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A homa fire ritual in progress on a white tiled floor. A brick fire pit with a lit flame and smoke rises from it, surrounded by yellow and red flower offerings, steel bowls and a small brass vessel. Behind it a bare-chested priest with a long white beard, rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, sits holding a ladle and offering. Another man in white sits behind him near a microphone, and a person in a purple-bordered white dhoti stands at left. Garlands of red and yellow flowers decorate the background.

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A homa fire ceremony with a brick-built fire pit sprinkled with turmeric-yellow powder and marigold flowers, flames rising from the centre. In the background a shaved-headed priest with a grey beard and wire-rimmed glasses, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala and saffron cloth, holds a ladle over the fire. Beside him a seated man in a white dhoti with a microphone stands at a stand, another man in a white dhoti sits nearby. Foreground: a figure in a white dhoti with purple and gold brocade borders and a red and gold waistband, barefoot. White and red-yellow flower garlands hang at left. Brass vessels and a bowl of dark liquid sit near the pit. a person is not supported by appearance here, so the priest is described only by role.2013-07-18February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20182018-01-06A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an indoor hall with pink, green and orange striped mats. At the centre, a brick fire pit with a bright flame sits before a yellow and red marigold garland arrangement, and a priest seated at the back of the pit tends the fire with a ladle, next to bowls of offerings and fruit. A bare-chested man in a dark shawl sits at the back-left with a blue head cloth. Men in white dhotis with gold borders stand and sit in rows behind, some wearing rudraksha malas and sacred threads. A man in orange cloth sits at the left, and a man in a yellow garment sits at the lower right with a red shawl. Oil lamps stand on the floor, and framed photographs hang on the wall behind.2017-09-27 +1 copiesA 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 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual (homa/yagna) in a temple hall. Two shirtless men with rudraksha malas sit before a square brick fire pit with a bright flame. The central man wears a maroon turban, a white dhoti and a striped shawl, and holds a ritual implement over the fire. A younger man beside him sits with a mala. At the right, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow-green cloth bends forward holding a small bell-like vessel. Yellow and orange flower garlands and marigolds surround the pit, and orange-clothed figures stand in the background with a golden ornate structure behind them. The a person-attribution is not visibly supported by appearance.2018-01-06Outdoor homa ceremony at night beside a square brick fire pit with flames rising from it. Several bare-chested priests in white dhotis with coloured striped borders and gold necklaces stand and kneel around it. One priest in the centre, wearing a red-and-white head cloth, pours from a metal vessel. Behind them a silver-framed object and tiered arrangements of yellow and red flower garlands rest on a silver stand, with brass pots on a table at the back. The page-based identity cue does not show a qualifying candidate here, so the people are described by role only.2018-01-06July 28 20172017-07-28A homa fire ritual in progress. Two priests sit cross-legged in white dhotis with golden borders and bare upper bodies, one wearing a beaded necklace, both with gold bangles. The right priest holds a brass plate and a ladle-like spoon over a flaming fire pit built from brick-like blocks decorated with white and red patterns. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand at the left edge, along with small brass bowls and a metal vessel. The foreground is warmly lit with glowing flames.2012-02-09A priest sits cross-legged before a brick-built fire pit where a bright flame burns on a bed of yellow-dusted offerings with marigold petals and red flowers. He has white ash markings on his bare chest and arms, wears a saffron-orange dhoti, a pink shawl, rudraksha mala beads and glasses, and holds a silver ladle-like vessel over the fire. Behind him, other robed participants sit near a microphone stand, and floral garlands hang on the right, with a silver kalasha-style pot in the foreground. This is a homa fire ritual.2013-07-18January 06 20182018-01-06