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Outdoor ritual scene at a fire pit. In the foreground, a white-draped table holds several glass jars wrapped in netting and topped with coconuts, garlanded with white flowers and green leaves, arranged on a banana leaf. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands behind the table, reaching toward the jars. Behind him, a flame burns in a low white fire pit, and several seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls observe. Trees and an orange wall are blurred in the background.2012-05-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene with a white fire-pit platform in the foreground emitting smoke and scattered red and orange petals. On the right, a white-draped table holds five glass jars wrapped in netting, each topped by a coconut-like kalasha with white flower garlands and green mango leaves. Behind the platform, seated devotees in white clothes and a man in orange saffron garments watch the ceremony under a shaded pavilion with a red pillar. A person in white partly visible at the right edge tends the offerings. The setting suggests a homa or yagna ritual.2012-05-03May 03 20122012-05-03A homa fire ritual in progress on a brick-built fire pit with flames and embers. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a coloured striped waist cloth and a red-and-yellow turban sits on a striped mat, pouring a liquid from a ladle into the fire. A rudraksha mala hangs at his neck. Behind him, a fruit-filled basket and red-and-gold containers sit beside decorated kalasha pots wrapped in white and blue cloth with red flowers. On the right, a young assistant in white dhoti leans over to add offerings, and a white-dhoti-clad figure stands at the left edge. Brass vessels, a bowl of red petals and a tray of white grain surround the fire area.2017-07-04 +1 copiesAn outdoor open-pavilion homa in a courtyard with white pillars and garden trees behind a white wall. A white raised fire altar with a glowing fire and pink flower petals sits at centre. A man in white dhoti with orange shawl and beaded necklaces, holding a ladle over the fire, sits at right. Two other men in white and yellow shawls, one wearing a red-and-white garland, sit cross-legged behind the altar, and a child in a yellow and red shirt sits further back. At left stands a decorated deity murti with a green and orange garment and flowers, beside a kalasha with a green leaf and brass lamps. Red-patterned mats cover the floor.A seated man at right performs a homa beside a burning fire pit made of stacked wooden blocks. He is bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti and an orange-and-yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, with white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms. He sits with his palms together, gazing upward. In front of him a silver-rimmed altar tray holds yellow flowers, orange fruit, bananas, a red apple-like fruit and a red-and-yellow patterned cloth. Two oranges sit on the tray's edge, and marigold petals are scattered on a striped mat. Two white-clad figures stand in a doorway behind, one in a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth, and a carved wooden doorframe frames the scene.2016-02-27 +1 copiesA 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.2010-07-24Photo 11734633A photograph of a Hindu ritual homa at a temple setting. In the foreground, several coconuts decorated with white and yellow flowers, red blossoms and green leaves sit on a white and red-bordered cloth, with a kalasha-style arrangement. Behind them, a fire burns in a brick fire pit while a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti tends the flames. A second bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala sits near the fire, and a few onlookers in white and dark clothing stand in the background among stone pillars.2012-09-24Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram under palm trees. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border sits on a mat and holds a flaming camphor lamp aloft in his right hand while ringing a small handbell in his left. He wears a rudraksha mala and tripundra markings on his forehead, with a gold bangle on his wrist. In front of him are steel bowls, a brass tray with fruits and flowers, lit oil lamps, and a garland-draped boy in white and blue to the left. Around them devotees in saffron shawls and white clothes sit with palms pressed together in prayer.2012-04-30A photograph of a ritual pavilion under a woven bamboo-mat roof decorated with green leaves and orange-and-white bunting. Several people sit on a mat and low platform: a man in white dhoti and shirt at left, a standing man in white with an orange waist cloth, and two seated men in orange robes, one wearing a long beaded necklace and holding an implement. In the foreground stand a brass oil lamp with a tall stem and rows of brass pots wrapped in woven baskets, adorned with red flowers and mango leaves. Brass ritual vessels and a white-draped table sit at the front.2006-09-29A photograph of an outdoor open-sided pavilion with white pillars where three young men in white ritual clothes sit in a homa or yagna setting. A white square fire pit holds a flame, decorated with pink flowers, and a brass vessel and small lamps sit nearby. The man on the right wears orange and red garlands and a beaded necklace and handles a ladle. Two others in white with orange and red shawls sit on red-patterned mats. Brass pots, a decorated kalasha, and a deity murti with garlands stand on a white platform at left, with a red-patterned carpet in the foreground and green trees beyond the wall.