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July 16 2015

A photo of a homa fire ritual at night. A priest with a shaved-back dark hair knot, bare-chested, wearing a long red rudraksha mala and a yellow dhoti, sits cross-legged behind a brick fire pit bordered with red, yellow and white flower petals. He holds a ladle over flames rising from the pit, while smoke fills the air. A second person in white clothing sits to the right beside a microphone. Behind them are brass vessels, a bowl of rose petals, garlands, and a decorated altar with a deity murti.

November 29 2011

A homa fire burns in a gold-trimmed square fire pit at a temple ritual, with marigold garlands and pink flower petals around its rim and coconuts and fruit in the foreground. A shirtless man with a yellow-orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits behind the fire, gazing into the flames. To the right, a man in a red-and-orange turban and striped green shawl with a gold chain sits and tends offerings, while a standing priest in white dhoti and shawl leans over from behind. Several seated men in white dhotis wait in the background, and ornate golden shrines with deity murtis and red and purple drapery fill the setting.

February 20 2016

2016-02-20 +2 copies

A homa fire burns in a square wooden-framed fire pit decorated with yellow marigold garlands, pink petals and white rangoli dots. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold necklace and a shaved head sits cross-legged on a striped mat, holding a small bowl. Beside him, a man with long swept-back hair, a beard, a saffron-orange garment, a gold pendant necklace and beaded mala speaks into a microphone, with a silver-wrapped stand and ornate metal vessels nearby. Behind them, several people in white and saffron sit on the ground, with a wooden cart and red pillars in the background. Trays of flowers, brass bowls and banana leaves surround the fire.

2016-02-16 +1 copies

A homa fire burns in a rectangular yellow-bordered fire pit decorated with marigold petals and kumkum dots. Behind it, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-and-white flower garland sits on a mat, holding a small bowl. Beside him, an older bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl and green-bordered cloth, with a red-and-white flower garland and gold pendant, holds a microphone and speaks. A brass bowl and vessel sit nearby. Red pillars and a red building appear behind, with a few people in the background.

2016-02-16 +1 copies

December 07 2016

A homa fire ritual at night in an outdoor setting. A bare-chested priest with a white sacred thread, rudraksha mala and gold chain sits behind a brick fire pit where a tall flame rises, with a steel bowl of ghee or liquid offering held by a second person in the foreground. The second person wears a magenta head-wrap, a rudraksha necklace and a light cloth. Behind the fire, flower garlands in orange and yellow, coconuts and a large floral-decorated deity murti or pot are arranged. Marigold petals and red flowers are scattered on the bricks.

A photograph of a homa fire pit built from yellow-orange bricks with white-dusted edges and pink flower decorations, a large flame rising from the center. Three men sit on a red cloth before it. On the left, a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti pours or tends the fire. In the center, a bald, bare-chested man wearing a red rudraksha mala raises a hand over the fire. On the right, a young man in a white dhoti with a gold chain speaks into a microphone. Fruit, brass bowls and a green basin sit nearby. Behind them, golden trident-topped stands, red flags and a white decorated bull are visible, with a crowd standing behind barricades under a tent.

A homa fire ceremony in progress at night inside a bordered fire pit lined with yellow marigold garlands. Large flames and smoke rise from burning wood. Three bare-chested priests sit and kneel around the pit, one reaching toward the fire, with rudraksha and beaded malas, white dhotis with coloured borders and forehead marks. Behind them a few other people sit in orange and red robes. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, fruits, flower garlands and a microphone stand are arranged nearby, and a purple light tints the scene.

A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in a temple hall. Two shirtless men with rudraksha malas sit before a square brick fire pit with a bright flame. The central man wears a maroon turban, a white dhoti and a striped shawl, and holds a ritual implement over the fire. A younger man beside him sits with a mala. At the right, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow-green cloth bends forward holding a small bell-like vessel. Yellow and orange flower garlands and marigolds surround the pit, and orange-clothed figures stand in the background with a golden ornate structure behind them. The a person-attribution is not visibly supported by appearance.