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Photograph of a homa at an outdoor temple pavilion with smoke rising. A young man with a shaved head wears an orange-saffron shawl and sits cross-legged on a raised seat, holding a ritual implement over the fire pit. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis sit in front of the fire, one holding an offering. Seated devotees in shirts and white clothes watch from the left, and a standing man in a blue-checked shirt stands behind. A decorated deity murti with garlands and a blue cloth stands at right beside a kalasha, under hanging festoons. Plantain trees and a brick wall form the background.

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2001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-012001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01November 07 20002000-11-07A homa is being performed at night inside a temple, with a sacred fire burning at lower right. A young man in saffron-orange robes sits on a deerskin-like mat at left, holding a metal plate of fruit, sticks and offerings with raised hands. A shirtless man in white dhoti sits cross-legged at centre with palms pressed together in prayer, beside a kalasha-like brass vessel draped in blue cloth and decorated with pink flowers. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, and a bowl of banana and offerings sits before the fire. Devotees in white and dark clothing sit in the background.2001-01-01June 12 20042004-06-12A photograph of a homa at a temple shrine. In the foreground a young man with a shaved head, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a white dhoti, holds out a metal vessel toward a fire pit. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged nearby with hands joined in front of him. Behind them stands an ornate deity murti decorated with pink and red flower garlands, placed on a blue draped platform. Brass oil lamps stand beside the offerings, and a bowl of banana, fruit and coconut sits near the fire. A man in a white shirt and other devotees in saris watch from the background. The flames burn in the fire pit at lower right.2001-01-01September 24 20122012-09-24A homa fire ritual in a open-sided hall with brick pillars and a thatched or leafy ceiling. A fire burns in a rectangular stone fire pit with ash, and a red kalasha-like pot decorated with flowers sits in the flames. A priest in white dhoti with red-and-gold border and a red beaded necklace stands at right holding a brass ladle and a bowl of offering. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a dark shirt and white dhoti holds a brass dish. Behind them, a group of people in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in prayer, and a few in white stand at left. Flower garlands and a tray of offerings lie at lower left.2012-09-24A homa fire ritual in a stone-pillared temple hall. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth stands at the centre, tending a rising fire pit with ritual items and flowers beside it. Seated devotees in front, many in white and orange clothes, watch and kneel on the floor, while a figure in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stands among them with hands folded. A crowd of standing and seated onlookers fills the background between the pillars.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-052001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01April 05 20122012-04-05