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A homa fire ritual is underway on a brick fire pit decorated with flowers and coloured powder. Two priests sit cross-legged on a patterned floor mat. The foreground priest wears a red headcloth, a white dhoti and shawl, a light-brown sash and layered beaded necklaces; he pours ghee from a ladle into a brass bowl beside the fire. A second priest beside him wears a green and yellow striped sash, a white dhoti and garlands and also holds a ladle. Ripe apples, marigold petals, a brass lamp and a plate of flowers and grains sit on a white rangoli-decorated cloth in front. The open doorway behind shows a bright sandy landscape.

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February 20 20162016-02-20January 30 20162016-01-30A photograph of a homa fire ceremony outdoors. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. Two men sit on mats before it. The man on the left, bare-chested with a long topknot, wears white dhoti, a gold necklace and a garland. The man on the right, bare-chested with a sacred thread, white forehead markings and a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder, ladles an offering into the fire from a copper vessel. In front, a white cloth holds a kolam of coloured powders and flowers, with orange fruits, brass kalasha pots, a plate of offerings and a brass bowl of liquid. Two other people are partly visible at the frame's edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2016-01-30February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesOutdoor fire ritual at a red-and-white striped temple-style platform beside banana leaves. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red-and-orange turban and a rudraksha-style mala pours an offering or pours from a long ladle into a fire burning in a yellow wooden fire pit decorated with marigold and flower petals. Beside him a second man in an orange cloth and beads tends the fire. Brass vessels, flower baskets and a silver tray sit nearby. This is a homa or yagna fire ritual during a bhumi puja.2016-11-23March 05 20162016-03-05 +2 copiesJanuary 30 20162016-01-30Ritual homa scene in a red-walled hall with several priests in white dhotis and shawls, adorned with yellow and orange garland necklaces. In the foreground two young men sit cross-legged on striped mats; the one on the right wears a shawl over his shoulder and a beaded bracelet. Before them a square white cloth is decorated with pink and yellow flower petals, red and yellow marigold garlands, apples, bananas and oranges, and a small brass bowl. To the right a fire pit blazes with wood, with cow-dung cakes and offerings, marking a fire ritual. More priests in white sit beside other fire pits in the background, one tending a flame.2016-04-10January 30 20162016-01-30 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual on a striped cloth outdoors. A fire burns inside a square brick fire pit coated in yellow paste with white dotted markings. A bearded man with white body markings, a rust-orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and a metal bangle ladles a white liquid from a bowl with a long spoon. Beside him, a younger man in a shaved-head style with a black turban, orange cloth, layered beaded necklaces and wrist bands sits watching. On the right, kalasha-style pots decorated with yellow and pink flowers, green leaves and a bunch of bananas, oranges and fruit sit on a silver tray. Two people are visible.2018-04-26 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a wooden fire pit at an outdoor temple courtyard with red-and-white painted walls and banana plants behind. Two priests sit cross-legged: the foreground priest, bare-chested with a red head cloth and white dhoti, feeds offerings into the flames with a stick, while a second man in an orange shawl sits beside him. Marigold and rose petals and a brass vessel surround the fire pit, and brass ritual pots sit at the lower left.2016-11-23