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A seated man in a red and green dhoti-style garment with a red shawl and a red-beaded mala presides at a homa beside an open fire on a yellow platform, speaking into a microphone while gesturing with one hand. A bindi is visible on his forehead. To his right, a second man in white dhoti holds a microphone and sits near a copper pot, banana leaves, flowers and brass plates. Several devotees in white sit in the background on the left, lit by strings of multicolour lights under a corrugated roof at night. a person (red-and-green attire with a red shawl, beaded mala and a commanding ceremonial presence; role: officiating at the homa).

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April 28 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28A homa fire ritual at night beneath strings of multicolored fairy lights. A bearded man in a deep red dhoti-style garment with a green and gold border and a pink shawl sits on an ornate silver seat, pouring liquid from a long ladle into a fire pit with bright flames. He wears a red rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark. Around him, several bare-chested priests sit in white dhotis with rudraksha malas, and a man in white clothes and a white shirt holds a microphone and sits beside a brass plate of flowers and dried sticks. A copper vessel, a silver lamp, and a red-and-white floral offering tray lie on the yellow platform.2017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28April 28 20172017-04-28March 16 20172017-03-16A seated man in a red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, with a red rudraksha-style mala and a red tilak, pours an offering from a long ladle into a fire pit at a homa. Around the sacred fire, several shaved-headed men in saffron and white ritual clothes sit on the floor behind offering plates of grains, spices and sweets. A brass bowl and a steel tray stand on a metal seat; a water bottle sits at the right edge. Red pillars and a dim hall frame the scene.2017-04-28