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June 19 2014

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A priest in white dhoti and white head-turban, with a red tilak on the forehead and rudraksha mala beads, sits before a brick-built homa fire pit at night. He holds an offering of sticks or herbs toward the bright flames, with steel bowls of offerings and marigold garlands on the brick base. Behind him is a painted backdrop of palm trees and a blue sky, and a banner with large Tamil lettering and a fire graphic. A pink-draped structure with garlands stands at the right. The scene shows a homa ritual in progress.2014-06-29Night photograph of a homa fire ceremony on a square of stacked white bricks, with flames rising high and garlands of white and yellow flowers draped around the fire pit. A young man kneels at left, bare-chested, with a white dhoti, a white head cloth, rudraksha beads around his neck and an armband, offering material from a metal bowl into the fire. Metal vessels and bowls of flowers sit on the ground at lower left. Behind him a painted backdrop shows palm trees and a sea scene, and a banner with Tamil lettering is partly visible. On the right, a decorated pink-draped altar with flower garlands stands beside the fire. No other people are visible.2014-06-29June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA priest in white ritual dress with a white head wrap sits at a brick fire pit (homa kunda) with a bright open flame, pouring offerings from a metal plate beside stainless steel bowls on the green mat. Behind the fire, a draped pink-and-white table holds a deity murti and a kalasha-like vessel decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands. A banner behind shows a temple illustration and Tamil text. The scene is outdoors at dusk with palm trees and a painted backdrop.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20152015-01-04July 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire burning in a brick-lined fire pit at night, with bright orange flames rising from the centre and yellow-dusted bricks and turmeric or flower offerings around the base. Behind the fire, a shaved-headed man in an orange turban and an orange cloth draped over his bare upper body sits tending the ritual, with rudraksha beads and a pendant visible at his chest and bright ash or vibhuti markings on his arm. The fire is the main subject, with the man partly out of focus behind it.2018-01-28January 22 20142014-01-22A man in orange and saffron robes kneels before a blazing homa fire pit, feeding it with a metal ladle and a stick. He wears an orange turban, a rudraksha mala, and a saffron shawl over his shoulder. Smoke and flames rise from the stone pit, with silver bowls of offerings and a brass kalasha with green leaves at the edge. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual space at night.2013-11-02March 09 20142014-03-09A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border sits cross-legged beside a brick fire pit (homa/yagna) with bright flames. He wears a heavy gold necklace and a gold pendant, holds a ladle over the fire in one hand, and reads from an open book on a stand with a microphone. Behind him stands a wooden cart, and to the right are trays of red chillies, fruit and other offerings.2011-12-31July 03 20162016-07-03