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A homa fire burns in a fire pit built from white bricks, scattered with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A man in white clothing with a yellow shawl stands at the right, holding a long metal ladle and pouring offerings into the flames. Another man in a yellow shawl sits behind him. A brass bowl rests on the brick platform beside the fire. Behind them, seated women in white and blue saris watch the ritual, with a lapel microphone visible on the standing man.

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Outdoor fire ritual at a homa pit built of white bricks and decorated with yellow and orange marigold petals. Two young men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged at the fire. The man on the right, wearing a yellow shawl and a small lapel microphone, holds a ladle over the flames. The man beside him wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala. A brass bowl sits at the left edge of the pit. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and blue sits and watches, including women in white and a woman in a blue sari. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a person; the visible participants appear to be ritual assistants or devotees.2010-07-24Outdoor homa at dusk: a priest in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl sits before a white brick fire pit with a bright flame, pouring offerings from a ladle while a second priest in white with a yellow shawl and mala sits beside him. Marigold petals and flowers are scattered on the bricks, with small brass oil lamps and bowls of offerings arranged at the left. Behind them, a row of women in white and colourful saris sit on the ground, some with orange-and-white badges, and a white canopy stands at right.2010-07-24A homa fire ritual at an outdoor ashram event. In the foreground, a brick-lined fire pit blazes with flames, surrounded by scattered yellow and red flower petals and a brass vessel on the left. A young man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a small lapel microphone, holds a ladle and pours offerings into the fire. Beside him, another young man in white with a yellow shawl sits in meditation with eyes closed. Behind them, devotees in white clothing sit on the ground, and a woman in a blue top and a woman in pink stand near a red backdrop with green foliage.2010-07-24A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ceremony on a brick-built fire pit with flames and smoke rising. Two men in white clothing sit and tend the fire; the foreground man wears a yellow shawl over white robes and holds a long stick, while another white-clad man reaches in from behind a second fire pit. Red and yellow flower petals are scattered around the bricks, with a brass vessel and a metal kalasha nearby on a red and blue cloth on dry ground. Two people are visible, and no identifiable a person candidate is clearly shown.2010-07-24A homa fire ritual on a brick-built altar. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged behind the fire; the man on the right gestures with his right hand over the flames while the man in the centre, wearing a rudraksha mala, watches. A brass bowl sits on the altar beside scattered yellow marigolds and red flowers, with a small flame rising from the fire pit. Women in white and a woman in a blue patterned sari sit in the background, and a faint round emblem appears at top left.2010-07-24A homa fire burns inside a square pit built from whitewashed bricks set on bare ground, with flames rising from the centre. Yellow marigold flowers are scattered over the bricks and pit edge, and a thin twine or grass cord is strung across the top. A brass ladle with a long handle rests on the left side, with a brass bowl and a long-handled spoon nearby. Behind, on a low platform, there are a steel plate of dried herbs or grains, a red cloth bundle and a brass vessel with flowers. Floor mats in red and white stripes lie at the upper right, and a person in white clothing sits at the top edge, partly visible.2010-07-24Outdoor homa fire ceremony at dusk on a brick fire pit built in tiers and strewn with yellow and orange marigold petals. A small flame burns at the centre with a brass vessel beside it. Three men in white dhotis sit cross-legged behind the pit; the central man wears a yellow shawl, a white kurta and a small red tilak, and extends one finger toward the fire while the man beside him in a yellow shawl and white clothes watches. A third man at left holds a ladle over a bowl. Behind them a seated audience of women in white and cream saris and children watches, with a red cloth backdrop and banana leaves. Woven baskets of offerings sit at lower right.2010-07-24February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ceremony outdoors. A flame burns in a square pit built from white brick and decorated with yellow and red flower petals, with smoke rising across the frame. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears a white dhoti and a yellow-and-white shawl and sits facing the fire. Behind him, another man in white clothing sits and tends the ritual, with a brass vessel nearby. The ground is reddish earth and a red-and-white cloth lies near the pit.2010-07-24A homa fire burns inside a square pit built of white bricks, with marigold petals and red flowers scattered around its edges. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl kneels on a wooden seat and pours liquid from a brown wooden ladle toward the flames. Behind him, another man in white stands near a second brick fire structure, with smoke rising. On the left stands a cream upholstered armchair on an orange cloth, and in the foreground are a brass vessel, a metal kalasha-style pot, brass bowls, orange-and-red offering plates with flowers, and a basket of coconut and leaves.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony on bare ground with several rows of white brick fire pits, flames rising from the nearest one. Priests in white dhotis and kurtas sit on mats and low white platforms, holding ladles, brass pots and bowls of offerings; the foreground priest wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles. Marigold petals and orange cloth lie among the altars. Behind them a large audience in white sits beneath a red-draped pavilion with banana leaves and a parked truck. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in the foreground; the scene is a group fire ritual.2010-07-24A brick-built homa fire pit is lit with a small flame, decorated with yellow marigold petals, with coconuts, lemons and a brass vessel placed nearby. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged behind the pit; the foreground man gestures toward the fire with a ladle-like implement while the other sits beside him. A row of seated devotees in white, blue, red and purple saris watches from behind, and a few oil lamps line the left edge. A mic is clipped to the central man's shirt.2010-07-24