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A homa fire ritual at a red-walled temple entrance. A priest bare-chested in white dhoti with a purple head wrap pours from a metal bowl beside a burning fire pit built of stacked bricks decorated with pink flower garlands. Another priest in an orange-bordered white dhoti and gold necklace stands at right holding bundled sticks. A woman in white with a red shawl stands in the doorway, and other priests in white sit around the brazier. Brass pots, flowers, and a bottle sit on a mat in the foreground.

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February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesMarch 28 20162016-03-28February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesA photo of a homa or fire ritual at a red-walled temple doorway. A fire burns in a pit built from yellow brick-like blocks, surrounded by apples, flowers and brass vessels. Priests sit on the ground: one bare-chested with a red turban, white dhoti and white body markings holds a brass vessel; another bare-chested priest in an orange-and-saffron shawl sits to the right; a third, in white with rudraksha-style garlands, sits at the front left. A standing man in a white shirt, white dhoti and red-and-white sash bends forward in the carved wooden doorway, while a robed man in white and a person in a white sari stand inside. Trays of fruit and flowers and a bottle sit in the foreground. No candidate's appearance clearly matches the a person description, so no identity is asserted.2016-02-20 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesApril 10 20162016-04-10A photograph of a homa fire ritual in front of a red-washed temple doorway with carved wooden doors and incense smoke. In the foreground a priest with a red turban, bare chest with white ash markings, white dhoti and a garland of yellow flowers sits before a small fire burning on a brick fire pit, while a second priest in an orange cloth sits on the right beside offerings of apples, marigolds and kalasha pots. Behind, a man in white kurta with a red shawl stands with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a white sari with red border holds a brass plate of flowers. A small brass vessel and marigold garlands surround the altar.2016-02-20 +1 copiesApril 10 20162016-04-10February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in a red-walled hall with a carved wooden doorway. A bare-chested priest in a pink turban and pink cloth, with white sacred ash marks and layered gold-toned necklaces, sits cross-legged at a brick fire pit where a bright flame burns over offerings of flowers and fruit. He holds a ladle over a silver bowl of liquid. Across the pit, a young man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti sits beside a brass oil lamp, and another seated man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace watches. Several women in white saris stand near the doorway, and a few other seated devotees sit along the walls. Brass vessels, a pot of rice, leaves and flower garlands are arranged on striped mats.2016-04-10