordered cloth is partially visible, seated and pouring liquid into the bowl for a homa-type fire ritual. No face is visible.2016-11-23A homa fire burns in a raised golden-brown wooden fire pit in an outdoor temple setting. Tall orange flames rise from the pit, with a silver ladle and copper and silver vessels set beside it. A partially visible person in a pale garment sits at the left edge, with hands extended toward the fire and bangles on the wrists. Behind the fire stands a temple structure with golden lion figures on a colourful tiered base, flanked by red and white brick walls. Small pots, a brass bowl and a microphone with cables sit on the stone floor in the foreground.2015-01-04November 29 20112011-11-29A large fire blazes from a square brick-and-white-plastered homa pit at dusk. A priest in white clothing, with a bangle on the wrist, reaches in with a long-handled metal ladle held over a copper or brass bowl containing offerings. Behind the pit, several seated men in white dhotis and shirts play drums, and a woman in a gold-bordered sari stands at the right edge. Brass vessels, a red cloth and fruit lie on the ground near the fire. Scattered figures stand in the background. The scene shows a homa ritual in an outdoor courtyard.2011-12-31December 05 20162016-12-05A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border sits cross-legged beside a brick fire pit (homa/yagna) with bright flames. He wears a heavy gold necklace and a gold pendant, holds a ladle over the fire in one hand, and reads from an open book on a stand with a microphone. Behind him stands a wooden cart, and to the right are trays of red chillies, fruit and other offerings.2011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31November 10 20112011-11-10