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A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ritual in a garden setting. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-bordered orange shawl, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and a tall hair knot, pours an offering from a silver vessel into a flaming fire pit lined with white decorative patterns. Two women in orange-red saffron sarees stand behind him with hands folded in prayer, and a few other people are partly visible. Silver bowls with food sit at the left of the altar, and a deity murti decorated with white flower garlands and pearl-like jewellery is at the right. Palm and banana plants and a brick wall form the background.

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Outdoor homa at a fire pit lined with yellow marigold garlands and white powder designs. Two men in saffron-orange turbans and orange dhotis stand at the pit; the foreground man, bare-chested with silver chains and rudraksha beads, feeds an orange-yellow cloth into the flames while the flames rise. Behind them a third man in orange and a woman in a maroon sari stand near a silver tray of flowers. Striped mats cover the ground, with a steel bowl and ladle beside the pit. The page refers to a Maha Ganapathi Homa, but no a person candidate is clearly distinguishable in this image.2017-08-25A square stone homa fire pit with burning logs and smoke is the main subject, with young boys and men in orange and red robes and white sacred ash markings tending the fire. A young man in white dhoti and a tall beige headwrap, with rudraksha mala beads, pours offerings from a steel bowl into the flames. Other ritual attendants in orange and red sit beside silver bowls, yellow marigold flowers and fruit offerings. Behind them a seated audience in white and colourful clothing watches the ritual under a red-roofed shelter. No identifiable a person candidate with compatible cues is clearly visible.2013-09-09July 19 20132013-07-19September 09 20132013-09-09A homa fire burns in a yellow-tiled fire pit in an outdoor temple courtyard. Several bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhotis and orange shawls stand around it, one holding a brass plate of flowers and another holding a ladle. A woman in a dark red-orange sari stands near the fire with a long rod, and a white-clad figure stands behind her. A young boy in orange cloth stands at right beside a tall brass lamp stand draped with yellow and pink marigold garlands. Palm trees and a metal fence appear behind. Brass vessels and oil lamps sit on the platform.2017-08-25September 09 20132013-09-09August 25 20172017-08-25September 21 20162016-09-21September 21 20162016-09-21September 03 20162016-09-03 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31Night homa at an outdoor fire pit with a yellow-and-white painted square altar. A young priest in white dhoti and white head cloth, with rudraksha malas and red-and-gold bangles, pours offerings toward a flame rising from wood. Behind him, a bald priest in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands, and several saffron-clad young sadhus sit beside the fire with white tilak marks. Brass vessels, a kalasha and a lamp are on the ground. Seated white-clad devotees and onlookers fill the background.2013-11-07