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Night photograph of a fire ritual with a homa fire burning in a pit decorated with white and red powder designs and yellow and white flowers. A brass bowl with a wooden ladle sits beside bowls of offerings, and a small oil lamp burns in the foreground. Behind, a figure with a red turban and garland sits on a gold-framed seat under a decorated canopy, beside tall brass lamps, and two women in red and pink sarees with bangles sit at the right edge with hands pressed together. Palm fronds frame the scene. The figure is a depiction, possibly a portrait, not a clear in-person appearance.

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December 28 2021 sripuram2021-12-28Photograph of a homa fire pit at night under a canopy with gold pillars and palm fronds. A glowing fire burns in a square brick-red pit ringed with white and yellow flower petals and white geometric lines. A brass pot with a ladle, a banana and yellow and white flowers sit in front. Behind, a framed image of a smiling figure in a red-pink turban and pink robes with garlands, hands raised in greeting, is shown seated on a gold-framed cushioned throne, appearing as a depiction on a screen or print. A brass lamp stands at left. No physical people are clearly visible apart from a partial arm at right.2021-12-28A homa fire burns in a sunken square fire pit decorated with white and yellow flowers and white powder lines. A person's bare arm, wearing gold bangles and a patterned sari, stirs the fire with a wooden stick. Behind the fire, a large framed photograph of a smiling figure in red headwear and a red-pink garment wearing a yellow and white flower garland sits on a golden seat with patterned cushions, under a palm-leaf canopy. A brass vessel with a ladle and a brass plate of flowers, a banana and a bowl of food sit in the foreground, with a brass lamp stand at left. Smoke rises through the scene.2021-12-28December 28 2021 sripuram2021-12-28 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a floor pit decorated with white flower petals and a white geometric rangoli pattern, set under a canopy with brass pillars and palm fronds. Seated behind the fire on a low wooden couch with striped cushions is a smiling man in an orange-red turban, with a saffron-orange garment, a yellow and white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, raising both hands in blessing. Another person's arm, wearing a red-and-yellow thread bracelet, holds a stick over the fire, and a brass oil lamp stands at right. At left a deity murti is dressed in white and green cloth with yellow garlands. a person appears to be the seated figure.2021-12-28December 28 2021 sripuram2021-12-28December 19 2022 sripuram2022-12-19February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a stone fire pit decorated with white kolam lines and scattered rose and marigold petals. A person's hand holds a wooden ladle over a metal vessel of liquid offering at the left. Behind the fire, a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-silver throne is garlanded with yellow marigolds, green leaves and red roses; the figure wears a red turban with a red bindi, a pink robe, and beaded pink malas, with hands raised in blessing. A brass lamp and a kalasha-style pot with flowers stand nearby, and palm plants and a yellow building appear in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in the red turban and pink robe, appearing on a throne, is an appearance-based candidate, with red turban and pink robe as cues, shown as a depiction on the throne.2022-12-19A seated man in a red turban and pink robe sits on an ornate gilded throne with carved elephant motifs, greeting with raised palms and garlanded with yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves. In front of him a homa fire burns in a rangoli-decorated fire pit, with a brass ladle and bowl of offering beside it, and a hand from the lower left feeds the flames. Flower petals are scattered around, and palm trees and a golden pedestal lamp stand in the background. The seated man's appearance is consistent with a distinctive ceremonial presentation: red turban, pink robe and layered garlands, but the identity is uncertain, so he is described by role as a seated devotee-host at the homa.2022-12-19A photograph of a homa fire pit with large flames rising in a stone-lined ring in the foreground. Behind the fire, a seated figure in red clothing and a red turban is adorned with a long garland of white flowers and a multicoloured flower garland, sitting before an ornate gold throne with carved elephant motifs. Gold pillars and red and orange draped cloth with elephant and floral patterns frame the scene, with palm fronds and a small offering table with brass pots on the left. The figure's face is partly visible; the sitter appears in ritual or ceremonial role, though appearance cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity.December 19 2022 sripuram2022-12-19