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A photograph of a homa fire ritual indoors on a striped mat, with a wooden-log fire burning in a square pit at left. A young man in orange robes and a beaded necklace tends the fire with a ladle, while another orange-robed youth sits nearby. A standing boy in a white dhoti and bare chest, with white markings on his body, stands at the doorway beside an older man in white dhoti and orange shawl. Brass vessels, a plate of offerings and bowls with flowers and fruit sit on the floor, and a decorated tray stands by the door. The people wear orange and white ritual clothing with tilak and sacred ash markings.

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February 15 20172017-02-15A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an interior room with a brick wall and carved wooden doors. A fire burns in a wooden fire pit built from stacked logs with labeled pieces on the front. Seated around it on striped mats, several men in saffron-orange cloth wear rudraksha beads and sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads; one tends the fire with a ladle and another holds a metal bowl. A decorated tray with rangoli-style kumkum and flower designs, small cups and a kalasha-like offering sits nearby. In the background, children in white dhotis and white garments stand at the doorway, and a bare-chested adult with a white forehead mark is visible at the top. Two seated people in foreground have long dark hair.2017-02-15February 15 20172017-02-15March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20172017-02-15A photograph of a ritual fire ceremony at an ashram doorway. In the foreground left, a man in orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and white forehead markings tends a fire, with a bright flame and wood visible at the lower left. Beside him, a second man in orange with a beaded necklace sits near a patterned mat holding small blue bowls. At the lower right, a seated figure in orange with a necklace holds a white plate of bowls. A girl in white clothing with a red headband kneels at a decorated floor mat with coloured powder designs, oranges and flower offerings. Behind her, shirtless boys in white dhotis with sacred threads and a woman in a white sari with a gold border stand in the carved wooden doorway.2017-02-15August 05 20162016-08-05A photograph of a fire ritual inside a stone-walled hall, with a bright homa fire burning in a brick-lined pit on the left. Several seated participants in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit on colourful woven mats, one tending the fire and others holding offering plates. Beside them a decorated altar tray holds oranges, bananas, flower petals, and a kalasha-like arrangement. On the right, two bare-chested young men in white dhotis stand near the altar, and a figure in white clothing leans in. Behind, more people in white and orange sit in the background. Trays of fruit, ritual items, and a brass vessel are arranged around the fire.2017-02-15Night photograph of a homa at an open-air ritual space. A fire burns in a rectangular fire pit at centre-left, with brick-like blocks around it. A woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a plantain-leaf offering. Beside her, a figure in orange with a mala and forehead markings sits near a brass plate. A young person in orange kneels and holds a small item near a decorated tray with fruit, flowers, a kalasha-like cone and red garlands. On the right, two boys stand bare-chested in white dhoti-style cloth, one bending toward the tray. Seated devotees in white clothing and white headwraps fill the background, and a potted plant sits at left.2017-02-15February 15 20172017-02-15A homa fire ritual in a brick-walled hall. Central fire pit built of stacked bricks with a bright flame, surrounded by marigold and flower garlands, brass vessels, and a basket of dried sticks. Several priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls tend the fire; a shirtless priest with an orange turban in the foreground and others seated behind a second fire pit. Marigold garlands and offering trays are arranged along the platform.2016-10-16March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copies