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March 11 20172017-03-11January 05 20182018-01-05Night-time fire ritual outdoors. A large flame rises from a raised fire pit at centre, with flower offerings and red petals on its platform. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders sit around it; one at right holds a ritual vessel, another at left wears a pink head cloth and holds a cup over a small fire. A standing man at upper right wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Further back, a figure in orange clothing sits near a white canopy. Brass lamps and marigold and yellow flower garlands surround the fire. No clearly identifiable a person depiction is visible.2018-01-05October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11Night-time fire ritual outdoors on sandy ground: a homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit while men in white dhotis sit and stand around it. Several bare-chested men wear white dhotis and white shoulder cloths; one seated man in the foreground wears an orange headwrap and a red-orange cloth, and another man in orange cloth stands behind the altar. Offerings are arranged on the ground: fruit baskets wrapped in white and blue cloth, flower garlands, marigold and rose petals, and a rectangular floral-decorated altar with red petals and apples. Brass lamps and a bronze vessel sit beside the pit. Some men hold burning lamps or sticks, and a few boys stand among them.2017-03-11 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20162016-09-28A night homa at a fire pit in an outdoor temple setting strung with coloured lights. Flames rise from a square wooden-framed fire pit where a white heap of offerings sits; a metal kalasha-style vessel and small silver pots stand nearby. A bare-chested priest with a green headband and a white dhoti with a striped border pours or tends items into the fire. Behind him, another dhoti-clad priest holds a ritual implement, and a standing figure in an orange cloth and beaded necklace watches. A young man in white with a striped shawl kneels at the lower right beside fruit and red flower garlands. A large illuminated screen glows behind the group.2017-07-08Night outdoor homa or yagna at an open-sided shed with blue metal framing and string lights. Several men in bare upper bodies and white dhotis kneel and stand around square yellow-brick fire pits decorated with flowers, petals, bananas, coconuts and fruit-filled baskets. Flames rise from the central pit as a shirtless man in a red head cloth pours from a vessel into the fire. A bundle of firewood sits in a brass pot in the foreground. Behind them, women in white saris and men in white and orange clothing stand in a large crowd.2017-03-11May 26 20172017-05-26A homa fire ritual at night in a courtyard. A central fire blazes in a brick fire pit, and a priest bare-chested in a white dhoti with a red turban pours offerings into it from a brass vessel. Around the pit are marigold garlands, bowls of fruit, apples, brass vessels and kalasha pots draped in cloth. Several men sit on mats in white dhotis and rudraksha malas, and one man in saffron clothing is at the right edge. A man in the foreground with his back to the camera wears a rudraksha mala. Floral decorations and fruit offerings cover the ground around the fire.2016-08-05October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies