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August 29 20142014-08-29A photograph of a homa fire burning in a square fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks, with flames rising from the centre and white flower petals and rice scattered on the bricks. In the right foreground a person in orange-red robes with long matted hair and beaded bracelets holds a silver tray over the fire. Behind them stands a silver seat, and on the left a silver altar decorated with red and yellow flower garlands, a small oil lamp and brass vessels. Another person in orange robes stands in the background, and a metal bowl with a ladle holding yellow liquid sits on a striped cloth in the foreground. The scene is a fire ritual during a puja.2018-06-04October 18 20152015-10-18Close photo of a homa fire pit built from stacked yellow-ochre bricks, with a tall flame rising from the top brick. Around it on a white cloth sit silver ritual vessels: a small silver bowl, a silver kalasha-style vessel, a silver lamp stand with a small oil lamp, and a silver-handled ladle or spoon. Grass or kusha stalks lie at the left. A partial hand in an orange sleeve appears at the far left and a red cloth at the right edge. In the blurred background are a striped red, yellow and blue wall hanging and a golden deity or altar decoration with green and gold draping. No faces are visible. This is a homa/yagna setting.2013-05-24Night-time outdoor homa on a striped cloth in an open courtyard. Two sannyasis sit before a fire pit built of stacked yellow-coated bricks. The seated man at right, bare-chested with white ash markings, rust-red dhoti, orange turban and a rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a long ladle into the flames. Beside him sits a second sannyasi in an orange turban and orange cloth with a white-striped body. Behind them stands a silver ornate peetha draped with a deity murti or sacred item, garlanded with red, yellow and orange flowers and leaves. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha pot, steel plates of fruit, bananas, flowers and rice, and small cups surround the offerings. Petals are scattered on the cloth, and a few other people stand in the background.2018-06-04June 04 20182018-06-04 +1 copiesNight-time fire ritual (homa) on a patterned mat outdoors. Two men in orange and saffron clothing sit before a yellow brick fire pit with a bright flame. The man on the right wears an orange turban, rudraksha malas, white body markings and orange cloth, and pours an offering from a ladle into a bowl. The man in the centre, in an orange turban and white-striped body paint, sits with hands together. To the left a decorated deity murti or kalasha-like figure is garlanded with yellow and red flowers and banana leaves, with fruit, bananas and brass vessels arranged around. Brass lamps, a metal tray with rice and kumkum bowls complete the offering setup. Dim figures sit in the background.2018-06-04August 29 20142014-08-29A homa fire burns on a stack of yellow turmeric-coated bricks on a white-topped table. A metal pot with a small flame sits on the fire, with a silver ladle and bowls of offerings in the foreground. Behind, a figure in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, one hand extended over the fire. Two women in white garments sit in the background. Behind the fire, red and yellow decorated altars are hung with marigold and mango-leaf garlands and flower bundles, with a painted colourful backdrop.2013-05-13March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesJune 04 20182018-06-04Night-time outdoor ritual scene. In the foreground, a large fire burns inside a square pit of yellow-ochre bricks, with a silver bowl of grains and offerings beside it. Behind it, a man in orange and saffron robes, with a turban and white horizontal forehead markings, sits with hands joined in prayer, wearing beaded necklaces. Beside him sits a younger attendant in orange with a turban, rudraksha-style beads and white body markings. A standing attendant in orange with a turban stands in the back. On the left, a decorated ornate silver throne holds a murti garlanded with red and yellow flowers and a purple cloth. Brass lamps, fruit, bananas, a kalasha and small bowls are arranged on a multicoloured striped cloth.2018-06-04 +1 copies