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A homa fire burns in a red fire pit with white horizontal stripes, sending up smoke. A priest in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth sits at left, one arm extended over a copper plate held above the fire. Behind the fire, an ornate gold-covered altar table draped in orange cloth stands before a striped runner. Brass bowls hold bananas, a pineapple, fruit and offerings, a brass kalasha-style cup and a plate of flowers rest nearby, and brass ritual items line the foreground.

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A priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-toned beaded necklace sits cross-legged before a red brick homa fire pit with burning wood and flames, pouring an offering from a long-handled ladle. Nearby stand silver vessels with lids, brass pots, bowls of yellow marigold flowers and offerings on a plate, and a microphone on a stand. Behind him a golden palanquin-style deity seat is draped with green and red silk and garlanded with flowers, beside a stone pillar. Another person in orange robes sits at the left edge. Setting suggests a temple courtyard with an orange-floored area.2011-11-01A homa being performed in a temple hall at night. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits on a woven mat, feeding offerings with a ladle into a red fire box marked with a white tripundra, with smoke rising. Beside him, a second man in white with a yellow shawl sits behind a row of brass vessels and copper pots. Behind them stand deity murtis draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, including a Ganesha on a red and gold cloth at right, and red curtains frame the scene. Copper and brass puja vessels, a kalasha and bowls of offerings are arranged on the floor.A homa fire ritual outdoors on a blue tarp. A long-haired person in cream and gold-bordered white dhoti sits cross-legged on a wooden seat before a brick-lined fire pit where flames rise over offerings and a red fruit. This person holds a round brass plate and pours or offers material into the fire with the other hand. Around them, people in white dhotis and kurtas stand, one in a dark jacket, another in red and gold garments. Brass lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a bell, flower garlands in multicoloured strands, and bowls of offerings sit on a table and ground nearby.2006-04-01July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a homa or yagna ceremony under a white tent ceiling hung with colourful paper lanterns and streamers. Smoke rises from a fire pit at centre right while a priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a red-bordered cloth, tosses fruit into the flames from a brass tray. Beside him a bare-chested man in a yellow-orange cloth holds a plate. Behind the altar a standing man in white clothes faces the fire. A pink ceremonial vessel, brass lamps, marigold and leaf garlands, and small decorated pots line the altar table. A crowd of seated devotees watches from the background, and a photographer stands at the left.2016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07June 23 20172017-06-23A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red shawl sits cross-legged before a fire pit during a homa. She holds a steel plate and pours offering into the flames, which rise from brick-lined fire pit ringed with fruits, flowers and coconuts. Behind her a deity murti stands in a decorated shrine niche with garlands and a kalasha. A second woman in a patterned top is partly visible at the lower right. A microphone stand stands beside the homa area. Smoke fills the hall.2011-10-26March 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05March 16 20172017-03-16October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copies