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June 23 20132013-06-23June 23 20132013-06-23June 23 20132013-06-23A photograph of a homa fire pit at night, with bright orange flames and rising smoke. A man in an orange-red turban and orange-red cloth sits behind the fire pit, holding a silver ladle in his right hand and offering into the flames. Two polished silver bowls sit on the stone ledge to the left, and a brass kalasha with yellow flowers and green leaves stands to the right. The fire is built from wooden logs, and small offerings are scattered on the stone.2013-11-02November 05 20102010-11-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits behind a rectangular brick fire pit with a tall flame rising from it, hands raised in prayer near the face. Pink and red flower petals and green leaves decorate the stone-edged pit, and brass vessels and a small offering dish sit to the right. The figure's orange robes and beaded necklace are visible, but the face is not clearly shown, so identity is uncertain.2007-09-17June 27 20132013-06-27May 03 20122012-05-03August 31 20122012-08-31A man in orange and saffron robes kneels before a blazing homa fire pit, feeding it with a metal ladle and a stick. He wears an orange turban, a rudraksha mala, and a saffron shawl over his shoulder. Smoke and flames rise from the stone pit, with silver bowls of offerings and a brass kalasha with green leaves at the edge. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual space at night.2013-11-02A young shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside a large fire pit during a homa, raising a long ceremonial staff or ladle above his head while tall flames rise from the pit. A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shawl, with hands folded in prayer, sits to the right beside brass plates and a clay pot. Behind them an ornately decorated deity murti is adorned with flowers and garlands, with rows of small lamps arranged before it. A red banner with Tamil text hangs across the back wall. The scene is a fire ritual inside a temple shrine.December 31 20112011-12-31