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June 02 20152015-06-02Night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit. A square yellow-painted fire pit holds ash and burning wood, with a small flame at its edge. A bald man in saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and sandal marks on his arms kneels at the pit and tends the fire. Beside him, a second man in white dhoti and shawl with a mala sits on a cloth with brass bowls of bananas, fruit, flowers and a brass lamp. A microphone stands nearby. A red and gold throne sits at the right edge, and a lit deity murti is visible at the top left. Red-and-white striped steps form the background.2015-06-02December 14 20112011-12-142007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, Hyderabad2007-01-01A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a tent setting. A fire burns in a yellow-brick fire pit with kindling. A man in a purple shawl with a gold chain pours or offers an item from a spoon into the fire, while a man in orange and red dhoti-style clothing with a shawl sits at right holding a small vessel. Behind them, a man in red and orange clothes holds a basket of offerings, and a woman in white and gold stands at left. Steel bowls, a brass lamp and rows of white cups or shell-like offerings sit on shelves at right, with a small deity murti visible at far right.2015-09-14A night homa in progress at a yellow-and-white square fire pit filled with logs and burning embers, with smoke rising. A young priest in white dhoti and a white head wrap, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and sandalwood markings, pours or tends offerings at the fire with a stick. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits attentively, and several women in orange saris with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit at left. Devotees in white shirts and dark clothes sit in the background among dim lights.2013-11-07A photograph of a homa fire ceremony outdoors. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. Two men sit on mats before it. The man on the left, bare-chested with a long topknot, wears white dhoti, a gold necklace and a garland. The man on the right, bare-chested with a sacred thread, white forehead markings and a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder, ladles an offering into the fire from a copper vessel. In front, a white cloth holds a kolam of coloured powders and flowers, with orange fruits, brass kalasha pots, a plate of offerings and a brass bowl of liquid. Two other people are partly visible at the frame's edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2016-01-30September 14 20152015-09-14January 30 20162016-01-30September 14 20152015-09-14A homa ritual at a brick fire pit filled with ash and offerings. A figure in orange robes with long swept-back grey hair and a forehead tilak sits cross-legged at the centre, hands raised in blessing gesture. Beside him a young man in an orange dhoti wears a purple shawl. A priest in orange and gold stands at right holding a brass lamp, and a man in orange at the lower right holds a ritual vessel. Behind them, people in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces assist, and a shelf holds small clay lamps and ritual objects. The scene is a Hindu fire ceremony.2015-09-14A night-time fire ritual, a homa, at an outdoor square-brick fire pit lined in gold-painted border. A large flame rises from the pit. Four priests in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and white tilak marks sit on the ground, and one in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a ladle at the pit edge; a young assistant in a white dhoti with a red-pink headcloth pours from a copper vessel. Brass pots, steel bowls of grains and yellow flowers surround the fire. Seated devotees in white and red shawls watch from plastic chairs behind, around 20 visible.2014-10-11