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A homa fire burns inside a yellow-painted square fire pit decorated with white dotted lines and star motifs, with bowls of offerings and a pile of sticks beside it. Several shaven-headed young men in saffron and orange dhotis sit on a striped mat during the ritual. One man in the foreground, wearing a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace with tilak markings, tends the fire with a ladle. Two other men in orange and white sit nearby, and a standing man in white dhoti walks in the background. Marigold petals lie on the ground and two decorated kalasha pots with mango leaves sit at the right.

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September 05 20162016-09-05August 31 20172017-08-31February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesPhotograph of a homa fire ceremony at night, with a square yellow-bordered fire pit blazing and smoke rising. Several priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls sit around the pit; one at the front wears a saffron wrap and dark-rimmed glasses and feeds sticks into the flame, another on the right wears an orange turban with a tall plume, rudraksha-style beaded garlands and gold ornaments and holds a sacred implement. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white kurtas with red shawls and women in cream saris watch from a carpeted floor. A brass lamp and offering trays sit at the edge, and a small figure of a deity stands at the right corner.2016-02-07September 05 20162016-09-05Outdoor fire ritual at dusk: a large square fire pit with a tall flame stands in the foreground, decorated with white kolam-style dots and scattered pink flower petals. A bearded priest with a shaved-headed, long-haired appearance wears an ornate red garment and a long beaded garland, holding an open book and gesturing with one hand. Beside him a man in white dhoti sits and tends the fire, and another man in white sits to the right above trays of coconuts, betel leaves, fruit, puffed grains, pink flowers and brass vessels. About a dozen seated devotees in white clothes with red sashes sit on striped mats in the background, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the right edge.2016-04-03September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20172017-09-17A homa fire pit lined with yellow brick, with flames rising from burning wood and offerings of seeds and red petals, is the centre of the scene. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the fire and tends the flames with a ladle. Beside him, a man in a plain orange cloth and a purple shawl kneels and tends the fire, and a seated man in orange robes with a gold necklace and a gold garland watches. Behind them, priests in white dhotis and orange cloths attend a row of small white lamps and a brass lamp stand, and a shelf of carved deity and animal figures is visible on the right. A central figure in orange robes, with long grey hair, sits calmly with hands folded. The scene appears to be a ritual homa in progress at an outdoor setup with a colourful striped mat.2015-09-14September 05 20162016-09-05September 10 20172017-09-10October 10 20172017-10-10