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A homa is performed on a white-tiled square fire pit with a burning fire, marigold petals scattered around it. A shaved-headed officiant in saffron-orange robes and a long beaded necklace sits at the right, holding a ladle and a sheet of printed text, with white-and-orange tilak marks on his forehead. Around him sit a seated crowd of boys and young men dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, several with white tilak on their foreheads, some with hands folded in prayer. Brass plates and vessels sit near the fire, and dry leaves cover the floor at left. A white wall forms the backdrop. Some older men in orange shawls sit among the group.

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A homa being performed in a plain whitewashed hall with a square fire pit built from white bricks and decorated with marigold petals; a small flame burns inside the pit. A bald man in an orange saffron shawl, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a heavy gold necklace, kneels at the pit pouring offerings from a ladle and holds a paper in his other hand. Around him sit boys and young men in white kurtas with white and red tilaks, and some wearing saffron shawls, along with a woman in an orange sari at the right edge. Brass plates, a bowl of offerings and a pile of dried leaves sit beside the pit. The seated audience numbers roughly thirty.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.2007-08-26Indoor homa or yagna ceremony at night in a whitewashed hall. A square fire pit built of white blocks with a small flame in its centre is decorated with yellow and pink flowers and dry grass. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe and a tall patterned conical headdress presides, with a rudraksha-style cord at his neck, holding a plate. Around him about a dozen boys and young men in white dhotis and white kurtas sit on the floor, several holding ritual plates or vessels. A small brass lamp and flower garlands sit at the right. A hanging orange-and-blue woven cloth with a bird and flower motif hangs from the ceiling.2007-10-12A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a plain whitewashed room. A fire burns in a white-brick fire pit decorated with orange marigold petals. A shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange robe with a long gold-bead necklace and a pendant, with white tripundra ash on his forehead and rimless glasses, holds a long metal ladle over the flames. Around him, boys and young men in white clothes with red markings sit listening; one in the foreground holds his palms together in prayer. Brass bowls and offerings lie near the pit, and a woman in an orange sari sits at the right edge.2007-08-26October 12 20072007-10-12August 26 20072007-08-26A 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.2007-08-26A homa fire pit built of white brick-like blocks, with burning wood and orange flames at its centre, decorated with small yellow and red flowers. A man in orange robes and a tall patterned conical headdress stands at right, holding a silver vessel and an offering over the fire. Behind him, a row of young boys in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats, some holding ritual items. Brass pots line the floor at left, a brass lamp and small deity murti and fruit offerings sit on the right, and a laptop is visible at far left.2007-10-15A photograph of a homa (fire ritual) being performed on a white-painted square fire pit covered with marigold petals and a small flame. A bald man with white forehead paste wears saffron-orange robes, a gold-beaded necklace with a pendant, and glasses, and extends his arm over the fire while holding an offering. Beside him, a young man in white clothes with white forehead marks and a red thread presses his palms together. Several young boys in white and a woman in a yellow sari sit behind them against a pale blue wall, with a barred window at right. Some of the people visible are partly hidden behind others.2007-08-26October 12 20072007-10-12A photograph of a ritual in an indoor hall with a concrete floor and a plain block wall. In the foreground a bald man in orange ochre robes with red borders, a gold necklace and white forehead markings sits cross-legged, extending one hand over a white brick platform scattered with orange marigold petals. On the platform are a brass bowl, a silver cup, a brass lamp-stand, a small metal vessel and a curved brass horn. Behind him rows of seated people in white clothes look on; a woman in orange shawl with hands folded in prayer sits in the centre. A man in saffron robes stands at the back.2007-08-26