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A homa ceremony at night under a red and cream tent. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a white cloth, holding a ladle and an offering over a brick fire pit where a bright flame burns. A second person in white with a yellow shawl sits at the left edge, and a brass lamp with a flame sits nearby. Marigold petals and a plate of yellow flowers lie on the floor, with leafy kalasha-style pots arranged at the right.

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A man in white ritual clothing and a yellow shawl sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit where a flame burns, performing a homa. He extends his hands over brass vessels placed beside the fire. Around him are yellow marigold petals, scattered flower petals on the bricks, and rows of coconuts wrapped in netting, each set in a brass pot with green leaves, arranged on a white-draped table. A red and white patterned tent fabric forms the backdrop.2010-07-24A homa fire ritual at night under a tent with red and white draped cloth. A fire burns in a brick-built fire pit, surrounded by white bricks, marigold petals, and rows of small brass bowls holding fruit, flowers and yellow offerings. Two men sit on white cloth. The man in the centre wears white clothes with a yellow shawl and holds a ritual item over the flames, while a second man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits to the left. Brass plates of vibhuti and kumkum, a small brass vessel, and fruit trays are arranged on the floor, and tiered trays of coconuts wrapped in green leaves stand at the right.2010-07-24A photograph of an outdoor homa at a ground-level brick fire pit built of white bricks and decorated with yellow and red flowers. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl pours or stirs from a brass bowl with a ladle, seated at the pit. Beside him another man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind them a woman in white and a woman in blue-and-white sit on the sand, with a red wall and bamboo fence in the background. Silver bowls holding yellow marigold flowers and small offerings lie in front.2010-07-24A seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, tends a homa fire. He pours an offering from a brass ladle into a fire pit with bright flames. Brass bowls with turmeric and kumkum sit on the stone platform, and yellow marigold garlands decorate the fire pit. Behind him stand a maroon-draped altar with decorated blue and brass kalasha pots garlanded in yellow flowers, and a small lit shrine with deity murti at the upper left. Festive string lights hang in the background.2013-12-21A man in white ritual clothing with a yellow shawl kneels at a brick fire pit, hands extended over a small flame, performing a homa. Marigold and red flower petals are scattered over the bricks, a brass bowl and small brass vessels sit nearby, and a silver kalasha with mango leaves and flowers rests behind him. A framed sign with partial lettering appears in the upper left corner, and a red and gold cloth backdrop fills the background.2010-06-062008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA 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.2010-07-24Outdoor homa ceremony at a brick fire pit ringed with yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers, with a small flame burning in the centre. Two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit at the fire, one in the foreground placing offerings into the fire with his right hand, the other beside him holding a rudraksha mala. Behind them a seated woman in white and other devotees sit on the ground beneath a red draped canopy decorated with banana plants. Bananas and fruit plates rest on the left, and a brass vessel sits by the fire. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the seated figures are described by role only.2010-07-24A homa fire ritual in progress. A man in white ordinary ritual clothes sits cross-legged at the lower left, hands joined near a fire burning in a white-brick fire pit decorated with marigold petals and yellow flowers. A brass vessel and ladle rest beside the pit. Behind him a tiered pyramid of coconuts wrapped in woven golden netting, each with green leaves, is arranged on white-draped tables. A wooden carved stool sits at the front left. Only the seated man is a visible person; no name or identification of the priest is visible. The page indicates a homa event, but the scene itself shows a fire pit, coconuts and ritual clothing.2010-07-24Photo 11701233 +2 copiesNight photo of an outdoor puja at a gilded shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with white ash marks on his forehead and arms sits and raises a lit oil lamp with a brass arati lamp stand toward a golden arched shrine. Strings of rudraksha beads hang across his chest. Beside him a younger attendant in saffron-orange cloth wearing a rudraksha mala sits with his back partly turned, with white marks on his shoulder. Yellow marigold garlands lie on the ground, along with brass bowls and a conch-like vessel. A large gold-decorated structure stands behind them.2013-12-21February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copies