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A homa fire ceremony in a red-walled hall. A priest seated at left, bare-chested with white dhoti, rudraksha-style garland and a pink-and-red turban, pours offerings with a long ladle into a brick fire pit. Two seated men beside the pit wear white dhotis and garlands, and marigold garlands and flowers decorate the altar. A standing figure in orange robes and a woman in a white sari stand in the doorway with others in white behind them. A brass vessel and a kalasha with flowers sit before the fire.

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A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit on a floor covered with striped mats, while three priests sit cross-legged around it. The priest at left wears a pink and purple turban, bare-chested with orange-beaded necklaces, and tends the fire with a basket of offerings. Two priests at right, one with white sacred ash marks on the forehead and rudraksha necklaces, sit bare-chested in white dhotis and tend the flames. Behind them, several people in white and orange garments stand in a doorway with carved wooden frames. Marigold garlands, brass vessels and a basket of offerings surround the fire.2016-08-05August 05 20162016-08-05A homa is performed at a brick fire pit in a temple-like hall. Three priests sit on a striped mat around the burning fire: the man on the left wears a red-and-pink turban, a red-orange rudraksha-style mala, and a white dhoti, and he is feeding items from a woven basket; the man in the centre sits in white with a white shawl and a bead necklace; the man on the right wears a white dhoti, an orange-gold cloth and a bead garland, holding a small item over the flames. A fourth person in white dhoti and white kurta stands in a doorway behind them. Flowers, a brass vessel of ghee, and yellow marigold garlands surround the fire.2016-08-05A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall with dark red walls and carved wooden doorframes. A large flame rises from a brick-built fire pit at centre, surrounded by flower garlands, fruits, a brass vessel and a kalasha with a white cloth. A priest on the left wears a pink-and-gold turban, bare chest, rudraksha-style beaded garland and white dhoti, holding a ladle. Two young men sit on the right, one bare-chested with a white dhoti and garland, the other in a white dhoti with an orange garland. Standing in the doorway, a man in white kurta and dhoti with hands in añjali mudra faces the fire, while a man in orange dhoti stands beside him. Offerings and a brass plate with fruits and flowers lie in the foreground. Four people are visible plus a partly seen figure at the doorway, making several people in total.2016-08-05 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20182018-01-06A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a brick-walled temple corridor. Fire burns in a square pit built from stacked yellow-brown bricks, with a bright flame rising from the centre. Two sannyasi-like priests in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a purple and green mat beside the fire; the left one wears a red-orange turban and tends the flames. Behind them, a man bare-chested in a white dhoti with a gold necklace bends forward over a silver tray decorated with pink flowers. Other people in white dhotis and saris stand in the background, and a child in the foreground sits facing the fire. A small brass vessel and oil lamps sit nearby. No identity is asserted for any person.2017-11-26April 10 20162016-04-10April 10 20162016-04-10A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a dim brick-walled room. A fire burns in a rectangular brick fire pit surrounded by flower garlands, fruit and offering plates. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red cloth over his shoulder kneels and feeds the flames from a bowl, while another priest in white dhoti stands behind with hands joined in prayer. A man with a red turban and rudraksha-style beads sits at left holding a ladle over the fire, and a bare-chested young man with a tilak sits at right. Brass vessels and leaves lie on the floor.2016-10-16Evening fire ritual in an open brick-walled courtyard. A large square homa fire pit with a bright flame sits at centre, surrounded by garlands of yellow and orange flowers, bowls of offerings, fruit and green leaves. A priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body and a red-orange headcloth sits at the left and tends the fire with a ladle. Another priest in a white dhoti and orange sash sits behind the fire pit, with a second fire and more ritual participants visible in the background. A woman with glasses and a flower garland sits at the right. Several other people in white dhotis are seated or standing in the background.2016-10-16April 10 20162016-04-10A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit at the centre of a stone-walled hall, surrounded by marigold garlands and brass vessels. A bare-chested man with a white dhoti and orange shawl, with a tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged before the fire. Around him, priests in white dhotis and orange clothing tend the ritual, one holding a brass pot and another feeding offerings into the flames. A second fire burns in the background, and a woven basket of sticks and offering materials sits at right. Copyright overlay text appears on the image.2016-10-16