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A priest in maroon and rust-red robes kneels at a large bronze vessel of burning fire on a striped multicoloured cloth, pouring or feeding offerings into the flames as a homa. He wears a rust-red head wrap, rudraksha beads and bracelets, with white markings on his arms. Behind him, other robed attendants stand near trays of flowers and offerings, and smoke drifts through the night scene with a golden decorated shrine in the background. The priest's features are not clear enough to establish identity, so the appearance is uncertain.

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January 31 20182018-01-31Night photograph of a homa at an outdoor ritual site. In the foreground a large fire burns in a shallow metal vessel on a striped pink, green and blue cloth. A priest in red-brown robes and an orange turban sits beside it, holding a small vessel. Behind him a second figure in orange stands near rows of statues draped in yellow garlands, with flower offerings on the cloth. A red canopy with gold fringe and a large brass pot in the foreground frame the scene. A cameraman in brown clothing works at the right edge.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A bare-chested priest with white sacred marks on his arms and chest, a rust-orange turban and a long rudraksha mala with gold ornaments sits on a silver chair. He holds a long ladle over a fire built on a stack of yellow bricks, decorated with grass and white grains. A brass bowl sits in front of the fire, with brass pots and a plate of flowers on a striped cloth. Behind him stand a stone pillar and a dark red mat. The priest appears to be a devotee-level performer; no identity is asserted from appearance.2018-06-04 +1 copiesA night-time homa at an outdoor sacred site. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest in deep red dhoti kneels before a large bronze fire vessel with flames rising, his forearms and back marked with white ash lines. Behind him, a seated man in a black head covering and red cloth, with a pink flower garland, tends silver ritual vessels on a colourful striped mat. Further right, another man in orange-red cloth stands near the fire. Rows of deity murtis draped in yellow and white garlands stand on a tiered platform behind them, and a large empty bronze pot sits in the lower left. Four people are visible.2018-01-31Night ritual photograph in which a man in a red-orange turban and a red-brown garment, wearing long rudraksha-style beads and a gold-toned necklace, holds a brass chalice-shaped lamp with a large flame at a table covered in a patterned cloth. Potted plants with leaves and flowers, small brass vessels and a bell-like object sit on the table, with a second bell in his other hand. The setting is dark with blurred background figures and warm lamplight. Based on visible cues the man may be a person, performing an aarti or lamp offering.2013-12-20A man in orange-red robes sits cross-legged on a striped rug before a yellow-brick fire pit, pouring an offering with a long ladle into bright flames at night. He wears a red and orange turban, a long rudraksha mala with multiple strands, a silver pendant, and wristbands; white horizontal markings are painted on his bare upper arm and chest. Brass bowls, a covered vessel, pink flowers, and a silver lamp sit on the rug. A silver-backed chair and a dark red cushioned mat sit behind him. The scene appears to be a homa or fire offering.2018-06-04A photograph of a woman in a red-orange headwrap and matching orange-red garment sits at a fire ritual, tossing grain or rice into a flame with her right hand. She holds a brass plate of grain in her left hand. Brass bowls and small cups sit on a striped cloth beside an open fire pit with bright flames. Blurred rows of seated people in white fill the background. Her red headwrap and dress and the grain are the focal colours against the dark background. No physical candidate for a person is clearly visible, so the a person field is none.2017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21A homa fire ritual in a courtyard. A man sits cross-legged on a striped mat, pouring an offering from a metal ladle into a flaming fire pit lined with yellow-painted bricks. He wears a saffron-orange turban and a saffron-orange wrap, a long multi-strand rudraksha mala, and white horizontal marks on his upper arm and chest. A silver bowl of liquid sits beside the fire. Behind him, a second robed person in orange sits on a red cushion near a gold-trimmed seat, and a green cloth bundle lies to the side.2018-05-29 +2 copiesFebruary 21 20172017-02-21November 18 20152015-11-18