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A homa fire ritual in an open courtyard before a red-walled doorway with carved wooden doors. Behind a low stack of golden-brown bricks, a bright flame and smoke rise from a fire pit surrounded by marigold and pink flowers. A bare-chested priest on the left wears a red turban, white dhoti with striped border, gold beaded necklace and white body markings, pouring offerings with a ladle. A second man on the right in an orange shawl sits behind the fire. Two women in white and red saris and a woman in a printed shawl stand in the doorway holding offering plates. Silver pots, brass vessels and a bottle sit on the floor.

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August 05 20162016-08-05A homa fire ritual in a courtyard before a red-walled building with a carved wooden doorway. Four priests sit on mats around a tiered brick fire altar, with flames rising from a central pit. The priest at the far left, bare-chested with white sacred marks on his body and a garland of beads, sits with his hands near his knees. The priest second from left wears a red turban and white dhoti, bare-chested with a striped cloth at his waist, and pours an offering with a ladle into the fire. A bare-chested priest on the right wears an orange shawl and bead garland, and a priest at the far right has his hair in a bun and wears white-marked skin and a garland. Behind them, a woman in a gray head covering and red shawl bends forward to place an offering near the altar, while standing people in white dhotis and white clothing watch from the doorway. Marigolds, brass plates, pots and a basket of offerings surround the altar.2016-02-20 +1 copiesMarch 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA homa ritual at a doorway with red-painted walls and carved wooden doors. In the foreground a fire burns in a brick fire pit with pink and white powder markings, with fruit, flower offerings and kalasha-like vessels arranged around it. A priest in white dhoti with a red turban and layered gold-beaded necklaces sits on the left, pouring from a bowl. A second priest with bare torso, saffron shawl and white dhoti sits on the right near offerings of apples and marigold garlands. Two women in white saris and white garments with red shawls walk out of the doorway carrying plates of flowers.2016-02-20 +1 copiesA 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 30 20162016-01-30March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesA 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.2016-08-05February 27 20162016-02-27 +2 copiesA homa fire ceremony is underway on a brick-built fire altar at the entrance of a red-walled hall. A priest in a pink-and-purple turban and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, pours offerings into the flames with a ladle while a bronze bowl and brass vessels sit nearby. Another priest in white with orange shawl and gold necklaces stands at the right, and seated priests in white dhotis and beaded necklaces sit on striped rugs. A young boy in red robes with hands folded and several white-clad devotees walk through the doorway behind the fire. Flower garlands, banana leaves, brass lamps and fruit surround the altar.2016-03-28A homa fire burns inside a brick fire pit on a floor covered with striped cloth, surrounded by flower garlands in pink and yellow and small brass bowls and vessels. Four men sit around the fire. The central man wears a purple turban, bare-torso with white ash markings and a gold necklace, and a saffron-orange shawl, holding a steel bowl. Behind him, two men wear white dhotis and white marks, with garlands, and one wears glasses. A decorated offering table on the right holds pomegranates, flowers and a rangoli-style design. The scene is at an open-air red-walled courtyard. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable by appearance.2016-03-28