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A photograph of a homa ritual at an indoor hall. A bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested and with a red tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged on a colourful cloth before a fire pit, holding a microphone and gesturing with one hand while speaking. He wears a red coral bead necklace and a white dhoti with a pink-orange cloth. Smoke rises from the fire pit at left, with brass vessels, fruit, flowers and kalasha offerings nearby. Behind him, rows of seated white-clad participants in the hall watch, and red pillars frame the room.

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A man seated cross-legged at a fire homa pit, pouring offerings with his right hand while speaking into a handheld microphone. He wears a red rudraksha mala, a pink-and-white cloth over his lap and white dhoti, with a red tilak on his forehead and white sacred ash markings on his arms. Behind him, several people in white dhotis sit in rows on the floor, and smoke rises from the fire pit. Bowls of bananas, mangoes, pink flowers and a copper kalasha sit on colourful mats beside the fire. The officiant's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16Night outdoor ritual photo at a homa or puja site. A bearded man with long dark hair, a red rudraksha mala and a pink-and-cream dhoti with bare upper body sits speaking into a handheld microphone while a younger man in a white dhoti with a gold border sits beside him holding a microphone on a stand. Before them stand brass and copper vessels, a kalasha-style bowl, heaps of herbs and grains, and a small fire flickering on a yellow altar. Behind them a dark-red shrine with garlands and a yellow railing, with more seated devotees in white clothes in the background. The bare-chested man has white markings on his chest and arms.2017-03-16A seated man in a red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, with a red rudraksha-style mala and a red tilak, pours an offering from a long ladle into a fire pit at a homa. Around the sacred fire, several shaved-headed men in saffron and white ritual clothes sit on the floor behind offering plates of grains, spices and sweets. A brass bowl and a steel tray stand on a metal seat; a water bottle sits at the right edge. Red pillars and a dim hall frame the scene.2017-04-28December 11 20152015-12-11 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesApril 28 20172017-04-28December 11 20152015-12-11 +1 copiesA night homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard. A large yellow-painted square fire pit holds a burning fire, with rice, flower petals, plates of fruit, lime and coconut offerings arranged around it. A bare-chested man with a red rudraksha mala and red cloth sits on a raised seat at the right, extending his arm toward the fire. Around him, numerous men in white dhoti and shawls sit on striped mats, and many women in white saris sit in rows behind them. A man at left holds a microphone and chants. Roughly 40 to 60 people are visible.2017-04-28A seated man in a red and green dhoti-style garment with a red shawl and a red-beaded mala presides at a homa beside an open fire on a yellow platform, speaking into a microphone while gesturing with one hand. A bindi is visible on his forehead. To his right, a second man in white dhoti holds a microphone and sits near a copper pot, banana leaves, flowers and brass plates. Several devotees in white sit in the background on the left, lit by strings of multicolour lights under a corrugated roof at night. a person (red-and-green attire with a red shawl, beaded mala and a commanding ceremonial presence; role: officiating at the homa).2017-04-28February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copies