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A seated man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl sits on a low dais behind a yellow brick fire pit with a burning flame, a homa setup. He wears a leopard-print headband, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and red-and-gold armbands. Two assistants in white dhotis work nearby: one kneels at the fire pit and another at a metal bowl. Silver nandi and kalasha-style vessels, brass lamps and a bronze ritual bowl stand on a striped cloth. A pair of tridents and a large golden backdrop are behind him, with a camera operator at the top left.

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December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in a temple-like setting. A yellow-brick fire pit burns with flames in the foreground. A shirtless man in a rust-red dhoti stirs a large brass vessel of offerings beside the fire, while a man in white and gold dhoti kneels to the left, and a third figure with long dreadlocked hair sits at the far left. A seated man in rust-red robes, a leopard-print headband, a long rudraksha mala and a gold chain sits at the right, cross-legged, with a row of brass lamps behind him. Silver vessels, stone mortars and a silver bull statue appear nearby, and a large golden sun-disc hangs on the wall. A cameraman stands at the top left.2017-12-10Indoor ritual scene with a yellow brick fire pit (homa) burning in the foreground. On the left, a woman in an orange-red sari with a red-and-black turban and a red tilak sits holding a microphone and speaking. Behind the fire pit, a bearded man with long dark hair tied up in a red-and-gold headband, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces with a red-brown cloth, sits before a mortar and pestle and an offering table with silver vessels and a silver nandi figure. A large gold halo-style backdrop with a sun-like motif and brass trishula stand behind him. Ritual items including brass lamps, a wicker basket and stone grinding bowls surround the scene.2017-12-10A photograph of a homa ritual at an outdoor temple setting. A yellow brick fire pit burns in the foreground. A seated woman in a rust-red wrap and red turban holds a microphone and has a vermilion mark on her forehead. Beside her, a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print headband pours or stirs substances from a small bowl at the fire pit. Around them are silver kalasha pots, mortars and pestles, a wicker basket, a silver peacock ornament, a brass lamp stand, a silver Nandi bull statue and a large gold-toned deity backdrop with a decorative halo.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple-like hall. A yellow brick fire pit, the homa kund, burns with bright flames in the foreground, with fruit and flower offerings laid on a tray at right. A priest bare-chested in a rust-red dhoti and turban, with white markings on his body and a bead mala, bends over the offerings. Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis, one holding a silver plate and both with white body markings and bead necklaces, stand with palms joined at left. Seated in the background on an ornate gold throne with red cushions is a bearded man in a rust-red robe and turban with a mala, a person. Behind him is a gold carved arch, and striped rugs cover the floor.2018-03-12A photograph of a homa fire ceremony beside a golden sunburst backdrop. In the foreground, a yellow brick fire pit blazes, with a robed priest in red and a red turban seated behind it, holding a microphone and wearing a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man with long dark hair, a saffron-orange headband, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace kneels at a low platform, scooping an offering. Silver and brass vessels, a silver bull figure, a basket, stone mortars and a brass lamp stand are arranged on a striped cloth, with trishul-topped brass pillars behind. Two physical people are visible.2017-12-10August 31 20172017-08-31December 10 20172017-12-10May 24 20182018-05-24