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Photograph of a Hindu ritual homa at a temple hall decorated with marigold garlands and red and orange paper lanterns. Several shirtless men in white dhotis with gold borders stand around a brick fire pit where a small flame burns, surrounded by stacked yellow-and-pink flower garlands and offerings on the ground. A man at centre wears a magenta head cloth, a gold chain and a shawl over his shoulder, holding a brass vessel. Another man in white dhoti with gold border holds a white cloth-wrapped object, and a man on the right wears rudraksha beads and an orange-red cloth. Behind them, saffron-robed participants stand near a purple ornamental umbrella, and brass lamps and a plantain tree stand nearby.

April 26 2018

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September 27 2017

2017-09-27 +1 copies

Outdoor ritual scene beside a building doorway with carved wooden panels. A seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a crown-like gold backrest wears a saffron-brown garment, gold necklaces, rudraksha-style beads, a white tilak on his forehead and bangles; he sits with palms pressed together in prayer. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow headband bends over a small fire pit lit with flames and offerings, holding a brass vessel. Garlands of orange and red flowers and banana leaves with fruit and sweets lie on a tray. Another attendant in a peach shawl and white dhoti stands with hands folded at right, and a man in white kneels at left. Striped rugs cover the floor, and a white fan stands nearby.

April 14 2018

July 04 2017

2017-07-04 +1 copies

A homa fire pit built of stacked yellow and red bricks with flames rising from burning wood, decorated with rose petals. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow sash and a saffron head cloth pours from a small silver vessel into the fire. A younger assistant in the foreground holds a brass bowl and a floral-decorated kalasha. Seated behind on a golden peetha throne is a bearded man in rust-red robes, gold necklaces and red armbands, hands folded, with vibhuti on his forehead. a person by his ornate gold necklaces, red-and-gold robes and throne, seated as the homa is performed. Striped rugs cover the floor.

A photograph of a ritual at a pavilion lit by hanging decorative lamps. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with coloured borders stand around a square fire pit of wooden frame, possibly a homa or yagna. One man in a yellow-and-orange-bordered dhoti holds a long ladle or implement over the pit, while another in white with an orange sash stands nearby. To the right sits a figure on a red cushioned seat under an ornate golden throne with sun-ray backrest; the seated person wears an orange-brown robe, a garland of white and orange flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace. Offerings of fruit, flowers, bananas, coconuts and betel leaves sit on banana-leaf trays beside the fire pit, and devotees sit on the floor in the background.

May 25 2017

A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an outdoor courtyard. A bare-chested priest with white sacred ash markings on his shoulders and chest sits with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a green turban, heavy gold beaded necklaces, rudraksha-style malas and a white dhoti. Behind him a second priest in a yellow cloth sits beside a silver bowl, also wearing gold necklaces. Flames rise from a brick-lined fire pit scattered with yellow and white marigold garlands, white powder and pink markings, with an orange fruit nearby. A red wall and carved wooden doorway form the background, and a standing attendant's bangled arm reaches in from the right.