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September 15 2011

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A woman in a white sari with orange and gold border sits at a homa fire pit lined with white bricks and yellow and red flowers. She pours an offering from a brass vessel into the flames while holding a wooden ladle. Behind the fire, a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala is garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Oil lamps stand beside the fire, and a few seated people are visible in the background room.2011-09-15A photograph of a homa-style ritual inside a tented hall with lattice windows. A person with long dark hair in saffron/orange robes sits cross-legged before a yellow-tiled fire pit where a flame burns, with offerings and flowers placed around it and a small silver vessel nearby. Opposite, a child or seated figure in an orange-and-yellow garment sits on a mat. A woman in a white sari with a brown border stands at left, and a man in an orange shawl stands behind. Other men in white clothing sit or stand in the background, one reading from a book, and a bag rests on the floor. a person: the seated figure in saffron robes with long swept-back hair matches the presiding role, based on those cues, and is presiding over the fire ritual.2006-02-11September 15 20112011-09-15June 23 20132013-06-23October 26 20112011-10-26 +1 copiesA young priest in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red cloth draped over his shoulder kneels at a brick fire pit during a homa. He feeds the flames with an offering from a brass bowl while a bright fire burns in the brick-lined pit, decorated with yellow flowers and red petals. Standing people in white and red clothing stand behind him, and a brass vessel and oil lamp sit near the front edge.A night photograph inside a white-pillared temple hall shows a fire pit burning with bright flames in the centre. Behind it stands a framed portrait of a figure with long hair in orange-saffron robes, draped with a red, white and green garland and set on a wooden stand with a red cloth. A man in a striped beige shirt leans in from the right and reaches toward the portrait area, while a person in white clothes with a yellow-green sash sits at the left edge facing the fire. Brass plates of fruit, a kalasha-style vessel and brass lamps sit on the floor in front, and open night sky shows through the arched openings behind.June 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesMay 03 20122012-05-03January 15 20122012-01-15Indoor photograph of a homa being performed on a brick fire pit in front of a framed portrait of a long-haired, bearded man in orange robes seated in meditation, decorated with a garland and flowers on a table. Two men in white ritual clothes sit on the floor: one holds an offering plate and a vessel, the other sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. A small red-draped kalasha with flowers rests beside the fire, and offering items like a brass pot and lemons surround the altar. A red cloth hangs on the wall behind.A photograph of an indoor puja in a hall with white pillars and a dark ceiling. A shaved-headed man in white clothes with a red-bordered cloth kneels at a white brick fire pit with a visible flame, holding a red-and-gold offering plate up to the fire. A woman in a red saree with her hands pressed together stands to the left, and a man in a red shirt stands beside him. Several other people in light and dark clothes stand along the back, one small child in a pink top at right. A framed portrait stands on the left wall, and brass oil lamps sit on the floor in the foreground. The image shows a homa or fire offering.2009-09-20