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July 16 2015

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A photo of a homa fire ritual at night. A priest with a shaved-back dark hair knot, bare-chested, wearing a long red rudraksha mala and a yellow dhoti, sits cross-legged behind a brick fire pit bordered with red, yellow and white flower petals. He holds a ladle over flames rising from the pit, while smoke fills the air. A second person in white clothing sits to the right beside a microphone. Behind them are brass vessels, a bowl of rose petals, garlands, and a decorated altar with a deity murti.2015-07-16A photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in a temple hall. Two shirtless men with rudraksha malas sit before a square brick fire pit with a bright flame. The central man wears a maroon turban, a white dhoti and a striped shawl, and holds a ritual implement over the fire. A younger man beside him sits with a mala. At the right, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow-green cloth bends forward holding a small bell-like vessel. Yellow and orange flower garlands and marigolds surround the pit, and orange-clothed figures stand in the background with a golden ornate structure behind them. The a person-attribution is not visibly supported by appearance.2018-01-06November 29 20112011-11-29January 06 20182018-01-06November 29 20112011-11-29A homa fire ritual at night in an outdoor setting. A bare-chested priest with a white sacred thread, rudraksha mala and gold chain sits behind a brick fire pit where a tall flame rises, with a steel bowl of ghee or liquid offering held by a second person in the foreground. The second person wears a magenta head-wrap, a rudraksha necklace and a light cloth. Behind the fire, flower garlands in orange and yellow, coconuts and a large floral-decorated deity murti or pot are arranged. Marigold petals and red flowers are scattered on the bricks.2016-08-14December 11 20152015-12-11September 19 20152015-09-19December 12 20162016-12-12February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20152015-09-19May 15 20162016-05-15