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February 07 20162016-02-07Photograph of a homa fire ceremony at night, with a square yellow-bordered fire pit blazing and smoke rising. Several priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls sit around the pit; one at the front wears a saffron wrap and dark-rimmed glasses and feeds sticks into the flame, another on the right wears an orange turban with a tall plume, rudraksha-style beaded garlands and gold ornaments and holds a sacred implement. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white kurtas with red shawls and women in cream saris watch from a carpeted floor. A brass lamp and offering trays sit at the edge, and a small figure of a deity stands at the right corner.2016-02-07A photograph of a ritual at a fire pit (homa) at night. A young priest in the centre wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold-coloured garland and an orange turban with a feathered crest, hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him a man in dark-rimmed glasses and orange cloth with white vibhuti markings on his arms and chest chants, and other seated men in orange and white garments with garlands join in. A standing man in orange stands at the back. In front, a yellow-tiled homa pit holds a small flame, with a brass bowl, a kalasha pot and flower arrangements nearby. A microphone stands at the right edge.2016-02-07A night-time homa at an ashram. Four priests sit behind a large yellow-painted square fire pit filled with ash. Priests on the left wear white dhotis and rudraksha malas with white forehead markings; the seated priest in the centre wears saffron-orange robes and a saffron-orange shawl and tends the fire with a bowl. The priest on the right wears white with a red-and-pink headpiece and holds a flower and a silver vessel. Silver pots and fruit sit on the floor, and seated devotees in white fill the background. Hanging colourful ceremonial banners frame the scene.2014-10-11February 07 20162016-02-07Night-time homa at a sacred fire pit, a gold-rimmed rectangular fire altar with a flame rising from it. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a microphone and a small ritual vessel, while beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a papers folder. On the right, a young man in orange with gold trim and a tall orange headpiece chants, a garland at his neck, next to a brass vessel and an offerings tray with flowers and a small Ganesha figure. Left foreground, a seated figure in orange with garlands is in meditative pose, and a young boy kneels with hands in anjali. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in orange and white stands with hands folded, and a sculpted lion figure sits on the altar edge. Figures in the crowd wear white dhotis and shawls.2016-02-07February 07 20162016-02-07A night-time homa at a raised square yellow-painted fire pit filled with ash. On the left a priest in maroon-red robes with white tripundra markings reads from a sheet of paper into a microphone. In the centre a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with a ladle and bowl. On the right a young priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white forearm markings holds an offering. Silver vessels, a kalasha, and yellow and white flowers stand beside the pit. Behind them a seated crowd in white and red shawls watches.2014-10-11A night-time homa at an outdoor ritual square. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a green turban sits behind a square wooden fire pit holding dark ash and embers, with a rudraksha mala draped over his arm. Brass vessels, a kalasha pot with mango leaves, yellow flower garlands and offering plates surround him. Behind, a seated group of young men in saffron and orange robes, several with white forehead markings, face the fire, with a yellow vehicle partly visible at the top of the frame. The identity of the priest cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2015-01-04A homa fire ceremony in a temple-style hall. A visible fire burns in a square yellow-and-orange fire pit in the foreground. Seated around it are several young men in white dhotis with gold borders, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white sacred-ash markings on their foreheads and arms. One man in the centre-right wears an orange shawl, an orange-red turban and a rudraksha mala, and holds a brass plate of offerings. Men on the left hold brass plates of grain or rice and bangles on their wrists. A microphone stands at the pit's edge. Behind them, more seated participants wear white and red-orange shawls. At the upper right, a golden deity figure and red draped cloth are visible, with garlands on the altar.2014-08-29February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesOctober 11 20142014-10-11