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A homa fire ritual in a tented hall. A priest with bare chest, pink and gold headwrap, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and gold-bordered cloth sits on a low ornate seat, pouring from a spoon into a brick fire pit with burning flames and marigold petals. A brass bowl sits beside the pit. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the background, and a flower garland and oil lamp appear at left. Smoke rises through the bright, hazy space.

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Outdoor fire ritual, a homa or yagna, with a large open flame on the left and a wooden offering platform in front. A bare-chested man in a green turban with white and red forehead markings, wearing rudraksha mala beads, a red thread and a green shawl, holds a ladle over a silver bowl. Beside him a bare-chested younger man with a short beard and an orange-and-white cloth pours or offers into the fire. Marigold-like flower petals and yellow-wrapped items sit on the platform. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing sit and watch.2016-07-04July 02 20162016-07-02A photograph of a homa or fire ritual in a temple hall. A large open fire burns in a raised wooden-framed fire pit at the centre-bottom, with smoke rising. A seated priest with a green turban and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti with a striped border, holds a small lamp or offering over the fire. A second priest in a white dhoti stands bent over beside him, holding a lamp. Behind them a woman in an orange-red sari presses her palms together in prayer, and another figure in a red-orange sari stands to the right beside a white-draped table with red flowers. Brass vessels, marigold and yellow flower garlands, and a pile of rice grains sit near the fire pit. Striped red and white pillars and steps frame the background, where other people in white stand watching.2017-07-08July 02 20162016-07-02 +1 copiesApril 10 20162016-04-10A homa fire ceremony inside a pavilion with a red and white draped ceiling. Tall flames rise from a yellow-painted fire pit edged with white lines. Two young priests in saffron-orange dhotis and matching turbans sit at left; one feeds bundled sticks and the other pours from a bowl. A bare-chested figure in a grey-white ash-smeared appearance stands behind the flames with an orange turban, with flame glow around him. Behind them, several bare-chested men in white dhotis stand in the background, with a deity murti visible near the back, and a speaker stand at right. Brass bowls, a kalasha and oil lamps sit on the fire platform.2017-09-24 +1 copiesFire ritual (homa) in a temple-style hall. A bare-chested man in a green head-cloth and white dhoti sits cross-legged before a raised fire pit, pouring from a small metal cup. A second man in a white dhoti bends over the pit holding a metal ladle. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari presses her palms together in prayer, and a man in an orange cloth stands with hands clasped. Brass vessels, marigold garlands, flower heaps and a bowl of rice sit near the fire, with rows of spectators in white behind.2017-07-08May 02 20172017-05-02December 02 20162016-12-02April 14 20182018-04-14February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copies