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A homa fire ritual at night. A person in red-orange ceremonial garments reaches forward with a metal ladle, pouring grains or offerings onto a burning log in a stone-edged fire pit. Flames rise around the wood, with small sparks and smoke. Behind, another figure in red robes stands beside a golden ritual stand and red drapery.

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A close photograph of a homa fire pit with tall orange flames rising on the right. On the left, offerings are arranged: a bunch of ripe bananas, a garland of white and yellow flowers with red roses, and a red cloth. Smoke drifts in the dark background, and a partially visible carved gold-toned altar or doorway frame appears at the upper left. No people are visible.2021-03-02Night-time outdoor ritual photograph showing a fire burning on a yellow-draped altar table in front of a pale yellow wall. A woman in orange robes and a draped orange shawl stands at left holding a brass plate. Beside the fire, a man bare-chested with rudraksha beads, a saffron turban and sacred ash markings on his arms pours or offers from a small metal vessel, a homa-style fire ritual. Around the altar are coconuts with green leaves, a silver-rimmed kalasha pot with flowers, brass bowls and a gold-and-white silk cloth draped over a table, with a yellow ceremonial umbrella at right. Plants and a dark sky frame the scene.2014-01-05A photograph of a homa fire ritual with a large open flame rising from a fire pit at right, surrounded by flower garlands in yellow, white and red and bananas. At left, a priest with bare upper body wears a saffron-orange dhoti and rudraksha mala, holding an ornate silver-and-gold ceremonial vessel with a bird-shaped handle and pouring or sprinkling liquid into the fire. Gold-carved wooden panels and red drapery frame the background.2021-03-02March 02 20212021-03-02October 08 20132013-10-08June 04 20182018-06-04December 07 20162016-12-07January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 06 20152015-07-06A homa fire ceremony in progress on a brick-framed fire pit decorated with red and yellow rangoli patterns and white powder. A priest in a red-orange turban, saffron-orange cloth, layered gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala feeds a burning flame with a ladle, while seated devotees behind him in white clothes with red-orange shawls sit with hands in anjali. Brass and steel vessels, a kalasha-style pot with a coconut, fruit and an oil lamp are arranged around the pit.2015-07-06Close photograph of a fire ritual with a large bunch of ripe yellow bananas heaped beside a blazing wood fire, a coconut husk resting on top. A person's bare forearm, marked with white sacred ash and wearing rudraksha beads, reaches in from the left, adjusting a red and gold silk cloth. Smoke rises through the frame and flames lick at a charred log on the right. Only arms and hands are visible; no full face is shown.2021-03-02June 05 20122012-06-05