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Indoor homa or yagna in a plain whitewashed hall. A square fire pit built of white bricks has a small flame at its centre, with a brass bowl and ladle on its edge and red flowers scattered on top. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands, stand in a line near the pit, and a man in a pale shirt and a woman in a green saree with folded hands stand at the front. A white-clad priest walks at the right edge. Behind them is a decorated cow figure, a deity murti on a shelf, and rows of small figurines on the wall. A white-clothed table holds a brass kalasha, fruit, a plate, and a small deity image. a person is not visibly present.

Night photograph of a homa at an open-air ritual space. A fire burns in a rectangular fire pit at centre-left, with brick-like blocks around it. A woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a plantain-leaf offering. Beside her, a figure in orange with a mala and forehead markings sits near a brass plate. A young person in orange kneels and holds a small item near a decorated tray with fruit, flowers, a kalasha-like cone and red garlands. On the right, two boys stand bare-chested in white dhoti-style cloth, one bending toward the tray. Seated devotees in white clothing and white headwraps fill the background, and a potted plant sits at left.

March 05 2016

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October 14 2007

A night-time photograph of a homa being prepared in an open courtyard. A square brick fire pit with decorative white kolam patterns surrounds a small fire of sticks and wood. Seven men in white kurta-style clothing and white dhotis stand around it, several wearing lanyard ID badges. Two men in the foreground bend forward, one tending the flames with a long stick. Behind them, a whitewashed building with windows and a red fire extinguisher is visible.

September 05 2017

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A homa fire ceremony in a whitewashed hall. A priest in saffron-orange robes and a tall ornate blue and gold beaded headdress sits cross-legged at a white brick fire pit, holding a silver plate with a burning camphor flame and offerings. Behind the pit, a row of seated devotees in white and pink clothes sit with hands pressed together in namaste, and a few people look on. Brass bowls with red powder and small offerings sit near the fire pit, along with a brass ladle and metal pots on the right.

A homa fire burns inside a brick-built fire pit on a cloth-covered floor. Three sannyasis in saffron-orange dress sit around it: one on a metal chair at left wearing an orange head wrap and rudraksha mala, and two others seated on the right and centre, one holding a small offering dish. Several women and a young child in white clothing stand in a wooden doorway behind the fire, looking on. Brass pots, a small lamp, flower petals and a bowl of offerings lie near the pit.

November 26 2017

A photograph of a fire ritual inside a stone-walled hall, with a bright homa fire burning in a brick-lined pit on the left. Several seated participants in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit on colourful woven mats, one tending the fire and others holding offering plates. Beside them a decorated altar tray holds oranges, bananas, flower petals, and a kalasha-like arrangement. On the right, two bare-chested young men in white dhotis stand near the altar, and a figure in white clothing leans in. Behind, more people in white and orange sit in the background. Trays of fruit, ritual items, and a brass vessel are arranged around the fire.

Evening outdoor fire ritual at a brick-lined homa pit surrounded by flower petals and a green mat. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a flaming lamp over the pit, with a kalasha and brass vessels in front. Seated rows of devotees on white plastic chairs watch: women in white and red-bordered saris, a woman in an ochre shawl, a man in white with folded hands, and a child in orange. Smoke rises in the lamplight.

A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on a ceremonial floor strewn with flowers and fruit. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with coloured borders and a purple head cloth leans forward, placing flowers into the fire. Behind him, a seated figure in an orange-red robe with a white shawl sits on a silver-and-red throne against a gold-patterned backdrop. Standing to the rear, a row of people in orange and saffron robes and white clothes press their palms together. Brass pots, a kalasha-like vessel and garlands of yellow and red flowers surround the scene. Six to eight people are visible in total.