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A brick-built fire pit with a bright open flame burns in the foreground during a homa. Behind it a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala and sandalwood-marked forehead, sits before a microphone stand, eyes lowered, hands near the fire. To his left a second priest in orange-red cloth with a beaded necklace sits in smoke, and a brass tray of flower petals rests nearby. A gold-clad deity murti or ornament is visible at the right edge against a dark orange wall. A printed sign hangs on the upper left wall.

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November 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29A photograph of a homa fire pit built from stacked yellowish bricks, with a tall flame rising from the centre. Behind it, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak, sits before a microphone stand with his head bowed. Beside him, a younger man in a red and orange shawl and a beaded mala sits with his eyes lowered. A brass plate of flowers sits at the left edge. A poster is visible on the wall behind them, and a gilded object appears at the right edge. Two people are visible.2011-11-29A 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.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29Photo of a fire ritual (homa) at a stacked brick fire pit with flames rising from the top. Two priests in white dhoti and shawl sit on a floor. The seated priest on the right holds a ghee or offering vessel in his right hand and has a gold-beaded necklace, with his left hand resting on his chest. The priest on the left, with a microphone stand before him, reads from a small book. A silver bowl and a small brass lamp stand near the fire, and banana-leaf offerings lie at the lower left. Green leaves blur the right edge of the frame.2012-02-09A homa ritual in progress at a brick fire pit lined with yellow-ochre bricks, with a small flame and smoke rising from the ash. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and gold necklaces sits with palms pressed together in prayer before a microphone stand, a book open beside him. Beside him, a second priest in orange-saffron cloth and a rudraksha-style bead mala sits with hands clasped. Offerings sit on brass plates, including a plate of flowers, a bowl of kumkum, a brass oil lamp with a flame, and a bundle of wooden sticks. Behind them, a deity murti is draped with red and white garlands.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29January 03 20152015-01-03November 29 20112011-11-29Photograph of a ritual homa at a temple courtyard. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-coloured border sits cross-legged before a fire pit of burning wood, his hands extended toward the flames, a microphone on a stand before him. Gold necklaces with bead and pendant ornaments hang on his chest. Beside him sits a second man in orange-saffron cloth with a gold-bead mala and pendant, his hands folded in his lap, with a brass plate of yellow flower petals in front of him. A tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at right beside a brass vessel, and a red-and-white striped pillar stands behind.2011-11-01December 31 20112011-12-31