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A photograph of a homa and puja at a home. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at the top left. In the centre, a man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood markings on his body sits with hands folded in prayer beside a brick fire pit with pink flowers and a brass vessel. A grey stone shivalinga sits on banana leaves before him. Seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis surround the pit, a woman in a blue sari sits left, a woman in purple sari stands behind, and a garland of white and red flowers hangs in the foreground. Brass lamps and a kalasha sit on the floor.

A photograph of a homa ritual at a home setting. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe kneels at a square brick fire pit decorated with yellow floral motifs, holding a ladle and a small brass vessel, with ritual sticks and pink flowers laid on the sand inside. Behind him, a man in a white sleeveless top and white dhoti sits with a rudraksha-style necklace and folded hands, while a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands near a microphone. Two seated men in white shirts and dhotis sit on a striped mat, and a woman in a blue sari sits at right. White and red flower garlands hang on the walls, and a green-toned round object sits near the fire pit.

September 14 2015

A photograph of a homa at a fire pit lined with yellow-brown bricks, filled with grey ash and scattered flower petals and sticks. A seated figure in a bright orange wrap and bare-armed clothing sits on a striped rug, with a long dark-haired figure in orange and a cream-coloured wrap beside a bald priest in red-orange cloth and rudraksha beads. Another seated man in orange with a yellow-brown wrap pours into a brass bowl, and a man in a purple cloth pours from a bowl. Behind them, women in white and orange, a brass lamp, white-tipped offering cones and an ornate painted shrine complete the scene.

Photograph of a homa fire ritual in a courtyard at night with a crowd of devotees seated on mats. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala sits at the right, hands folded before a fire pit of stacked red-brick kundas with flames rising at the centre, with a microphone stand nearby. Opposite him a man in grey trousers and white shirt sits at the fire, and a kalasha-type brass vessel and bowls with flower petals and marigolds lie on the mat. Behind them, men and women in white and coloured saris sit with palms pressed together, including a toddler in the middle, and a worn plastered wall forms the backdrop. Several people are seated in the foreground at left, all with hands folded in prayer. a person's appearance is not clearly visible.

July 17 2015

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A photograph of a homa and puja at a devotee's home. In the foreground, a woman in a purple and lavender sari bends forward, reaching toward a brass plate of offerings while a man in an orange robe and orange head wrap, with rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, sits cross-legged and holds a ritual item over the fire area. Around them lie trays of pink flowers, coconut halves, leaves, a brass bowl, and a flower garland hanging on the left. Behind them, several men in white shirts and dhotis and striped shirts sit and watch on a tiled floor, with a microphone on a stand at left.

A homa fire ritual in a hall with orange-painted walls and an orange floor cloth. A square yellow brick fire pit holds a bright flame at the centre. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured yellow silk border, wearing a long beaded necklace, sits at right beside the fire, holding a ritual item and reaching toward offerings. Around the fire, a woman in an orange and green sari sits with palms together, and several men in white kurtas and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, watching. Bowls of fruit, flowers, grains, pappadums and food are arranged on plates and steel dishes. Behind them, a figure in an orange robe and a man in orange sit near a red and gold throne-like seat. A microphone stands near the priest. Several people are visible, and a steel cooking vessel sits in the foreground.

July 17 2015

A homa at a brick-lined fire pit with burning wood in a tented ritual space draped in red and maroon cloth, with striped rugs on the floor. Seated centrally in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala is a man with long swept-back grey hair and a gold necklace, a person by appearance cues. Beside him sits a younger man in a purple shawl offering a dish, and a priest in orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala tends the fire at right. Standing behind are men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas, and brass oil lamps and rows of small white cups sit on a shelf at right. Several people sit at left in the background.

A homa fire ceremony inside a hall with white draped cloth overhead and a decorated shrine behind. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with flowers and marigold garlands, with brass vessels and a plate beside it. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head sits at the fire, holding a flower-garlanded object, wearing an orange-red shawl. A man in white with an orange-red shawl stands with palms pressed together. Women in white saris with gold borders and orange-red shawls assist at the left, and a seated woman in a red-and-gold sari extends her hand toward the fire at lower right. Many seated devotees fill the background, and a deity murti sits in an arched shrine.