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A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-yellow border performs a homa at a square fire pit lined with yellow-painted bricks, pouring liquid from a small vessel into the flames. He wears a gold necklace with a pendant, a shaved head with white tilak marks, and sits before a microphone stand. Behind him, two attendants in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces sit; one stands at the back. Brass plates hold fruit, flowers, sticks and a kumkum bowl, and a silver kalasha with a coconut and mango leaves stands at right. A saffron-draped figure sits on a golden chair at upper left.

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Two men sit before a homa fire pit built of stacked bricks topped with white powder, marigold petals and kumkum, with a bright flame rising from the wood. The man on the left in white dhoti and gold necklaces holds a stick and a folded white cloth; his bare chest bears white sacred markings. The man on the right wears an orange saffron robe with gold border, rudraksha beads and a tilak on his forehead, and feeds the fire with a small stick. A silver vessel and brass pot sit nearby, and a red wall forms the backdrop.2015-11-28November 01 20112011-11-01Three priests sit on an orange cloth before a brick fire pit where a flame rises during a homa. The central priest, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a gold ceremonial necklace, pours offering from a ladle while a bell and microphone stand nearby. A priest on the left in white dhoti, rudraksha mala and spectacles tends the offerings, and a priest on the right wears an orange shawl, gold necklace and white forehead markings. Brass plates hold turmeric powder, marigold and rose offerings, dried twigs, banana leaves and a pot of grains. A fourth figure in white stands in the background.2011-12-28Two shaved-headed priests perform a homa at a temple. The priest on the right wears a white dhoti and shawl with a long gold-beaded mala, sitting cross-legged with palms together before a red fire pit where a flame rises from wood. The priest on the left wears an orange dhoti and shawl with a gold mala and arm bands, seated with hands folded. Nearby stand a brass kalasha-style vessel, bowls of yellow flowers, banana leaves with offerings, and a tall brass oil lamp on the right. A microphone stands in front of them, and a red-and-white striped temple pillar is behind.2011-11-01A homa fire ceremony in progress on a floor with yellow brick fire pit. A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead and arms feeds an offering into bright flames. Beside him, other figures in orange and white sit, one with white forehead marks. Silver ritual vessels, a silver kalasha-style pot and plates with offerings sit on the floor in front, and a woman in white sits at the right edge watching. A fan and a cloth-draped table appear in the background.2013-05-13November 01 20112011-11-01April 29 20132013-04-29A homa fire ritual in an indoor hall with a fire burning on a stack of yellow-painted bricks. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with a sacred thread and beaded neck garland sits at left, gripping grass bundles and feeding them toward the flames. Beside him, a younger priest in orange cloth with a white tilak on his forehead watches the fire. Behind them, several men in white kurtas, one wearing rudraksha beads, sit observing. Silver puja vessels, a metal tray and a brass oil lamp rest on the floor in the foreground, and a woman in white is partly visible at the right edge.2013-05-13July 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29December 19 20112011-12-19December 28 20112011-12-28