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September 29 2016

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A photograph of a fire ritual inside a brick-walled hall with a wooden double door behind. Four men sit cross-legged on striped mats around a yellow brick homa fire pit with bright flames, decorated with red flowers, marigold garlands and bowls of offerings. The man at left wears a pink and purple head cloth, a rudraksha-style mala and white dhoti and holds a basket of sticks; the man at right wears a white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth and gold chain. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot and a standing fan are visible. Behind the doorway, several white-clad men are seated, and a screen glows in the distance. a person's presence is not visibly evident.2017-02-23August 14 20162016-08-14 +1 copiesPhoto 11701595April 06 20172017-04-06August 14 20162016-08-14Three men perform a homa fire ritual seated around a brick fire pit (kund) with a large open flame. The man at left wears a yellow turban, gold beaded necklaces and a white dhoti, and pours an offering from a long-handled ladle into the fire. Beside him a shirtless man with a gold necklace tends the offerings, and at right a bare-chested man in a saffron wrap and rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits with folded hands. Flowers, red petals and rice are scattered on the bricks, with a garlanded decorative arrangement behind them and a wooden door studded with brass knobs in the background.2017-04-06February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesApril 06 20172017-04-06A homa fire burns on a yellow-brick fire pit built in layers, with flowers and marigold garlands around it and a kalasha-style pot nearby. A shirtless priest with a yellow headwrap and beaded necklaces, wearing a white dhoti, pours from a brass ladle into the fire. Two other men in white dhotis and beaded necklaces sit on striped mats beside the pit; one offers items, the other sits cross-legged. A carved wooden door with brass studs stands behind, and a sign on the left shows photography prohibition symbols.2017-04-06A homa fire ritual in a temple-style room. A square fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks, decorated with white sprinkled powder and red flower petals, holds a blazing fire. A priest with a yellow turban and gold necklaces, bare-chested, pours offerings from a long brass ladle. Two seated assistants in white dhotis sit nearby, one bare-chested with a gold chain and one in orange with a gold chain. A wooden door with brass studs stands behind, and a kalasha with yellow flower garlands sits near the fire. A signboard in the upper left shows Telugu and other text beside a fan.2017-04-06A homa fire ceremony at a heavy wooden door with brass studs in a brick-walled room. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-and-red cloth around his waist and a yellow head cloth pours liquid from a brass vessel near the door. Another priest in a pink-and-white dhoti holds a brass bowl over a brick fire altar stacked with yellow bricks, where a flame burns amid marigold garlands, fruit, flowers and offerings. A man in a yellow dhoti kneels at the altar. On the right, two men in orange and white stand with folded hands, one wearing glasses and a rudraksha-style gold necklace. Smoke rises from the fire pit.2017-04-06September 09 20162016-09-09