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November 01 2011

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A homa fire ritual in a temple hall with a red floor. A large mud fire pit, lit with bright flames and offerings, sits in the foreground. An elderly priest with a white head cloth, bare chest, rudraksha beads and a green-and-red dhoti sits at left, holding a ladle over a brass bowl. Behind, a golden palanquin-style canopy shelters a deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers. Brass lamps stand nearby, with trays of fruit, flowers and betel leaves. Two attendants sit at the back, one playing a drum.2020-03-15 +2 copiesA red square fire pit with white horizontal stripes and a small central marking holds burning sticks and yellow flower petals, with orange flames and smoke rising. A person in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth sits at the left edge, and a carved wooden seat and brass vessels appear in the background.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01A red rectangular fire pit with a brick-patterned exterior and white horizontal stripes on its sides holds burning wood sticks with bright orange flames and rising smoke. Behind it, a person in white ritual clothes with gold-bordered cloth sits on a white cushion, with a brass vessel and ritual items on the floor. A wooden stand and a small table are visible in the background. The setting suggests a homa fire ritual.2011-11-01January 06 20182018-01-06February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesJuly 19 20132013-07-19A homa fire burns on a low platform inside a temple-like hall with red walls and a large dark wooden door. A priest in white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl, wearing a red-orange tilak-style headpiece and gold necklace, sits cross-legged before the flames, adding offerings. A stack of wrapped bundles and garlanded kalasha-style pots surround the fire. Behind him, a figure in a red-brown ornate garment with a long swept-back black hairstyle, rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace sits on a gold-and-red peetha throne, adorned with a garland. Another person in orange shawl and white dhoti bends forward at right, and attendants in white stand nearby. A standing fan and a striped floor mat are visible.2016-03-06 +1 copiesA priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-toned beaded necklace sits cross-legged before a red brick homa fire pit with burning wood and flames, pouring an offering from a long-handled ladle. Nearby stand silver vessels with lids, brass pots, bowls of yellow marigold flowers and offerings on a plate, and a microphone on a stand. Behind him a golden palanquin-style deity seat is draped with green and red silk and garlanded with flowers, beside a stone pillar. Another person in orange robes sits at the left edge. Setting suggests a temple courtyard with an orange-floored area.2011-11-01A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ritual. A large, flaming fire pit on a tiered wooden platform dominates the centre, with a bronze puja lamp and brass vessels beside it. A man in white dhoti with a red turban stands at the fire, arms outstretched, and two other men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand behind. On the left, a man in an orange-brown robe with a pink and white flower garland sits in an orange chair with hands folded in namaskar. Offerings of flowers, fruit and a stack of books lie on a striped cloth, and a golden palanquin-style structure stands in the background.2014-10-03A homa fire ritual in progress on a sunlit outdoor terrace. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a beaded garland kneels before a square brick fire pit with flames rising, pouring offering from a silver ladle-like vessel. Another person in white holds a large silver bowl of grains at left, and silver bowls and a plate with offerings sit nearby. Behind the fire, decorated kalasha pots with mango-leaf tops and turmeric-marked coconuts stand on a bed of rice. A microphone stands at the fire pit and orange fabric hangs overhead.2011-12-28March 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copies