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September 24 20172017-09-24September 24 20172017-09-24September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesJuly 08 20172017-07-08Photograph of a homa fire ritual in a dim hall. A square brick fire pit with bright flames sits on a yellow-painted platform in the foreground. A figure seen from behind, with dark hair, white cloth and a rudraksha mala, sits before the fire facing it, with a microphone on a stand beside. Behind the fire, a man in an orange saffron wrap, rudraksha mala and red turban pours or offers items from a brass plate, while a man in white dhoti with white forehead marks sits beside him. Brass vessels, a kalasha pot, flower garlands and oil lamps are scattered on the floor, and more seated devotees in white and red are visible in the background.2014-08-29October 05 20172017-10-05 +1 copiesEvening homa at a fire pit in a temple-style hall. A priest in white dhoti with a striped border and orange cloth bends over the flames, holding a brass vessel and ladle. A seated man in a green turban and white dhoti tends the fire with his hands and a small brass cup. Nearby, a woman in orange garments stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and another woman in orange sari with white forehead markings stands to the right. Brass pots, marigold garlands and a flower-decorated tray sit around the fire pit. Several white-clad devotees sit in the background.2017-07-08A homa fire ceremony inside a pavilion with a red and white draped ceiling. Tall flames rise from a yellow-painted fire pit edged with white lines. Two young priests in saffron-orange dhotis and matching turbans sit at left; one feeds bundled sticks and the other pours from a bowl. A bare-chested figure in a grey-white ash-smeared appearance stands behind the flames with an orange turban, with flame glow around him. Behind them, several bare-chested men in white dhotis stand in the background, with a deity murti visible near the back, and a speaker stand at right. Brass bowls, a kalasha and oil lamps sit on the fire platform.2017-09-24 +1 copiesOctober 11 20142014-10-11July 08 20172017-07-08Photograph of a homa at an outdoor ritual setting with a gold-carved throne-like seat in the background. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and a striped purple-and-orange headwrap sits cross-legged before a square fire pit with visible flames, holding a wooden implement and a brass bowl. Beside him a man in a yellow cloth and white dhoti sits with hands folded, and a row of bare-chested men in white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas and red sacred threads, stand behind. Marigold petals and flower offerings surround the fire pit. No visible candidate for a person is present.2016-12-12