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A homa fire burns in a fire pit with a flame rising above layered offerings, its base decorated with coloured powder and flower petals. A bearded man with glasses and a rudraksha bead necklace sits at left in a saffron cloth. At right, a bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti sits with a hand near his face, a tilak on his forehead. A copper vessel stands at left, and in the background white-clad figures stand in a red wooden doorway. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.

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March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20162016-03-05A homa fire burns on a square fire pit built of stacked yellow-ochre bricks, decorated with white flower petals, purple and green fabric strips and yellow marigold petals. Behind the flames a man in a yellow shawl with white markings on his bare chest sits cross-legged and tends the offering, while a woman in white sari bends toward the fire at a doorway. Another man in white stands in the background, and a brass bowl sits at the left edge beside a seated man in an orange-yellow garment with a beaded necklace. Red walls and carved wooden doors frame the ritual.2016-03-05 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ceremony on a stone-paved courtyard. Two men in white dhoti and kurta with yellow shawls sit on mats. The man on the right, seated before a fire pit built of stacked yellow-brown bricks decorated with white painted patterns and flowers, feeds the flames with a hand. The man on the left, seated behind brass plates of rice and offerings, handles items on a cloth. Brass pots, bowls, a kalasha with mango leaves and a small lamp sit on a silver tray at right, with a red-brown wooden seat behind them.2010-06-06February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesApril 10 20162016-04-10March 28 20162016-03-28February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesPhotograph of a homa fire ceremony in a red-walled hall beside an ornate carved wooden doorway. A fire burns in a brick-built fire pit decorated with flowers and marigolds, with a tin of ghee nearby. Two priests sit on the floor: one on the left wears a pink turban, white dhoti, a pink shawl and gold-coloured garlands, holding a brass bowl; the other on the right wears a yellow shawl and white dhoti with a floral garland, hands joined. Several women in white and cream saris stand in the doorway behind the fire, some holding offerings. Offerings include a silver ritual implement, a kalasha-like pot, rice and banana leaves.2016-04-10May 02 20172017-05-02