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Night-time homa at an outdoor temple-like space with a fire pit of stacked bricks and a burning flame at its centre. A priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth, with gold ornaments, sits at the far side pouring from a vessel toward the fire, with brass plates of offerings, fruit and flowers nearby. A framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a garland and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a stone platform behind the fire, decorated with orange marigolds. Seated in front, a woman in a white sari with floral print presses her palms together. Children in mixed everyday clothes, including an orange dress, sit around the fire on the ground watching and some pressing palms together.

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October 16 20102010-10-16Night-time photograph of a seated group inside a stone-walled temple courtyard. At the centre, a priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, sits behind a square brick fire pit (homa kund) scattered with marigold petals and ash. Beside it, a framed portrait of a woman in orange garments and a garland sits on a white cloth with flowers. Around them, adults in saris and a man in white sit listening, while many children sit cross-legged in a wide circle in the foreground. A woman in an orange sari stands behind them near the wall, and a small child is held nearby. Oil lamps and flower offerings lie on the ground. +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of an outdoor homa fire ceremony. A tall bright fire rises from a low brick fire pit at right, with red-tinted offerings around its base. Two women in white clothing sit cross-legged near the fire, one with hands pressed together in prayer and another holding ritual items. Seated devotees in front, many in colourful garments, face the fire, and a row of standing men in light shirts is visible behind them. A framed portrait and a decorated altar with flower garlands and a small lamp sit at right, with a white cloth-covered table. Dense crowd of roughly thirty to forty visible people.2007-10-01April 17 20112011-04-17A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit on a plain floor in a bare room. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, leaning over the fire and holding a brass plate of offerings. Seated on white mats at right, a man in a white polo shirt sits beside a small child. At lower left, a man in white shirt and dhoti-style white holds a plate of flower and leaf offerings, and at lower centre a man in a striped shirt sits with palms pressed together. At lower right, a woman with a white flower garland in her hair and folded hands sits in prayer. On the wall behind, a framed picture shows a woman in orange, with brass oil lamps on each side and a small brass vessel on a draped table.2009-10-10Dim indoor temple hall during a fire ritual. A square brick fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground, with brass lamps and offering plates around it. A white-clad priest kneels at left and an elderly man in white sits behind the fire pit, with a woman in a tan sari beside him. Women in saris and salwar-style dress, including green, gold-bordered tan and blue garments, sit on the floor in rows to the right. Behind them stands a framed portrait garlanded with marigold and red flowers, flanked by an oil lamp, and a carved white pillar and deity figure appear at left. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.Indoor photo of a small ritual gathering at night. In the foreground a brick-enclosed fire pit burns with bright flames. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left, leaning over the fire and holding a long ladle or spoon. Seated devotees surround the fire: a woman in a white sari at left, a bald man in a white shirt and cream trousers at right, and partially visible heads of others at the bottom edge. Behind the fire, a white-draped table holds a framed portrait of a woman in orange garments, flanked by two brass lamps and yellow flowers. Brass bowls and a plate sit on the floor near the fire.2009-10-10October 26 20112011-10-26Photograph of a homa fire ritual in a courtyard at night with a crowd of devotees seated on mats. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala sits at the right, hands folded before a fire pit of stacked red-brick kundas with flames rising at the centre, with a microphone stand nearby. Opposite him a man in grey trousers and white shirt sits at the fire, and a kalasha-type brass vessel and bowls with flower petals and marigolds lie on the mat. Behind them, men and women in white and coloured saris sit with palms pressed together, including a toddler in the middle, and a worn plastered wall forms the backdrop. Several people are seated in the foreground at left, all with hands folded in prayer. a person's appearance is not clearly visible.A small bare room with plain whitewashed walls hosts a homa at floor level. A man in white clothes sits cross-legged behind a brick fire pit where a flame rises, and offers into it. A woman in white with a head covering sits at left with hands folded in prayer. Clay oil lamps are arranged in rows on a white cloth in front of the fire, with a plate of grains or herbs nearby. Two brass oil lamps flank a table draped in white, holding a framed picture of a seated saffron-clad figure beneath a banyan-like tree, garlanded with flowers and a potted plant with fruit offerings. Four people in the foreground, including a girl in orange and a child in red, are seen from behind watching the ritual.2009-10-10