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November 07 2013

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Night photograph of a homa fire pit with a bright flame and offerings in a yellow-bordered brick-and-stone pit. On the right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border and a white head cloth pours from a silver vessel with an elephant-shaped handle toward the fire. Seated before the fire, several young girls in orange clothes with rudraksha malas and white forehead marks sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them a crowd in white and orange sits on mats under string lights. On the left, a tall figure in a maroon-red shawl and dhoti stands beside a red and gold chair with hands folded, with a tall figure in a maroon-red shawl and dhoti standing beside a red and gold chair, a person candidate by visible cues of maroon robes and presence as the honoured guest; appearance is consistent with the page but not decisive. A pedestal fan stands nearby.2013-11-07Night homa at an open-air ashram hall beside a sunken square fire pit with bright flames, a red flower and brass vessels on its yellow-edged rim. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white head wrap pours an offering from a silver vessel into the fire. Seated in front, several young women in orange saffron robes with rudraksha malas press their palms together. To the left, a man in an orange-brown robe stands with folded hands beside a red velvet throne with gold trim and a pedestal fan. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white clothing sits on the floor under purple fairy lights.2013-11-07August 01 20142014-08-01October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesAugust 01 20142014-08-01February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20182018-01-06July 24 20142014-07-24January 06 20182018-01-06Night homa ritual under a open-sided pavilion. A fire burns in a rectangular fire pit with offerings in brass bowls and white grains along the edge. A seated figure on a gold throne with a gold back, wearing an orange-red shawl and floral garlands, watches the fire. To the right, a bare-chested priest in a red dhoti with a pink cloth draped over his shoulder raises an arm holding a ceremonial item over the flames. Many seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the background, and a flower-decorated kalasha sits in the foreground.2016-04-03 +1 copiesNight photograph of a homa fire ritual in an open outdoor courtyard. A large stone fire pit with rising flames sits at the centre, with offerings of flowers and red petals around its base. Three priests in white dhotis stand behind it; the central priest wears a white shawl and a rudraksha mala and holds a vessel over the fire, while a priest on the right, in a white garment with a mala, leans in to assist. A priest with a white turban stands on the left. A wooden carved disc stands beside the pit. A seated priest in the foreground, shown from behind, holds his hands in namaskar. A row of seated devotees watches from the left, and a standing devotee with folded hands appears at the right edge. Brass lamps, plates of offerings and a decorated seat sit on a cloth to the right, under strings of leaf garlands and a painted pillar.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies