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2014-06-29 +2 copies

Evening homa at an outdoor ritual ground. Several participants sit cross-legged on the ground behind low white brick fire pits, where flames rise from wood and offerings. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with a red-and-gold circular badge pours liquid into a brass vessel near the fire. Beside her a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala pours from a small vessel into a fire pit. Other seated devotees in white and colourful saris, a few with badges, continue the rites behind them, and a string of green lights and a red cloth canopy appear overhead. No one in the scene is identified as a person.

2014-06-29 +1 copies

July 04 2013

A night homa in progress at a ceremonial fire pit. A tall flame rises from a square stone fire pit with flower petals scattered on its edges. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a long stalk above the fire. Seated around the pit, several men in white ritual clothes and gold beaded necklaces sit cross-legged; one at right has palms pressed together in prayer. Brass bowls and plates of offerings sit at the front, and a table at right holds fruit, marigold garlands, brass oil lamps and a small deity murti decorated with red flowers. Strings of lights and a pink-painted figure appear in the background.

2010-10-16 +1 copies

July 04 2013

Night outdoor fire ritual (homa) at a brick-lined fire pit bordered with yellow marigold garlands, with a bright flame and smoke rising. A bare-chested priest with a red and white beaded garland kneels on the right, raising a hand, beside a steel bowl with a ladle. Beside the fire, a man in white dhoti with a gold chain and a bead garland sits with eyes closed. A plate of grain sits at the lower left. Around them, seated devotees in white and light clothing, some with hands folded and some raising palms, fill the background under blue-purple lighting. The right-hand priest may be a person, with a shaved head, rudraksha-style red beaded garland and orange cloth; appearance cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.

A homa fire ritual at night in a crowded outdoor gathering, with a square brick fire pit ringed by yellow marigold garlands and flames rising from it. A bearded man in orange-saffron cloth and a red-and-white rudraksha mala on the right holds an raised ritual vessel with a burning flame and speaks into a microphone. Beside the fire, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-and-beaded necklace sits cross-legged. Behind them, rows of seated participants in white kurtas wear lanyards and some raise hands in prayer. A silver bowl of grains sits at left. Smoke drifts through blue-lit air.

Night photograph of a large outdoor homa gathering on bare ground. In the foreground a man in a cream kurta and dhoti sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste before a small brick fire pit with a bright flame. A brass bowl sits beside him. Behind him rows of seated participants in white shirts and white dhotis, and women in sarees, sit at similar brick fire pits, several with flames and small oil lamps. Smoke hangs in the air. Participants wear name badges. The scene is a fire ritual, homa or yagna.

A nighttime homa at a brick fire pit bordered with yellow marigold garlands, with a large open flame rising from the centre. A man in white dhoti and shawl sits at the left, speaking into a microphone. At right, a bare-chested bearded man wearing a red rudraksha mala and orange-and-pink cloth holds a ritual implement and an offering over the fire, with a metal bowl of grain and a small bell nearby. Behind them, roughly a dozen seated devotees in white clothing with red-and-white lanyards press their palms together while some hold offerings, and smoke drifts through the scene.

Night outdoor ritual in which many devotees sit on the ground before small square brick fire pits, each with a burning fire and offerings in brass plates. Most wear white dhotis and shirts, and several have rudraksha malas around their necks. A woman in an orange-yellow sari sits at the left. Smoke rises through the scene, and a large banner behind shows a painted portrait of a saint and an image of a woman in orange with a mala. A string of coloured lights hangs above. A homa or yagna is being performed. No individual has been identified as a person, and no candidate appears in the scene.