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Photo 11731486 +1 copiesPhoto 11731490 +1 copiesPhoto 11731954 +1 copiesOutdoor homa ritual at night with a large cloud of smoke rising from a fire pit. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at left. A standing figure in an orange dhoti with bare upper torso and a gold-coloured waist cord pours offerings into the smoke at center. Brass pots, silver and brass lamps, steel bowls of fruit and leaves, a green cloth, and a purple booklet sit on a cloth-covered floor. A small figure in white sits behind them. Gold-ornamented shrine and a tent with floral trim are in the background.2012-10-17June 27 20132013-06-27A photograph inside a thatched ritual hut with bamboo poles wrapped in saffron cloth. A man with hair tied in a bun, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a saffron dhoti with gold border rings a silver bell with his right hand and holds a flame-lit lamp in his left. Behind him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron robes and gold chains stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the yellow-cloth-covered floor are silver bowls, a plate, a homa fire burning and scattered flower petals, with white cloths hanging on the back wall.2013-02-06February 08 20132013-02-08A photograph of a homa at a fire pit lined with white bricks, with flames rising on the right. A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at left, wearing an ornate jewelled blue-and-gold conical crown, a gold necklace and a tilak on his forehead, holding a silver tray toward the fire. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, a ladle and marigold petals lie around the altar. Behind him, a woman in white with an orange shawl sits in meditation near a red-draped altar with a brass lamp and a deity murti. Blue wooden furniture stands in the background.2007-10-17Night homa at an open-air outdoor pavilion under a striped cloth canopy and palm-leaf fronds. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti holds a brass plate with a tall flame behind him, while a second priest in orange robes and rudraksha beads kneels at a square fire pit, fanning it with a white fan. Seated priests in white dhotis watch on the left. Brass kalasha pots, silver ritual implements, bananas, apples, grapes and plates of offerings lie on the floor, and a decorated deity murti with marigold garlands and gold trim sits at the right. Ten or so people are visible.2012-10-19Photo 11731956 +1 copiesOctober 18 20122012-10-18Night-time ritual homa at an outdoor courtyard beside a pale wall. A figure in orange saffron robes and a wrapped shawl leans over a yellow-draped altar, placing an offering into a flaming fire. Beside him, a bare-chested man in an orange-and-gold dhoti, orange turban and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces holds a small metal vessel. The altar holds a flame, bundled white offerings, flowers, a brass bowl, banana leaves and potted plants. A camera on a tripod records the scene at left. Two people are visible.2014-01-05