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September 13 2013

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A night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit lined with yellow-painted edges and small lemons placed at the corners. A priest in white dhoti and a green head cloth kneels at the left, holding a silver plate that he extends over the burning wood and flames. Silver bowls, a brass vessel and offering items sit on the ground nearby. Behind the pit, a golden arched shrine holds a deity murti decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, flanked by a red-draped altar with a small brass lamp. Another person in white is partly visible at the far left edge.2013-09-13September 13 20132013-09-13November 20 20132013-11-20A homa fire ritual at night in an outdoor setting. A priest in white dhoti and a pale cream turban raises a lit camphor or oil lamp in his right hand over a yellow-edged fire pit filled with ash, smoke and burning wood bundles. He wears a rudraksha mala and red beaded bracelets. A younger attendant in a white headband and saffron cloth sits beside him with palms pressed together in prayer, and another saffron-clad person sits at the left edge. Behind them are garlands of yellow and orange flowers, a silver kalasha pot with a pointed crown and decorated pots draped in marigolds. A silver bowl and a small silver lingam-shaped vessel sit at the front. Three people are visible.2013-11-07Night-time ritual at an outdoor temple-style platform. A shaved-headed man in a rust-coloured dhoti sits at left with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, a figure in white garments with a yellow cloth, rudraksha beads and a tied-up hairstyle holds a lit oil lamp over a flaming fire pit, with smoke rising from a homa or yagna. Brass bowls, a kalasha and yellow marigold garlands lie on the platform. Behind them, a dressed deity murti with lion-shaped pedestals is garlanded with yellow flowers, and a lit shrine glows in the background.2015-01-04July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 04 20162016-07-04 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20152015-01-04A photograph of a homa or fire ritual in a temple hall. A large open fire burns in a raised wooden-framed fire pit at the centre-bottom, with smoke rising. A seated priest with a green turban and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti with a striped border, holds a small lamp or offering over the fire. A second priest in a white dhoti stands bent over beside him, holding a lamp. Behind them a woman in an orange-red sari presses her palms together in prayer, and another figure in a red-orange sari stands to the right beside a white-draped table with red flowers. Brass vessels, marigold and yellow flower garlands, and a pile of rice grains sit near the fire pit. Striped red and white pillars and steps frame the background, where other people in white stand watching.2017-07-08November 07 20132013-11-07July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesNight ritual at a raised stone platform with white and red striped walls. A priest in white dhoti and a green-and-orange sash pours liquid from a vessel toward a small flame set in a golden framed shrine niche. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a few decorated deity figures stand within the niche, with a blue cloth backdrop. Smoke rises from the fire pit. Brass lamps, a kalasha pot and flower offerings lie on the platform. A second priest in white stands at the left and a robed figure in saffron sits along the right edge with several seated devotees in orange and white clothing behind.2015-08-09