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A photograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor altar. A flame burns inside a square fire pit lined with white and terracotta bricks. On the left, a young man in an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala holds a brass aarti lamp and a ladle-like vessel, smiling. Beside him sits a bare-chested man in white dhoti with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, several people in white and red clothing stand and sit among the crowd, and a brass lamp stand with flower garlands rests on a draped blue cloth. Dry straw and an animal skin lie on the ground.2000-11-07November 07 20002000-11-07November 07 20002000-11-07A photograph of a homa ritual at a temple, with a fire blazing in a square fire pit in the lower right. A young man in an orange saffron cloth draped over his bare upper body pours liquid from a metal vessel toward the fire with both arms outstretched. Beside him sits a bare-chested priest in white dhoti, and a blue silk cloth covers a deity or altar behind them. A brass kalasha and an offering plate with bananas, leaves and a small copper vessel with a ladle sit on a white mat. Seated devotees in white and a seated man with folded hands are visible at the edges, and a brass lamp stands at the right.2001-01-01November 07 20002000-11-07November 07 20002000-11-072001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30November 07 20002000-11-07A homa being performed at a temple fire pit lined with orange and white tiles. A young man in an orange robe, wearing a red rudraksha mala and a white beaded necklace, sits cross-legged holding a ladle and a folded paper, facing the fire area. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis sit nearby, one wearing a long beaded necklace and the other with a sacred mark on his forehead. Behind them a man in a checked shirt and a man in white stand over a steel vessel, and another person in orange sits further back. A brass plate holds bananas, fruit, flowers and a small offering, and a bowl with liquid sits by the pit. Pink flowers and a garland frame the right foreground. Four people are visible.2001-01-01November 07 20002000-11-072001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01