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A homa fire burns inside a square pit built of yellow-painted bricks decorated with white and purple rangoli-style patterns. A standing priest in white dhoti with an orange-and-patterned shawl bends forward, pouring yellow powder from a brass bowl into the fire. Beside him, a seated man in a blue head-wrap and green shawl over a bare chest holds a ladle and a small brass vessel. Marigold garlands and a brass pot sit at the edge, with a carved wooden figure and a sheet of pink and purple cloth behind. Multiple people are present, several partially visible.

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September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photo of a homa fire ritual at night in a temple courtyard. A fire burns in a yellow-and-orange rectangular fire pit surrounded by flower offerings. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at left holding a brass vessel over the fire. In the center, a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha mala, a blue turban and a ceremonial gold necklace sits with his hand over a brass bowl. At right, a man in a saffron-orange shawl with white flower garlands sits beside the fire. Behind them stands a deity murti draped in red and white garlands, with brass kalasha vessels and a pink-draped table.2017-08-22April 06 20172017-04-06July 28 20172017-07-28July 28 20172017-07-28A homa fire ritual in front of ornate dark wooden double doors with brass fittings. A fire burns inside a square pit built of yellow-ochre bricks, decorated with white rice-flour lines, rose petals and dark seeds. A man in a yellow turban, bare-chested with gold necklaces, sits on the left holding a long brass ladle, while a second bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold chains and a third seated man in an orange garment and white dhoti attend beside the fire. Marigold and yellow flowers, a brass kalasha with garland, a brass pot and lamps surround the pit.2017-04-06September 27 20172017-09-27A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an indoor hall with pink, green and orange striped mats. At the centre, a brick fire pit with a bright flame sits before a yellow and red marigold garland arrangement, and a priest seated at the back of the pit tends the fire with a ladle, next to bowls of offerings and fruit. A bare-chested man in a dark shawl sits at the back-left with a blue head cloth. Men in white dhotis with gold borders stand and sit in rows behind, some wearing rudraksha malas and sacred threads. A man in orange cloth sits at the left, and a man in a yellow garment sits at the lower right with a red shawl. Oil lamps stand on the floor, and framed photographs hang on the wall behind.2017-09-27 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a square yellow-brick fire pit decorated with red flower petals and white powder. A priest bare-chested with a yellow turban and gold beaded necklace pours an offering from a ladle-like vessel into the flames. Beside him a second man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth and gold beaded necklace tends a tray of wood and offerings. Marigold garlands, oranges, bananas and flowers lie nearby; a heavy wooden door with brass studs stands behind.2017-04-06Night-time homa at a temple-style setting: a fire burns in a square fire pit built from tiered bricks decorated with white kolam-style rangoli and marigold garlands. Three priests sit on striped mats around it; the front priest in a saffron-and-yellow shawl over bare shoulders wears rudraksha-style beads, and another in orange shawl and white dhoti sits nearby. A brass kalasha, flowers, fruit and a banana leaf with offerings lie beside the fire, and a silver plate and brass vessels sit in the foreground. Several people sit in the background, with floor scattered with marigold petals.2016-03-06 +1 copiesA 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.2018-01-06September 14 20152015-09-14