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July 04 2017

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A homa fire ceremony in progress on a patterned striped cloth. A shirtless man in white dhoti with a red and gold head cloth, rudraksha and bead malas, stirs an offering with a wooden ladle over a brick fire pit where flames rise from logs. Coconuts, bananas, marigold and red flowers, and a brass kalasha with mango leaves and a coconut form the offerings beside him. A second man in white sits at the right edge. Behind, a red cushioned golden peetha throne stands empty. The scene is a ritual puja, not a portrait of a named person.2017-07-04Two men sit before a homa fire pit built of stacked bricks topped with white powder, marigold petals and kumkum, with a bright flame rising from the wood. The man on the left in white dhoti and gold necklaces holds a stick and a folded white cloth; his bare chest bears white sacred markings. The man on the right wears an orange saffron robe with gold border, rudraksha beads and a tilak on his forehead, and feeds the fire with a small stick. A silver vessel and brass pot sit nearby, and a red wall forms the backdrop.2015-11-28June 23 20172017-06-23September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA homa fire burns inside a square pit of stacked brown bricks on a floor covered with striped mats, with smoke rising and an offering bowl placed nearby. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a blue turban and rudraksha-style beads sits at the right, tending the fire with a long ladle. Opposite, a man with a red shawl over bare shoulders and white dhoti sits cross-legged, watching. Fruits, bananas, a coconut and small silver vessels sit on banana leaves, decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white-and-blue striped cloth on the pots. A stone deity figure stands behind a wooden door with brass studs. Other people stand partially visible at the upper right and lower left.2017-09-27 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesJuly 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesNovember 23 20162016-11-23July 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesJanuary 30 20162016-01-30A homa fire ceremony in a hall with participants seated on colourful striped mats. In the centre a man in an orange-red turban and orange shawl, with long beads and rudraksha-style necklaces, tends a flame rising from a brick fire pit decorated with marigolds. Two men in white dhoti with red-orange shawls and beaded necklaces sit on either side, and a woman in a red-and-gold sari sits at right. Behind them, seated devotees wear white with red shawls. Brass bowls, fruit, and offerings surround the fire pit.2015-07-06