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A homa fire ritual on the floor. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-toned trim speaks into a microphone on a stand at left. A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing glasses and a gold bead necklace, holds a brass plate of offerings over a blazing fire pit of wooden logs. Brass oil lamps, a bell and silver vessels sit nearby on the floor.

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February 09 20122012-02-09A homa fire ritual in a yellow-tiled fire pit. A bare-chested officiating priest in a green head wrap and yellow shawl, with a gold necklace, leans over the fire and holds a stick of offering material into the flames. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti with gold border and black-rimmed glasses feeds the fire with his hand. A brass bowl, flower petals and a brass vessel sit around the pit, with a dark temple interior and brass lamps behind them.2015-09-17Two men in white dhotis sit cross-legged on an orange-tinted floor at a ritual homa or fire ceremony. The man on the left, with a microphone before him, holds his hands in a mudra and chants, wearing a red-and-white rudraksha mala. The man on the right, bald and bespectacled with his palms joined in namaskar, wears a gold-bordered white dhoti and a long ornate gold necklace. A brass fire vessel with a lit flame sits between them, with banana, apple, a silver tray, brass lamps and kumkum-marked offerings nearby. Standing figures in white dhotis appear in the background. Single-person identity is not established by appearance cues in this frame.2012-02-09December 28 20112011-12-28A seated priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth with gold border performs a homa fire ritual. The priest holds a brass plate and pours dark offerings into flames rising from a fire pit. Brass bells and a ritual vessel sit on a low wooden platform in the foreground. Gold bangles and a gold beaded necklace are visible. Another person's hand and white-clad arm appear at the left edge.2012-02-09November 29 20112011-11-29March 02 20182018-03-02February 09 20122012-02-09December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28November 29 20112011-11-29Night-time outdoor homa at a temple-style setting. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth sits beside a flaming fire pit ringed with marigold and red flower garlands, pouring an offering from a small steel bowl. Behind him another priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stands tending the ceremony, and a third figure kneels at a second fire pit further back. A red-draped table holds flowers and petals, and fruit and brass vessels sit on the ground. Scaffolding and red curtains frame the scene.2018-03-02