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June 12 2004

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April 03 20162016-04-03October 25 20062006-10-25June 23 20172017-06-23August 01 20142014-08-01March 28 20132013-03-28A homa fire burns on a low platform inside a temple-like hall with red walls and a large dark wooden door. A priest in white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl, wearing a red-orange tilak-style headpiece and gold necklace, sits cross-legged before the flames, adding offerings. A stack of wrapped bundles and garlanded kalasha-style pots surround the fire. Behind him, a figure in a red-brown ornate garment with a long swept-back black hairstyle, rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace sits on a gold-and-red peetha throne, adorned with a garland. Another person in orange shawl and white dhoti bends forward at right, and attendants in white stand nearby. A standing fan and a striped floor mat are visible.2016-03-06 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20152015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19January 06 20182018-01-06A homa is performed in an interior ritual room with a large lit fire pit of brick and stone. Seated on a gold-and-red throne at the back, a man wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with reddish-orange robes. In front, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a golden head ornament sits by the flames, while another priest bends low beside the pit, and a standing man in white dhoti and shawl with a striped border watches. Offerings of fruits, flower garlands, brass lamps and a kalasha surround the fire, and a striped rug covers the floor. a person figure sits on the throne in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha, with his gold necklace and garland visible.2017-06-23September 19 20152015-09-19Night ritual photograph in a dim hall. A fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on a patterned carpet, with a kalasha-style pot and offerings at right. In the foreground, a shaven-headed devotee in dark clothing sits with his back to the camera, facing the fire. Seated on a gold-framed throne behind the fire is a man with long hair, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, ornate gold-and-brown adornment and a patterned wrap, hands resting in his lap in a meditative posture. A framed picture hangs on the wall behind. This appears to be a homa fire ceremony.2012-07-29