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A photograph of a homa fire ritual on a covered outdoor veranda. Two shirtless priests sit cross-legged on striped mats behind a brick fire pit with burning flames, one wearing an orange shawl and white dhoti with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, the other wearing a red turban, white dhoti and beaded necklace. Offerings are arranged around them: heaps of yellow marigold flowers, red flower garlands, bananas, coconuts, sliced fruit, brass vessels and kalasha-style pots, and a silver-framed plate with apples and a patterned floral design. A carved wooden deity panel stands at the left edge. Two people are seen small in the distant background.

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Outdoor fire ritual (homa) at a brick fire pit with a flame burning in the center. Two men sit cross-legged on the ground, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with saffron-marked skin. The man on the right wears a red turban, a gold necklace and a white shawl, and pours ghee from a copper vessel into the fire. The man on the left, also bare-chested with a garland, tends the fire beside him. Around them are marigold garlands, a basket of fruit, bananas, apples, a brass lamp, a bowl of kumkum and a decorated altar table with more flowers. A red wall and a tall metal frame sit behind them. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable from appearance.2016-02-20 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual on a red-floored open pavilion. Two bare-chested men sit on colourful cloth before a brick fire pit with a bright flame, marigold garlands and offering bowls. The man on the right wears a red turban, white dhoti, layered gold beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, and pours ghee from a small ladle into the fire. The man on the left wears a yellow and green cloth over his shoulder, gold beaded necklaces, and white markings on his arms and chest, and tends the fire beside baskets of offerings. Fruit, brass bowls and a bottle of oil sit on the mat. No a person appearance cues are clearly visible.2016-02-20 +2 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA homa fire ceremony outdoors in front of a red-painted building. A large fire burns in a brick fire pit draped with a pink flower garland, with brass vessels, a silver plate, banana bunches, coconuts and a basket of dried straw arranged on a colourful striped mat. A man in white dhoti and a saffron-orange cloth stands at left, another bare-chested man in white dhoti sits at right, and several priests in white dhotis and saffron or green cloths sit behind the fire. Garlands of yellow and pink flowers and a painted deity murti are placed at the edge of the mat.2016-03-28February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesMarch 28 20162016-03-28September 27 20172017-09-27March 15 20172017-03-15March 15 20172017-03-15March 15 20172017-03-15March 15 20172017-03-15A homa fire ceremony in progress on a patterned striped cloth. A shirtless man in white dhoti with a red and gold head cloth, rudraksha and bead malas, stirs an offering with a wooden ladle over a brick fire pit where flames rise from logs. Coconuts, bananas, marigold and red flowers, and a brass kalasha with mango leaves and a coconut form the offerings beside him. A second man in white sits at the right edge. Behind, a red cushioned golden peetha throne stands empty. The scene is a ritual puja, not a portrait of a named person.2017-07-04 +1 copies