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June 03 2012

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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an open courtyard. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a gold necklace pours an offering from a small ladle into a square fire pit with glowing embers, while a metal bowl of offerings sits at its edge. A microphone stands beside him. Behind him, a man in white clothing sits and watches, and to the right another man wearing a gold necklace sits in white. In the background, several seated men in white play drums, and red-walled buildings and trees fill the setting.2011-12-31A homa fire ritual in progress on a sunlit outdoor terrace. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a beaded garland kneels before a square brick fire pit with flames rising, pouring offering from a silver ladle-like vessel. Another person in white holds a large silver bowl of grains at left, and silver bowls and a plate with offerings sit nearby. Behind the fire, decorated kalasha pots with mango-leaf tops and turmeric-marked coconuts stand on a bed of rice. A microphone stands at the fire pit and orange fabric hangs overhead.2011-12-28A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a gold bead necklace and a gold-bordered shawl sits before a square homa fire pit, pouring grains or offerings from a metal plate into the flames. A small silver bowl and a microphone stand are beside him, a book is open on his lap, and two musicians in white sit blurred in the background near a drum. The setting is an outdoor temple courtyard at night.2011-12-31A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-coloured borders sits cross-legged before a brick-lined fire pit, pouring offerings into the flames with a ladle. His neck bears a long gold-toned rudraksha-style necklace and he wears a white tilak on his forehead. A microphone stands at his side, a brass plate of flower offerings sits to the right, and a second seated priest in white is partly visible at the left edge. The scene is lit mainly by the fire.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28November 06 20112011-11-06July 16 20152015-07-16September 19 20152015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19December 11 20152015-12-11January 06 20182018-01-06A homa fire burns in a yellow-brick fire pit decorated with yellow and red flowers and scattered petals. A bare-chested priest with an orange head wrap and a brown-and-blue striped dhoti sits at left, pouring an offering from a long brass ladle into a brass vessel. Other priests in white dhotis with gold borders stand and sit behind the fire, and brass pots of flowers sit in the foreground.2018-01-05