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November 29 2020

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A seated man in an orange saffron robe and tall gold-embroidered crown performs a fire ritual before a golden shrine with jewelled deity murti in red and green garments. He holds a brass bowl with a lit wick over a brick fire pit where flames rise, with brass vessels and offerings nearby. Clothing and white body markings are visible.2020-11-29A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit in front of an altar decorated with garlands, gold elephant and lion figurines, and brass oil lamps. A bearded man in orange robes and bare chest, wearing a striped yellow-and-black headwrap and rudraksha beads, holds a yellow plate of offerings toward the flames. Ornate gold carvings line the background. Behind the altar, the figures are adorned with red and white jewellery and green leaves, appearing to be deity murtis. The scene suggests a fire ritual performed at a temple.2021-05-19April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesNovember 29 20202020-11-29A photograph of a seated priest performing a fire ritual beside a yellow-painted brick fire pit with flames and a copper bowl set on top. He wears a rust-orange turban, rust-orange cloth, layered rudraksha malas, bangles and white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, and holds a silver ladle lifting offerings toward the fire. Scattered orange and pink flowers lie at the base of the pit, with a blurred dark background.2018-04-03April 03 20182018-04-03MAy 19 20212021-05-19A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple setting. A priest seen from behind, bare-backed, wears an orange turban, orange shawl and orange-and-black striped cloth at the waist, with white ceremonial markings on his upper back and arm. He holds a brass vessel over a blazing fire pit lined with logs, pouring offerings of grains and red and yellow flower petals into the flames. Behind the fire, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with brass oil lamps and a golden figure in the background.2021-05-27February 21 20172017-02-21A homa fire ceremony inside a pavilion with a red and white draped ceiling. Tall flames rise from a yellow-painted fire pit edged with white lines. Two young priests in saffron-orange dhotis and matching turbans sit at left; one feeds bundled sticks and the other pours from a bowl. A bare-chested figure in a grey-white ash-smeared appearance stands behind the flames with an orange turban, with flame glow around him. Behind them, several bare-chested men in white dhotis stand in the background, with a deity murti visible near the back, and a speaker stand at right. Brass bowls, a kalasha and oil lamps sit on the fire platform.2017-09-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a temple hall at night. A fire burns in a large square golden fire pit with patterned tiles, sending up smoke. A man in an orange-red turban, orange-red shawl, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace kneels on the right holding an open book and reading. Oil lamps stand beside the pit and marigold petals are scattered on a mat. Behind, several people in white clothes sit on mats, some near a drum. The figure matches the presentation of a person through the turban, orange robes and rudraksha beads, but this is an appearance-based label only, and he is described here as a priest leading the fire ritual.2015-11-18