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A homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard beside a red-washed wall and a carved wooden doorway. A fire burns inside a square of stacked yellow-orange bricks, with flower petals, fruits, a coconut and small pots of offerings arranged around it. Three priests sit on the ground: the central one wears a green turban and garlands and pours an offering from a bowl with a long spoon, the left one wears an orange shawl with rudraksha-style beads and bare upper body, and the right one wears a yellow shawl and white dhoti. A young man in a white garment and orange shawl sits beside them. Several children in white clothes stand near the doorway watching, and a woman in white stands in the doorway.

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February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a brick fire pit on a striped mat outside a red-walled temple entrance. Several priests in white dhotis sit around it; one wears a green turban and another a yellow shawl, with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and sacred ash marks on their bodies. Two women in white saris stand at the doorway with hands folded in prayer. Plates of flowers, fruit, coconuts, kalasha-style offerings and brass vessels surround the fire, with brass lamps at the right edge.2016-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20162016-03-05March 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20162016-03-05 +2 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesMarch 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20162016-03-05A homa fire is burning in a square fire pit built from stacked brick-like blocks decorated with white and purple rangoli-style designs. Four priests sit on striped mats around the fire. The two on the left wear white dhotis and saffron-and-gold wraps, one with a red-and-gold head turban, both with beaded necklaces and bare upper bodies. Two more on the right wear saffron and cream cloths with rudraksha-style beaded malas. Brass vessels, plates of flowers, fruit, and small offering bundles surround the scene, and a long, dim corridor with red walls and people in the background leads toward the entrance.2016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesMarch 05 20162016-03-05 +1 copies