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Photograph of a homa fire ceremony at a rectangular marble fire pit, with smoke rising from the dark central opening. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls sit around it, with red-bordered cloth. The foreground priest, shaved-headed, wears a gold necklace and reaches toward the pit; another, bare-backed, holds a silver bowl of white flowers, and another sits beside a bowl of grain. Marigold and rose petals are scattered on the marble edge, with small oil lamps and brass vessels nearby. Flames glow at the right edge. Figures are seen from behind, and no one is identifiable as a person.

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October 16 20102010-10-16Outdoor homa ceremony in an open courtyard with a square fire pit in the centre, smoke rising and flowers scattered on its white edges. Several men in plain white dhotis and bare upper bodies sit cross-legged around the pit, wearing gold-coloured and beaded necklaces; several hold brass plates and bowls of offerings and wood. A large seated figure in white at the centre tends the fire, and a brass oil lamp burns at the right edge beside a purple cloth. A woman in a white sari stands in the background among other white-clad attendants, and a few onlookers sit at the far left near a whitewashed wall and orange-painted building.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesA night homa ritual in progress at a temple-like hall. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, bare-shouldered and wearing gold beaded necklaces, extends his arm over a square fire pit of glowing flames. Around the fire, several shaven-headed priests in white cloths with red borders and gold beaded necklaces sit cross-legged, some holding brass vessels and offerings. Brass lamps, a copper bowl of ghee or oil, marigold petals and flower garlands lie on the platform. Behind them stands a framed portrait of a figure in saffron-orange robes seated on a red throne with gold trim, and deity murtis and garlanded idols are visible at the upper left.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA night-time homa at a square fire pit lined with white and marble-like edging and scattered flower petals. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls sit around the pit. One priest in the background stands wearing a white dhoti, and a bare-headed seated priest on the right holds his hands in anjali with gold necklaces. Devotees in white cloth sit in the foreground, one holding a brass plate of offerings and another with a brass vessel. To the right is a decorated altar with red and white flower garlands, fruit, brass oil lamps with lit flames, and a deity murti. Brass plates of yellow and red flowers rest on the ground.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copies