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A homa fire ritual in progress. A man in an orange saffron garment with a white tilak mark on his forehead kneels before a white brick fire pit decorated with orange marigold petals, pouring from a metal ladle into a flame. A second man in white clothing stands behind him, and a figure in a white dhoti stands in the background near a wall. To the right, a tiered red-draped platform with gold trim stands beside the pit. A metal vessel and brass items sit at the left edge.

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A homa fire ritual in progress: a man in an orange saffron robe with a white tilak on his forehead kneels behind a white-brick fire pit, pouring from a silver vessel into the square opening, with marigold petals scattered across the bricks. A second man in white clothes stands behind him. A red-draped deity murti or altar with a large kalasha stands at right. Blue-grey walls form the background.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26A photograph of a homa fire ritual in progress. A brick-built fire pit holds a bright flame, with marigold petals scattered on the bricks. A man with a shaved head, a tilak mark on his forehead, and an orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace feeds the fire with an offering. Around him, several seated men in white and orange-red shawls and devotees look on, with brass vessels and plates of offerings nearby. a person: the seated ritual officiant in orange robes and gold beads matches a possible in-person candidate, but the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26October 13 20072007-10-13A homa fire is lit inside a square brick fire pit covered with white bricks and scattered orange marigold petals. A bald man in orange robes and a large gold necklace with a pendant feeds sticks into the flame with his right hand. Beside him a young man in white clothes with an orange shawl tends the offerings, and a steel bowl and plate of dried sticks and leaves sit nearby. Several boys and young people in white clothes and orange shawls sit on the floor behind them, and an older man in white stands at the doorway. The scene is an indoor fire ritual in a plain white-walled hall. Whether the robed man is the a person is uncertain, since the visible cues are only a shaved head and orange robes with a gold necklace.2007-08-26September 30 20072007-09-30August 26 20072007-08-26October 12 20072007-10-12A photograph of a homa fire ritual. A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead kneels at a white brick fire pit, pouring from a metal vessel into flames rising from the pit. Orange marigold petals are scattered over the bricks. Behind him a younger man in white clothing sits, and another figure in white dhoti stands at the back. On the right, a tiered red-draped structure with gold trim stands against a pale wall.2007-08-26October 18 20072007-10-18