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July 05 20202020-07-05A homa fire pit lined with pale brick and dusted with white powder, with flames rising from logs and a heap of bananas, pineapple, watermelon, citrus and grapes placed beside it as offerings. A man in a saffron-orange cloth, with a rudraksha mala and beaded necklace, reaches toward the fire while a second person in orange, seen from behind with a sacred thread, stands at right. Behind them stand golden deity murti and a golden bull figure draped in a purple cloth, with rice in a brass dish and a lamp on the left and an ornate golden shrine background.2020-07-05A photo of a ritual at a temple-like hall. A shirtless man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with rudraksha beads on his arm and neck, arranges garlands of pink and yellow flowers over a heap of fruit including green grapes, bananas and a pineapple on the stone steps. To the left, a fire blazes beside the offering, and behind are gold and red ceremonial decorations. The scene suggests a homa or puja offering; the man's face is not visible.2020-07-05A homa fire blazes at left on a stone altar piled with bananas, grapes, pineapple and other fruit. Two figures in saffron-orange cloth lean over the altar from the right; the nearer one, with long dark hair and bare upper body, pours or offers from a brass vessel, while another figure in orange stands behind. Behind the altar stand a golden bull (Nandi) statue and a golden deity murti in ornate jewellery, with red, green and yellow decorated pillars framing the shrine.2020-07-05A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple setting. A priest seen from behind, bare-backed, wears an orange turban, orange shawl and orange-and-black striped cloth at the waist, with white ceremonial markings on his upper back and arm. He holds a brass vessel over a blazing fire pit lined with logs, pouring offerings of grains and red and yellow flower petals into the flames. Behind the fire, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with brass oil lamps and a golden figure in the background.2021-05-27A priest in saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a white sacred thread, wearing a yellow-and-black striped headcloth, stands with his back to the camera before a fire pit homa. Flames rise from the pit, which is surrounded by bananas, mangoes and other offerings. Behind it a golden shrine holds a decorated deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands, with brass lamps, a kalasha and brass figures of elephants and lions. A second attendant in orange at right holds a metal pot. The is visible in the image2021-05-19July 05 20202020-07-05A bare-backed man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder pours liquid from a silver kalasha pot held high in his right hand over a mound of green bananas topped with a halved coconut marked with red kumkum dots. Smoke and flame rise from a fire at lower left, and a garland of white, yellow and red flowers hangs behind. Appears to be a ritual abhishekam or homa offering. A gold ornament and rudraksha bead bracelet are visible on his arm; the figure is viewed from behind and no face is shown.2021-06-20September 19 20152015-09-19MAy 19 20212021-05-19A homa fire ceremony in a temple hall. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a black-and-yellow striped waist cloth pours an offering from a brass vessel onto a fire built from logs on a white-brick platform. Smoke and flames rise over heaps of orange and yellow offering material. Behind the fire are marigold and yellow flower garlands, a brass lamp, a small brass elephant and a red draped altar. The priest wears a rudraksha mala, bangles and sacred ash markings on his arm and chest. A single priest is visible.2021-05-27Photo 11728733 +2 copies