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A photograph of a Hindu ritual homa at a temple setting. In the foreground, several coconuts decorated with white and yellow flowers, red blossoms and green leaves sit on a white and red-bordered cloth, with a kalasha-style arrangement. Behind them, a fire burns in a brick fire pit while a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti tends the flames. A second bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala sits near the fire, and a few onlookers in white and dark clothing stand in the background among stone pillars.

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September 24 20122012-09-24A photo of a homa fire ritual inside a pillared hall. A fire burns on a brick-built fire pit at centre, with a shirtless man in white sitting behind it beside a metal vessel and a sprinkled stripe of offerings. To the left, a woman in an orange sari sits on the floor among bowls and papers, and a man in a green cloth and yellow-bordered dhoti kneels beside her. At right, a man in a yellow shawl tends the fire. Behind them, a seated assembly of men in white and saffron-orange robes watches. In the foreground, coconuts wrapped in flower garlands of yellow marigolds, red and white blooms sit on the floor, with plastic water bottles and a blue chair nearby. The vestry-style hall has concrete pillars and a checkered floor.2012-09-24A temple ritual in a hall with grey walls and marigold garlands hanging from the ceiling. In the centre, a priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl pours from a pot near a purple-draped altar piled with coconuts, fruit, bananas and flower garlands over a kalasha-style vessel. Beside him, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold trim stands among other devotees in orange and red clothing. A fire pit with burning flames and a brass vessel sits in the foreground, with marigolds and fruit offerings nearby. A man at right raises an arm beside a canopy hung with red and white flowers. a person is not clearly visible.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14May 26 20172017-05-26April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +3 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A fire ritual at a temple shrine with a homa or yagna fire burning in a flat pit in the foreground, flames rising beside rows of brass kalashas decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and coconuts. Behind them a deity murti is heavily adorned with garlands of marigolds, jasmine and red flowers and gold jewellery. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth leans forward to offer something into the fire. A second priest in white with a gold necklace kneels at left with a tuft of hair. On the right a bearded man in a purple garment and rudraksha-style necklace watches, while a woman in an orange sari stands with palms joined. Red and pink umbrellas and banana leaves frame the scene.2018-04-14A homa fire burns on the floor of a brick hall with a banana-leaf canopy overhead. Several men in white dhotis, one bare-chested with a blue-and-gold waist cloth, tend the fire; one kneels pouring offerings from a blue bowl with a long wooden stick. Around the fire lie heaps of marigold, yellow and purple flowers. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas stand, with women in orange and red saris and a man in white on the left. The scene shows a fire ritual in progress.2012-09-24A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a pillared hall with bamboo posts and hanging green leaves overhead. A bare-chested priest in a cream dhoti and white cloth stands over a burning fire pit, spreading his hand and garment above the flames. Another man in a blue-and-maroon dhoti bends low near the fire, while a few other men in white and saffron-toned clothing stand in the background. Scattered flower petals, marigold garlands, and banana leaves surround the fire, with a kalasha-style offering area and a plastic water bottle at left.2012-09-24A photograph of a Hindu ritual at an open-sided pavilion with a striped white and red canopy and potted banana plants. In the centre, a priest in white dhoti and a red-and-white headcloth, bare-chested, kneels beside a wooden fire pit and holds a long brass ladle or rod over the flames. Behind him, a man with a saffron shawl sits, and several other men in white dhotis and bare torsos stand nearby. On the right, a table is laid with marigold and jasmine garlands, banana leaves, brass plates and fruit. Gilded arched palanquin frames and draped cloth stand on the left. The fire is a homa with flower offerings scattered around the pit.2016-11-23