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A homa fire ritual in progress. A person with a dark head covering, a white face mask, rudraksha beads on the wrist and neck, and bare white-marked skin sits at a brick fire pit painted with white and yellow. They stir the burning wood with a wooden ladle, while a brass bowl of liquid and a small brass pot with incense sit nearby. Behind the fire, a golden kalasha with a mango-leaf and white-marked top rests on a multicoloured shimmering silk cloth with gold border, above a red patterned mat.

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A seated priest with long dark matted hair, wearing an orange-red cloth wrap, multiple rudraksha beaded malas on neck and arms, and white ash markings on his shoulders, tends a rectangular brick fire pit with a brass ladle and bowl during a homa. Behind the fire, a cardboard or printed cutout of a smiling woman in a turban and floral garland sits on a throne draped with colourful shimmering fabric. To the left, a deity murti is adorned with flowers and a yellow cloth on a blue cloth-covered stand, with silver lamps and a brass kalasha nearby. Brass dishes of kumkum and offerings surround the fire.2021-01-11Photo 11705630 +1 copiesPhoto 82890652022-06-19 +1 copiesA priest performs a homa at a brick fire pit, pouring ghee or offering into flames with a long wooden ladle. He wears a blue silk shawl over a white dhoti with a patterned border, has white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Red and pink rose petals and a small bowl of offering are arranged around the pit. Behind him stands an altar with garlanded deity murti, a green patterned cloth, a kalasha, and flower arrangements. One person is visible.2021-11-14A photo of a homa fire ritual: a brick-lined fire pit holds a flaming wood fire, with a brass bowl of liquid offering set over the flames. A person's arm with white ash markings reaches in from the left, holding a wooden stick toward the fire. A cushioned wooden seat draped with a patterned cloth sits at upper right, and brass vessels rest on the floor at the lower left.2021-01-04KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/11/20212021-01-11KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 4/27/20192019-04-27A homa is performed inside a white tent. A brick fire pit with a blazing flame sits in the foreground, decorated with white flowers and red petals, with a brass bowl and ladle held by a bare arm marked with white ash lines at the left edge. Behind it, a person in a red-and-orange dress, wearing a red turban with flower decoration, a long garland of white and red flowers and a beaded necklace, sits on a cushioned seat with raised hand in blessing. Nearby, a brass kalasha with leaves and a silver oil lamp stand on a low golden table, and a red and gold embroidered cloth lies beside the seat. On the left, a figure in orange and purple garments with a flower-decorated offering is partly visible.2020-11-14Outdoors on a paved lot under a canopy, a seated figure in a throne-style armchair draped with a gold-and-red shimmering cloth sits on a patterned rug. She wears a red-and-gold headdress, a red garment, a long white flower garland with red flowers, and a beaded red mala, and holds her hands in a greeting gesture. In front, a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti with a saffron-yellow border and a rudraksha mala, wearing a blue surgical mask and white body markings on his shoulders, sits and feeds a wooden ladle into a roaring fire pit, with brass vessels and a tray of offerings beside him. Two people are present.2020-12-28April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesNovember 14 20212021-11-14May 29 20182018-05-29 +2 copies