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A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A priest in white clothing with a grey turban and rudraksha mala pours an offering from a bowl into a large flame rising from a yellow-edged fire pit. Another priest in white with a rudraksha mala sits behind him at a microphone, beside brass vessels and a metal pot. Garlands of marigolds appear at the right edge.

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January 07 20152015-01-07January 04 20152015-01-04A homa fire ritual in a dim hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a white forehead mark and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, sits behind a brick fire pit feeding flames with an offering. A microphone stands beside him. A second man in orange cloth and beads sits behind him. Brass bowls of flowers and fruit, a silver jug and a kalasha sit at the left and front, with a garland-draped deity murti at the upper right.2011-11-29A night-time homa at a wooden fire pit with a large, bright flame. A man in a white dhoti with a green turban pours offerings from a steel bowl into the fire. Around him, priests in white and orange-red cloths wear rudraksha malas, and one bald priest has a white tilak on his forehead. A green-clad figure stands at the right edge, and brass offerings and a plantain leaf sit nearby. No one is clearly identified as a person by appearance cues.2015-01-04October 11 20142014-10-11February 09 20122012-02-09October 11 20142014-10-11A photograph of a homa fire ritual in progress at night. A large square fire pit with bright flames sits in the foreground. Four priests in saffron and orange dhotis sit around it; the figure at right in an orange turban and gold rudraksha-style necklaces reaches toward the fire with his arm, while a priest in the centre in white clothes and a white garland sits behind a microphone. A bowl of grain or offerings sits on the right beside the fire pit. Behind them, several people in white dress and saffron shawls sit in the dim background. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance, so no probable identification is made.2016-02-07January 07th 20152015-01-07 +1 copiesNovember 20 20132013-11-20October 11 20142014-10-11A homa fire ritual in progress. Two priests sit cross-legged in white dhotis with golden borders and bare upper bodies, one wearing a beaded necklace, both with gold bangles. The right priest holds a brass plate and a ladle-like spoon over a flaming fire pit built from brick-like blocks decorated with white and red patterns. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand at the left edge, along with small brass bowls and a metal vessel. The foreground is warmly lit with glowing flames.2012-02-09