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A night-time homa at an open-air ritual site. A fire burns in a square brick fire pit, its outline painted white and pink with geometric designs, set on striped cloth. A seated man in a rust-red dhoti and red shawl, with a patterned headband, arm bands and beaded bracelets, raises one arm and gestures over the fire. Beside him a younger man in white dhoti and cloth, with a rudraksha mala and yellow-painted body, tends the offerings. Brass vessels, a bowl of yellow and white offerings, a kalasha-style pot, small copper cups and a silver peetha-style shrine with flower garlands lie nearby.

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September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesA photo of an outdoor homa fire ceremony on a tiled courtyard beside a red wall. A man seated on a white cloth with a folded striped mat wears a bare chest, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain and sits before a rangoli of yellow flowers and red powder with apples laid out. Beside him a standing man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, bends over a square fire pit lined with brick-coloured blocks and yellow marigold petals, where flames burn above a copper vessel and ladle. Marigold garlands, a kalasha and pots of offerings are placed around the area, and two people in saffron clothing stand in the background. Several rows of coconuts decorated with flowers line the wall.2016-02-27September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copies