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A homa fire is lit inside a square brick fire pit covered with white bricks and scattered orange marigold petals. A bald man in orange robes and a large gold necklace with a pendant feeds sticks into the flame with his right hand. Beside him a young man in white clothes with an orange shawl tends the offerings, and a steel bowl and plate of dried sticks and leaves sit nearby. Several boys and young people in white clothes and orange shawls sit on the floor behind them, and an older man in white stands at the doorway. The scene is an indoor fire ritual in a plain white-walled hall. Whether the robed man is the a person is uncertain, since the visible cues are only a shaved head and orange robes with a gold necklace.

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August 26 20072007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26A homa fire burns in a rectangular white brick fire pit with marigold flowers scattered on the edges. A shaved-headed man in an orange sannyasi cloth with a white tilak on his forehead, wire-framed glasses and a heavy gold-coloured beaded necklace leans toward the flames with his hand extended. Behind him a group of boys in white clothes sit closely watching the fire, a man in a white shirt sits among them, and a woman in a colourful sari sits at the right edge. A metal vessel rests on the pit. White walls and a barred window form the background.2007-08-26 +2 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ceremony inside a plain whitewashed hall. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe and a long gold bead necklace with a pendant sits on the right and offers ghee or substance into a rectangular fire pit built of white bricks, scattered with orange marigold petals. Flames rise from the pit. Around him, a group of young boys and men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged and watch closely, while a woman in a dark sari sits at the right edge. The priest wears a white vertical tilak on his forehead and glasses. The scene is a ritual homa performed in a temple or ashram setting.2007-08-26October 12 20072007-10-12A homa fire ritual on a white brick fire altar decorated with orange marigold flowers. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest wearing an orange-saffron cloth, a gold chain with a pendant and wrist bangles, and white tripundra on his forehead holds a long ladle-like offering stick over the flames. Behind him seated devotees in white clothes with white and red forehead markings watch and join in, and a woman in a yellow-orange sari sits at the right edge. A plain whitewashed wall and a grilled door stand in the background.2007-08-26October 12 20072007-10-12October 15 20072007-10-15A 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.2007-08-26October 15 20072007-10-15December 25 20072007-12-25A homa fire ritual in progress. A man in an orange saffron garment with a white tilak mark on his forehead kneels before a white brick fire pit decorated with orange marigold petals, pouring from a metal ladle into a flame. A second man in white clothing stands behind him, and a figure in a white dhoti stands in the background near a wall. To the right, a tiered red-draped platform with gold trim stands beside the pit. A metal vessel and brass items sit at the left edge.2007-08-26 +1 copies