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December 15 20132013-12-15Outdoor evening fire ritual (homa) at a brick fire pit lit by an open flame. A seated priest in a rust-red dhoti and red turban, with long swept-back hair, a gold-bead necklace and a large gold pendant, pours or offers ghee from a silver bowl into the fire with his right hand. Beside him a young person in an orange-saffron cloth with a red and white beaded mala and glasses sits near brass and silver ritual vessels and a kalasha. Several devotees in white clothes sit on the left with hands pressed in anjali, one woman with a red bead necklace. Dark pavement and a green leaf are visible in the foreground.2013-12-15A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a hall. A standing-height fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit decorated with white patterns. A man in a rust-red turban with a small gold ornament, rust-red and gold robe, multiple gold and dark bead malas, and glasses kneels at the fire, hand extended toward the flames. Beside him, a young assistant in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits near a copper bowl and ladle. Behind them, people in white clothes sit on chairs.2015-10-12December 15 20132013-12-15Homa ritual at a brick fire pit edged with yellow paint. A young priest in rust-orange robes, a red-orange turban with gold border, and a long red-orange rudraksha mala is seated and pouring ghee from a silver ladle onto flames. White vibhuti lines mark his arms and forehead. Behind him, several shaven-headed young sadhus in orange robes sit with white tilak, and brass and silver bowls, incense sticks and offering vessels surround the fire pit.2014-09-06 +1 copiesOctober 12 20152015-10-12A man in a red-orange turban and matching draped cloth performs an evening ritual beside a fire. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, rudraksha-style beads on the upper arm, gold earrings and a red tilak on his forehead, while holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit wick in one hand and a metal vessel in the other. Bright flames rise from a brass bowl in the foreground, consistent with a homa or puja fire, and a partly visible figure in orange sits at the left edge against a dark background. The man appears to be a priest performing the rite rather than a depicted or distinctively identified figure.2014-01-05A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ceremony on a lawn at dusk. A standing priest in a maroon-red turban and draped maroon robe with gold borders wears a long orange-red garland, a gold pendant necklace and rudraksha malas, and holds a flaming oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other. Beside a raised stack of yellow and red bricks forming a fire pit, a younger attendant in orange robes bends forward over items, while another attendant in orange sits on a cloth, and a seated person on the left holds a silver bowl. Silver vessels, a bowl of offerings and ritual objects sit on mats around the fire pit. The building columns and windows are visible behind. a person candidate appearance is not clearly established from the image alone.2014-05-22 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20142014-09-06September 06 20142014-09-06A homa fire ritual at a square orange-brick fire pit with tall flames. A man in an orange-red turban, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, wearing an orange-red shawl, leans over the fire and places an offering with his right hand. Behind him a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits holding a brass ladle over a brass bowl. Brass oil lamps, a basket, banana leaves and metal plates of offerings lie on mats around the pit. Seated people in white and orange robes with garlands are visible in the background.2015-10-12December 15 20132013-12-15