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August 28 2018

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A bare-chested man in an orange turban and orange dhoti kneels at a brick fire pit, feeding sticks and petals into a small flame with his right hand. Long dark hair falls over his shoulders and he wears a dark beaded bracelet on his wrist. Beside him a plate of pink flower petals sits on the brick edge, and a brass spoon-like ladle rests in a blue bowl in the foreground. Behind him is a tiered golden offering stand with a small kalasha-style pot and scattered petals, with gilded deity figures on pedestals and a purple cushioned seat at right. The scene suggests a homa or fire offering inside a temple hall.2024-11-06June 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28Photo 11705630 +1 copiesApril 16 20172017-04-16April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28A priest in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-red robe, with a rudraksha mala and gold armband, sits cross-legged behind a yellow brick fire pit holding a flaming lamp over ritual offerings. Wood sticks burn in the pit beside a brass bowl of orange liquid and a tray of pink petals. To the right, a draped black altar bears pink and red flower garlands, and a gold-and-magenta throne stands in the background beside two standing statues in orange and white garments. Pink petals are scattered across the floor, indicating a homa or puja ceremony.2014-06-28 +1 copiesA photograph inside a gold-panelled shrine room of a homa. A bare-chested priest in orange-saffron dhoti sits at left, with a long reddish-brown braid, a white forehead mark and a beaded mala, using a long brass ladle to pour into a fire pit with burning logs. Behind him stands a golden raised platform holding a deity murti draped in white cloth with an embroidered decorative cloth, flanked by mango-leaf and coconut-style decorations and scattered red and yellow flower petals. Brass bowls rest by the fire, one holding white offerings, and a tall golden oil lamp stands at left.2021-03-16A priest in a rust-red dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a red turban, kneels beside a square yellow brick fire pit where a flame burns on ash and petals. He holds a brass bowl and a ladle. Behind him stands an empty ornate gold throne upholstered in magenta velvet. On the right, a dark green draped platform is heaped with white and red flower garlands and pink petals, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel nearby. Two attendants in white and orange stand in the background near a window, and a decorated marble floor with a floral mosaic lies beneath the offerings. This appears to be a homa or yagna setting.2014-06-28A homa ritual in a temple-like hall with an ornate golden throne at left. A man seated on the gilded red-cushioned throne wears a rudraksha mala and a rust-coloured wrap, his hands folded. Three attendants in saffron-orange and rust cloth stand at centre and right: one holds a brass vessel, another a metal plate with offerings, and a young boy in an orange turban stands behind. A fire burns in a yellow-brick fire pit in the foreground, with a small oil lamp and brass cups near the carved wooden door at right, and a decorated kalasha with mango leaves and coconuts on a tray. The man on the throne has long hair and a crown-like headpiece; the attendants are shirtless or in orange wraps with rudraksha malas.2018-04-11Photograph of a courtyard homa ceremony at night. A seated man on an ornate golden throne with red cushions and a red rug wears an orange-red robe and a white tripundra, hands folded in his lap. In front of him, a priest in orange-red cloth, bare-chested with white markings on his arms and a rudraksha mala, leans over a yellow brick fire pit with a bright flame and reaches toward a metal bowl. Striped woven mats cover the floor, and offerings with fruit, flowers and decorated bundles sit nearby. An orange turban and a wooden carved cabinet appear in the background.2018-05-29