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August 07 20172017-08-07December 25 20152015-12-25September 09 20162016-09-09January 05 20182018-01-05 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a square yellow-brick fire pit decorated with red flower petals and white powder. A priest bare-chested with a yellow turban and gold beaded necklace pours an offering from a ladle-like vessel into the flames. Beside him a second man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth and gold beaded necklace tends a tray of wood and offerings. Marigold garlands, oranges, bananas and flowers lie nearby; a heavy wooden door with brass studs stands behind.2017-04-06Night homa at an outdoor temple in Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam style. A tall fire rises from a square fire pit built of stacked yellow-brick blocks decorated with flowers, rice and marigold garlands. A bearded priest on the right wears a white-and-green striped turban, a white dhoti and layered gold chains; he holds a small offering and sprinkles it over the flames. A bare-chested man beside him, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sits behind a brass bowl. Other white-clad devotees sit in the background near a yellow-railed platform, and on the left a figure in orange and red sits beside a decorated kalasha-like arrangement of red and orange flowers.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02Night outdoor homa at the Nithyanandeshwara Sadashiva Temple. A fire burns in a square pit built from stacked yellow-ochre bricks, topped with flower petals, fruit and offerings. A bearded priest in a white dhoti with a gold-and-beaded neck garland sits at the right, holding a brass bowl, while a priest in a pink-and-white turban and gold necklaces sits beside him. Behind them, many white-clad and bare-chested participants sit in rows. At left, an ornate deity murti or palanquin is decorated with red flowers, and a figure in orange robes sits nearby. A lit lamp post and palm trees appear in the background.2017-05-02Night photograph of a homa fire ritual. A large flame rises from a square wooden fire pit decorated with green paint, flowers and a brass bowl beside it. Behind the fire, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl sits cross-legged in white dhoti. Other seated figures in white and dark clothing, a green ornate brass lamp stand and flower garlands surround the scene, with a pink flower tray at lower left.2018-01-05 +1 copiesApril 06 20172017-04-06September 05 20172017-09-05March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copies