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A photograph of a homa in an indoor hall with pale walls and fluorescent tube lights. A brick fire pit with steps holds a bright flame and smoke. A standing man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and white head covering raises a multi-wick brass lamp toward the fire. Beside him, a younger man in white with an orange shawl steadies a microphone stand. Flower garlands, a kalasha-like offering and a deity murti portrait with garlands stand in the background. Two other people are partly visible at the left and right edges.

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September 20 20062006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20Night photograph of a homa fire pit lined with white brick and sand, with a tall flame rising from burning offerings in the centre. Two priests in white dhotis sit and tend the fire; the one at left wears an orange shawl and the one at centre wears a white head cloth and an orange cloth across his shoulder. Brass vessels, flower garlands and small offering plates sit beside the pit, and seated devotees in white are visible in the background under dim lights.2006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20Indoor homa at a Chennai ashram hall: a tall brick fire pit built in tiered steps blazes with a bright central flame. Two seated priests in white clothes with orange shawls face the fire; one wears a white head wrap and holds a small bowl, the other sits in the foreground with a ritual bell nearby. Framed portraits draped with marigold garlands sit on small tables with oil lamps, and a kalasha-like offering with greenery rests at the pit's edge. Pale walls and scattered bags are visible in the background. No identifiable a person figure is clearly present.2006-09-20July 01 20092009-07-01A photograph of a homa fire ceremony. A bald man with a tilak on his forehead and gold-rimmed glasses sits cross-legged in an orange-saffron robe with a gold necklace and bangles, making a gesture over a fire pit built of white bricks strewn with orange marigold petals. Behind him a second man in white clothes stands with palms pressed together in prayer. A dark red cloth-draped seat is visible at the right edge. The fire burns bright orange inside the brick altar, and a brass vessel sits near the priest.2007-08-26A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a hall. A fire pit is built from stacked bricks topped with turmeric-yellow blocks dusted with red kumkum, with smoke and flame rising from its centre. A man in a white dhoti and a shawl stands at the left with hands pressed together and a rudraksha mala on his neck. Beside him a man in an orange-brown turban, rudraksha malas and a gold chain pours offerings into the fire. Seated devotees in white and saffron-bordered shawls, some with hands folded, fill the background, and tall brass oil lamps stand at the left and right edges.2015-07-09October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor homa fire ceremony. A bright fire burns in a square brick fire pit with stepped white brick sides, with flowers and red kumkum on the edges. Three men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit behind it; the central man wears a white head cloth and presses his palms together, while the men on either side tend the offerings. Brass vessels, fruit, a red book and a golden kalasha with a yellow flower garland sit on the left and right. Several more devotees sit on mats in the background beside smaller lit fire pits with smoke rising.2006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20Night-time homa at a square stone fire pit with flames rising high, its steps scattered with red and yellow flower petals. Two priests in white dhotis and shawls stand at the fire; the foremost, wearing an orange-yellow turban and a beaded garland, holds up a lit torch. A second priest in white with a garland stands beside him, and a third at the right holds a brass offering tray. Seated devotees in white clothing watch from the left, and a carved wooden disc stands behind the fire. Strings of leaves and hanging decorations frame the dark background.2010-10-16