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December 24 2007

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A photo taken during a homa fire ceremony at a brick fire pit (yagna kunda) with marigold petals scattered around it. A woman with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a white and green flower garland and an orange sari-style wrap, sits cross-legged and smiles as an older man in a white striped shirt, glasses, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch leans in to offer her puffed grain or sweets from his cupped hands. A kalasha-style brass vessel sits on the fire pit edge. Behind them, musicians play wind instruments and people in white and saffron stand near floral decorations and a garlanded deity murti.2007-12-24A photograph of a homa/yagna at night: a bald man in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a square brick fire pit ringed with yellow flowers, his face pressed into his hands. A brass vessel with a ladle lies on the bricks, and an oil lamp sits at the left edge. Behind him, seated devotees in white and orange shawls watch, including a woman in white with a red-bordered shawl, a woman in white holding a child, an elderly woman in a patterned orange shawl, and a man in orange seated on a white chair. A green mat covers the ground and a white chair stands at right.2010-12-16December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph of a fire ritual at night beside a brick-built homa pit stacked with wooden logs. In the foreground, a bald man in a red-orange saffron wrap and turban sits with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a long beaded rudraksha mala and gold bangles, with a bowl of yellow liquid nearby. A younger boy in orange robes and a red-beaded mala sits beside him, and several people in white garments with prayer-pressed hands sit behind on a blue mat. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot and leaves are arranged around the fire pit. The description shows a homa with offerings and devotees in prayer, but the presence of a specific figure is unsure from appearance alone.2013-12-15June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesDecember 24 20072007-12-24A photograph of a house visit ritual in a small interior room. A figure seated on an orange-draped throne-like seat wears a multicolour marigold and rose garland over a maroon-and-gold garment and holds a silver standing lamp stand. Beside them a young sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of red petals. A woman in a white sari with a gold border, hands joined in prayer, sits before an oil lamp flame on a brass tray with flower offerings. Behind, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together, and a photographer in white clothing stands at the back. Ritual aarti in progress at a home during a Tamil Nadu visit.2014-06-24 +1 copiesDecember 25 20072007-12-25December 24 20072007-12-24June 27 20142014-06-27May 20 20142014-05-20Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copies